This research is part of an MA in Clinical Counselling that I am undertaking at the University of Chester. I am interested in finding out about how counsellors working in a person-centred way respond to clients’ paranormal experiences involving the dead. I am curious to explore how counsellors respond when clients bring this kind of experience and what impact it may have had on their work and the therapeutic relationship.
Note: This research will not cover experiences that could be established to be a part of grief, such as sensing the presence of a loved one or seeing them at the end of the bed. Neither will it include other paranormal phenomena such as aliens and cryptids.
I am looking for research participants who:
• Have had an experience working with a client who disclosed paranormal experiences involving the dead.
• Qualified counsellors who worked in a person-centred way with the client they are discussing.
• Member of the BACP or other professional body.
• Sufficiently fluent in English
• 18+ years old
• Resident in England/Wales
If this is you, I would love to hear from you.
Please see here for more information.
To express your interest, please contact me at 2320587@chester.ac.uk. I will then send you a participation information sheet with further details regarding the study and a consent form to participate in a recorded interview via Microsoft Teams, which will last approximately 1 hour. This interview will be a semi-structured interview where I will ask you to reflect and share your experience.