Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy
The Facts are Friendly
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 11. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-4739-3802-1 (ISBN)
Description
How important is the therapeutic relationship? Which therapists are most effective? How should therapy be personalised for individual clients?
Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy answers these questions and many more by introducing contemporary research findings within the therapy field. The book sets out, in a jargon-free way, the evidence for the effectiveness of therapy and the factors associated with positive therapeutic outcomes, providing a comprehensive overview of research findings and their implications for clinical practice.
Included are suggestions for further reading, implications for practice, and questions for discussion, making this an ideal text for use in training and for qualified practitioners wishing to develop and enhance their practice.
Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy answers these questions and many more by introducing contemporary research findings within the therapy field. The book sets out, in a jargon-free way, the evidence for the effectiveness of therapy and the factors associated with positive therapeutic outcomes, providing a comprehensive overview of research findings and their implications for clinical practice.
Included are suggestions for further reading, implications for practice, and questions for discussion, making this an ideal text for use in training and for qualified practitioners wishing to develop and enhance their practice.
Reviews / Votes
This new edition is a remarkable distillation of an enormous body of research into an easily accessible and understandable format, enabling counsellors and psychotherapists to develop and enhance their practice through reference to the research, irrespective of their existing level of research interest or knowledge. -- Clare Symons As a scholar of psychotherapy research, I highly recommend this book as a remarkable summary of findings and their implications for practice as we enter the 21st century. It contains essential information to be considered by professionals and students alike as they become more effective practitioners. I would go so far as saying it is essential reading in graduate education of all mental health professions including psychiatry.-- Michael J. Lambert, PhD
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
518 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4739-3802-1 (9781473938021)
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approx. 04/2026
2nd Edition
SAGE Publications Ltd
€109.50
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E-Book
03/2026
2nd Edition
SAGE Publications Ltd
€109.99
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E-Book
03/2026
2nd Edition
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Previous edition
Book
09/2008
1st Edition
SAGE Publications Ltd
€47.50
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Person
Mick Cooper is Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton, where he is Director of the Centre for Research in Social and Psychological Transformation (CREST). Mick is a chartered psychologist, a UKCP registered psychotherapist, and a Fellow of the BACP. Mick is author and editor of a range of texts on person-centred, existential and relational approaches to therapy; including Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2005, SAGE, with Dave Mearns), Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy (2011, SAGE, with John McLeod) and Existential Therapies (2nd edn, 2017, SAGE). Mick has led a series of research studies exploring the processes and outcomes of humanistic counselling with young people. Mick is the father of four children and lives in Brighton on the south coast of England.
Content
1. Introduction: The Friendly Facts
2. Outcomes: Does Therapy Help?
3. Client Factors: The Heart and Soul of Therapeutic Change
4. Therapist Factors: Searching for the Supershrink
5. Relationship Factors: 'It's the Relationship that Heals...' or is it?
6. Techniques: What you do and the way you do it
7. Orientation: The Great Psychotherapy Debate
8. Personalising Therapy to the Individual Client: What Works for Whom?
2. Outcomes: Does Therapy Help?
3. Client Factors: The Heart and Soul of Therapeutic Change
4. Therapist Factors: Searching for the Supershrink
5. Relationship Factors: 'It's the Relationship that Heals...' or is it?
6. Techniques: What you do and the way you do it
7. Orientation: The Great Psychotherapy Debate
8. Personalising Therapy to the Individual Client: What Works for Whom?