Research – Pluralistic Practice

Survey of Pluralistic Practice: Key Findings

Julia McLeod, School of Applied Sciences, Abertay University An on-line survey of counselling and psychotherapy practitioners who identified themselves as using, or influenced by, a pluralistic framework for practice, was conducted in April 2020. Invitations to complete the survey were circulated by email to a wide range of individuals who…

Moving from Busyness to Retirement and Older Age: Can Pluralistic Counselling Help?

September 8, 2020 Older adults Practice Research 1 Comment

Dr. Nicholas Sarantakis, Senior Lecturer at the University of Northampton, www.nicholassarantakis.com, nicholas.sarantakis@gmail.com Pluralistic counselling, by definition, draws on a combination of different ideas and therapeutic approaches and techniques; where the journey from psychological distress to contentment and fulfilment is an ongoing, often convoluted, process. This is pretty much like life…

Pluralistic Counselling for Sight Loss

August 3, 2020 Personal Philosophy Practice Research Training 4 Comments

Dr Mhairi Thurston, Senior Lecturer in Counselling at Abertay University I am a blind pluralistic counselling academic with an irrational fear of writing. That blank page and the deafening voice of my inner critic, telling me no one is interested in what I have to say and that other people…

10 Principles of Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

July 8, 2020 Research No Comments

Mick Cooper, Professor of Counselling Psychology, University of Roehampton What does counselling and psychotherapy research look like, from a pluralistic perspective? Here are ten principles that, for me, would be essential to such research (and, of course, this is a very personal perspective). A genuine openness to the evidence. We…

Shaping the Future of Pluralistic Therapy

May 26, 2020 Research Therapeutic approaches Training No Comments

Julia McLeod, Lecturer in Counselling, Abertay University, Dundee Over the last few weeks, there’s been a lot of activity going on behind the scenes to create an online therapist survey on pluralistic practice. The survey has now been published, and is open until the 8th June 2020. You can access…

Shaking the Pluralistic Kaleidoscope on a Central Asian Campus

February 17, 2020 Arts therapies Cultural diversity Philosophy Research Young people 2 Comments

Robin Higgins MA, University Counsellor and Well-Being Consultant, University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Campus Well-Being blog: https://tenthstreetdinner.wordpress.com/ Pluralism is a process and not a product. It is a mentality, a way of looking at a diverse and changing world. A pluralistic environment is a kaleidoscope that history shakes…

Eliciting and Accommodating Client Preferences in Counselling and Psychotherapy: When is it Helpful?

January 23, 2020 Preferences Research Shared decision making 1 Comment

Mick Cooper, Professor of Counselling Psychology, University of Roehampton Is it always helpful to ask clients in counselling and psychotherapy about their preferences, and to fully accommodate them? Of course, from a pluralistic standpoint, that is the wrong question to be asking. Overall, meta-analyses do show that preference accommodation is…

What Kind of Client Preferences are There?

January 14, 2020 Practice Preferences Research Shared decision making 2 Comments

Mick Cooper, University of Roehampton Recently, I’ve been talking to colleagues–and trying to get my head around–the different kinds of preferences that clients might have in counselling and psychotherapy. At the heart of a pluralistic approach is listening to, and trying to accommodate, client preferences; and thinking about the different…

Using measures

March 7, 2019 Preferences Research No Comments

By John Mcleod A theme that often comes up in conversations with pluralistic is the challenge of using feedback tools (CORE, ORS, etc) in therapy sessions. I would like to suggest three points here, for further consideration and possible discussion. First, it is helpful to look at what is happening…