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Latest issue - March 2026
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Counselling and Psychotherapy Research: Volume 26, Issue 1
First published: 6 January 2026
Non-members can access the following open access articles from the latest issue.
Original article
Clinicians' Perspectives on the Model of Trust Processes in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Qualitative Evaluation
Emanuele Preti, Erika Fanti, Rossella Di Pierro, Alessandra Frigerio
First Published: 06 January 2026
Ethical Dilemmas of Arab Female School Counsellors: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis
Camelia Ibrahim-Dwairy
“How We Are as Therapists Is Not Separate From How We Are”: Exploring Unrelenting Standards and Self-Sacrifice in Personal Therapy
Nidhi Jayant, Cristian Pinto-Hayes, Simone Renee Mohi, Elly Quinlan
Facilitating Transitions in Time and Space Between Psychotherapy Sessions and Everyday Life: Therapists' Approach to Patients' Passages Into and Out of Therapy
Kasper Below Blomkvist, Fabian Biström, David Forsström, Andrzej Werbart
Processes of Sharing and Relating of Women With Multiple Sclerosis Through a Group Psychological Intervention: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study
Evangelia Fragkiadaki, Isabella E. Nizza, Rachel A. Starr, Jonathan A. Smith, Claire Rice, Nikki Cotterill
Bridging Barriers: Volunteer and User Perspectives on Delivery of a Multi-Channel Digital Mental Health Helpline for Young People
Rishika Dhariwal, Marie Song, Nastasija Vukmanovic, Rachel Perowne, Leslie Morrison Gutman
Statistical Relations Among the CORE-10, PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in an English Urban Community Counselling and Psychotherapy Clinic
Joel Vos, Emma Broglia, Biljana van Rijn, Maritina Peristeri, Michael Barkham, William B. Stiles
Climate Change-Related Thoughts and Cognitive Styles in Psychotherapy—A Qualitative Analysis of Therapists' Reports
Katharina Trost, Madina Farani, Verena Ertl, Julia König, Rita Rosner, Hannah Comtesse
Emotion-Focused Therapy's Empty-Chair Task for Complicated Grief: How to Make It Work
José Gamoneda, Rafael Jódar, Ladislav Timulak
‘Difficult Bedfellows’: Relate Supervisors' Experiences of Synthesising the Functions in Their Roles
Belinda Ford
Neurodiversity-Affirming Emotion-Focused Group Therapy: An Exploratory Outcome Study
Anna Robinson, Robert Elliott
An Evaluation of the Use of Automated Chatbots Within One Psychological Therapy and Counselling Service
Gabriella Mutale, Maria Karanika-Murray, Di Bailey, Steven Brown, Dean Repper, Tim Anstiss
Transitioning in and out of Autistic Flow: A Qualitative Study Presenting a Non-Pathologising Approach to Autistic Well-Being and Conceptualising Autistic Ways of Being in Clinical and Therapeutic Settings
Daniella Wain, Gemma Williams, Divine Charura, Lorna G. Hamilton, Damian Milton, Deborah Wortman, Brett Heasman
Classical Adlerian Mentorship: Cultivating Adlerian Practitioners' Professional Identity Through Mentorship
Xiaoxuan Qu, Derek X. Seward, Caroline L. O'Hara
The Effectiveness of Online Mental Health Resources for University Students: A Qualitative Study
Rakshita Singh
The Use of the Wright-Constantine Structured Cultural Interview (WCSCI) in Culturally Responsive Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Study of Clients' Experiences
Aakriti Prasai, Jen Ying-Zhen Ang, A. Jordan Wright
Counsellors Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethical Concerns Regarding Artificial Intelligence: Results From a Professional Survey
Russell Fulmer, Yusen Zhai, Eric T. Beeson
‘Trusting the Darkness’: An Exploration of Experiences of Professional Self-Doubt Among Qualified Psychotherapists
Deirdre Hogan, Aisling McMahon
Examining the Impact of Autism-Informed Integrative Counselling and Coaching on the Workplace Experiences of Autistic Individuals: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Julie (Jules) Sander
Framing Therapy: Exploring Psychotherapists' Artwork Choices in Practice Rooms
Liam Hawkins
Exploring Suicide Potential and the Actualising Tendency: A Qualitative Study of Suicide Notes
Amanda McGarry, Andrew Reeves
Significant Events in Psychotherapy—Reliability and Distribution of Categories of Client and Therapist Identified Significant Events
Gunnar Valdemar Grunert, Sebastian Joost, Jacob Stig Jarnot Meline, Ole Skov, Tonny Elmose Andersen
Acculturation, Mindfulness and Professional Identity Among English-as-an-Additional-Language Counsellor Trainees
Yiying Xiong, Jiaqi Feng, Hsin-Ya Tang, Liwei Zhao, Japman Kaur Kandola
Psychotherapists' Perspectives on AI Chatbots as Adjuncts to Psychotherapy: Opportunities and Concerns
Aisling Mackey
Creating Space for Responsiveness: Patients' Experiences of Individual Contact Prompted by ROM in Structured Group Psychotherapy
Jasmin Gryesten, Christian Moltu, Stig Poulsen, Elisabeth Belmudez Biering, Kirsten Møller, Sidse Marie Arnfred
Not All Grief Is the Same: Presentations of Grieving Clients Attending Emotion-Focused Therapy
José Gamoneda, Rafael Jódar, Teresa Ruiz-Lozón, Darya Faiyad, Jaime Mármol-Barreiro, Ladislav Timulak
The Being Method: A Novel Intervention Programme for Emotional Distress Management Through Self-Compassion and Compassion
Marina Bassas, Jaume Grané-Morcillo, Jordi Segura, Olga Herrero, Joan Miquel Soldevilla-Alberti
Provider Perspectives on Treating Clients With Recollections of Previously Inaccessible Traumatic Memories
Evelyn G. Hamilton, Matthew Jerram
Developing Core Competences for Working Therapeutically With People With Dementia and Their Families
Divine Charura, Sophie Jeffery, Yelena Mikhaylova-O'Connell, Esther Whittlesea Reed, Cara Gates, Warren James Donnellan, Heather Wilkinson, Jennifer O'Donnell, Sarah Butchard, Louis Stokes, Peter Ball, Alys Wyn Griffiths
“The Natural Highs, the Opening Gate, the Stile to Another Somewhere…”. A Single Case Study of One Client's Experience of Walk and Talk Therapy
Stephanie Revell, John McLeod
Retrospective Experiences of Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Borderline Personality Features in Adolescence
Anne Bryde, Eva Grosman Michelsen, Jan Nielsen, Mie Sedoc Jørgensen, Sune Bo, Emma Beck, Erik Simonsen
Review
Developing a Counselling and Psychotherapy Competency Framework for Addictions: A Systematic Review
Faisal Mahmood, Wayne Full, George Salaminios, Jo Pybis, Susan Critchley, Traci Postings, Phaedra Longhurst, Keri Johnson, Gabriel Wynn
Reimagining Mental Health Support: The Role of AI Chatbots in Bridging Gaps and Raising Ethical Questions
Pratibha Mahajan, Samarth Kadam, Hussain Kachwala, Nishant Tapikar, Ved Namde, Ebrahim Poonawala
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