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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
Neurodiversity-Affirming Emotion-Focused Group Therapy: An Exploratory Outcome Study
Anna Robinson, Robert Elliott
First Published: 26 January 2026
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
First Published: 26 January 2026
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
First Published: 27 January 2026
Classical Adlerian Mentorship: Cultivating Adlerian Practitioners' Professional Identity Through Mentorship
Xiaoxuan Qu, Derek X. Seward, Caroline L. O'Hara
First Published: 30 January 2026
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
First Published: 07 January 2026
“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
First Published: 10 January 2026
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
First Published: 14 January 2026
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
First Published: 14 January 2026
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
First Published: 16 January 2026
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
First Published: 19 January 2026
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
First Published: 19 January 2026
Emotion-Focused Therapy's Empty-Chair Task for Complicated Grief: How to Make It Work
José Gamoneda, Rafael Jódar, Ladislav Timulak
First Published: 19 January 2026
‘Difficult Bedfellows’: Relate Supervisors' Experiences of Synthesising the Functions in Their Roles
Belinda Ford
First Published: 28 January 2026
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
First Published: 21 January 2026
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