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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Therapists' Experience"”.
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Therapists’ Experience of the Therapeutic Encounter
Part A - Therapists' Experience of Working in Their Second Language: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis The current project employed semi-structured interviews with 9 coordinate and 2 compound bilingual therapists working in their second language with monolingual adult clients. The study …
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An exploration of how therapists experience erotic feelings in therapy
… has three aims. The first aim is to explore how therapists experience erotic feelings in therapy. The second aim is to examine how therapists’ experience of the erotic is constructed, and the third aim is to identify how therapists’ accounts construct the social world. The objectives of the study …
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What happens when we end: a psycho social exploration of therapists’ experience
The aim of this study is to explore therapists’ experience of endings. This takes as its cue the relative lack of existing research and theory concerning the therapist’s subjectivity in endings, and the challenges faced by the ‘therapist as a person’ in the potentially emotive time of ending. After …
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Imposter phenomenon among BIPOC MT-BCs: Understanding how BIPOC music therapists experience imposter phenomenon
… Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) music therapists experience imposter phenomenon (IP) in the United States. The intent was to provide insight into under-represented groups within the field of music therapy and to increase conversations around imposter phenomenon to improve the field of …
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Participating in a Research Study: a Qualitative Study of the Clients' and Therapists' Experience
This was an exploratory study of the experiences of 26 clients and 5 therapists participating in a research project testing a manualized multi-couple treatment program for domestic violence. The purpose of this study was to understand the experience of clients and therapists in participating in a …
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A phenomenological study of female therapists’ experience of the intersubjective dimension within the therapeutic encounter
… of this research is to study how female psychotherapists and counselling psychologists experience the embodied intersubjective aspect of the encounter with their clients and how the awareness of this intersubjective embodiment impacts on them and their therapeutic practice. This project is …
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The male therapists’ experience of emotional intimacy in the male-male therapeutic dyad – an autoethnographic study
What are the male therapist’s experiences of emotional intimacy in the male-male dyad? And why does it matter? This study explores the male therapists’ experience of emotional intimacy in the male-male dyad. It identifies a number of themes at play that impact male therapists, but also at play in …
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An interpretative phenomenological analysis of how play therapists experience attachment theory in non-directive play therapy
… trauma, and loss. This study explores how play therapists apply attachment theory in non-directive play therapy with clients aged 4–10 years, using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach. It examines key concepts including attachment theory, play, play therapy, and therapeutic …
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A qualitative analysis of how therapists experience the therapeutic relationship with adults who were adopted as infants
… when working with adults who were adopted. Early experiences can affect an adult's ability to form trusting relationships with others, including with a therapist. Counselling psychology, as a discipline, has a particular interest and skill base in understanding the therapeutic relationship and is …
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Let’s talk about sex: female therapists’ experience of working with male clients who are sexually attracted to them
… female therapist, this study focused on female therapists, exploring the nature of their experience working with male clients who are sexually attracted to them and the extent to which they used the experience in their work. The study used Hollway and Jefferson’s (2008) hybrid method ‘Free …
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A duty or a joy? An interpretive phenomenological analysis of EMDR therapists’ experience of Continuing Professional Development (CPD); and what they think they need to know
This research set out to explore the experience of EMDR therapists in undertaking Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events and what knowledge they believe they need to acquire beyond standard training. 12 Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) practitioners were interviewed …
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Therapists’ experiences of supporting adults with longstanding anorexia in specialist community eating disorder services
… 20% of individuals with anorexia nervosa experience the chronic form and recovery rates are low. There is also evidence that living with anorexia nervosa for any length of time comes with considerable risks to the client's quality of life. Ultimately, longstanding anorexia nervosa has the …
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Evidence-based practice in the occupational therapy profession in South Africa and the Western Cape
… has revealed the difficulties occupational therapists experience in implementing evidence-based practice (EBP). This thesis investigated the state of EBP in occupational therapy in South Africa and evaluated the effectiveness of two EBP educational interventions. The research consisted of …
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The phenomenon of the psychotherapist’s self-appearing: a Heideggerian perspective
This thesis explores how experienced humanistically-informed psychotherapists experience their self-appearing during therapeutic practice, using Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology. By contrasting the phenomenon of the self-appearing with the dominant paradigm of self-awareness in psychotherapy, …
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Affective Cultural Countertransference Reactions to Asian American Clients: A Mixed Methods Exploratory Study
… race combination. Results suggest that White therapists experience similar levels of both positive and negative countertransference toward clients, regardless of race. Although qualitative data on White therapists reflected themes of racial biases consistent with Asian stereotypes of high …
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Managing Feelings of Incompetence in Supervision: A Modified Grounded Theory Study of Counselling Interns
… of psychotherapy, independent of their levels of experience (Theriault & Gazzola, 2008). Supervision may be an effective strategy for alleviating the impact of FOI; however, it is unclear how FOI are managed in supervision and how therapists experience their struggles with FOI in the context of …
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“A way of waking up to whatever it is”: the experience of counselling psychologists who use mindfulness in their personal lives and professional practice
This study explores the experience of counselling psychologists who use mindfulness in their personal lives and professional practice. It aims to shed light on the lived experience of mindfulness for these individuals. The research took the form of a qualitative, idiographic inquiry and due to the …
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Therapists’ experiences of helplessness; an interpretative phenomenological exploration of the experiences of Egyptian cognitive behavioral practitioners
Courtesy of their line of work, therapists are frequently brought face to face with the helplessness of clients as well as their own. The main aims of this research are: • To explore therapists’ own definitions of helplessness. • To explore therapists’ experiences of helplessness in their personal …
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A case study of professional role transition for occupational therapists in specialised education in post-apartheid South Africa : a critical narrative perspective
… of the professional role transition process experienced by occupational therapists working in specialised education in post-apartheid South Africa. The study posed the research question: How do occupational therapists experience the process of professional role transition within specialised …
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