Practitioner Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy

This is a beautifully written, intellectually stimulating book promoting qualitative case study research based on practice/process derived data. The information provided and topics covered are diverse and engaging. I will recommend it to my own students. - Dr Sue Pattison, Lecturer in Education and Communication and Director of Integrated Phd in Education and Communication, University of Newcastle, UK This book provides a thought-provoking counterpoint to much of the contemporary thinking about counselling and psychotherapy research. It is refreshing in its approach, and makes for an interesting and provocative read. - Dr Terry Hanley, Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology, University of Manchester, UK

This evocative and thought-provoking book calls for an overhaul of how counselling and psychotherapy research is framed and conducted. Packed full of first-hand examples from a wealth of different perspectives, it puts forward an approach to research centred on practical wisdom developed through intense exploration of the lived experience.In this thought-provoking text, Liz Bondi and Judith Fewell invite practitioners to move away from an approach to research that depends upon distance and objectification, and towards a method centred on practical wisdom developed through intense exploration of the lived experience of therapeutic relationships. Following a close examination of the flaws of dominant approaches to research in the field, the book provides a richly detailed exploration of a diverse range of subjective experiences, from both practitioners and clients. Written by a collection of authors with a wealth of experience in practice and academia, this insightful and evocative text will inspire anyone undertaking research in this field – be they students, educators or practitioners.