CPR is published by Wiley and indexed on Web of Science, SCOPUS, PsychINFO, ProQuest, EBSCO and others. It is available online only and is free for BACP members on the Wiley online library. 

It is edited by Dr Gina Di Malta and overseen by the CPR editorial board, which provides strategic direction.

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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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