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{"title":"‘You're Obviously Not Trying Hard Enough’: A Qualitative Exploration of the Construct of Overcontrol","authors":"Claire O'Sullivan,&nbsp;Richard Booth,&nbsp;Rachel Egan,&nbsp;Suzanne Guerin","doi":"10.1002/capr.70032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70032","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The concept of overcontrol is gaining increasing attention in clinical settings. However, research on the lived experience of overcontrol is limited. This study explores what constitutes overcontrol and how it interacts with mental health difficulties.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Twelve participants took part in two interviews each—one at the start of and one after an intervention targeting overcontrol, resulting in 24 interviews, paired as 12 dyads. While this was not an intervention study, this design was used to capture the depth and breadth of individuals' understanding of overcontrol, which was hypothesised to deepen over the course of engagement with supports, including this intervention. An interpretative phenomenological analysis approach was used to explore data sets.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Analysis identified three superordinate themes regarding how overcontrol is conceptualised. These were ‘Fallacy of control,’ ‘Lone outsider to common humanity’ and ‘Environmental learning.’ Three superordinate themes in relation to the interaction between overcontrol and mental health difficulties were also identified. These were ‘Isolation,’ ‘Safety and masking’ and ‘Reluctance to seek help.’</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Overcontrol is a complex concept that participants described as a response style often perceived initially as fixed and driven by a need for safety. It was linked to feelings of isolation and being different from others. Participants commonly associated overcontrol with responses to challenging early life experiences or trauma. Themes such as reluctance to seek help, masking inner emotions and isolation were identified as factors affecting mental health. This research highlights the importance of increasing clinician awareness of overcontrol to develop appropriate interventions and to avoid underestimating the distress experienced by overcontrolled individuals.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46997,"journal":{"name":"Counselling & Psychotherapy Research","volume":"25 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144589738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"They Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk: Psychotherapists' Experiences of Psychotherapy While Walking in Nature","authors":"M. Pischel,&nbsp;A. L. Wüster,&nbsp;K. Metz,&nbsp;H. Wulf,&nbsp;C. Lahmann,&nbsp;E. Pfeifer","doi":"10.1002/capr.70035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70035","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A growing body of research supports the hypothesis that, by themselves, psychotherapy, nature exposure, and mild exercise have positive effects on mental health, in particular for depressed clients. In this pilot study, we investigate whether a study combining all three of these factors in walk and talk psychotherapy in a natural setting is feasible in an outpatient context.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this paper, we examine the experiences of participating psychotherapists. For this purpose, we performed a qualitative content analysis on seven semi-structured qualitative interviews comparing psychotherapy in an outdoor setting to psychotherapy performed in a traditional indoor setting.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our findings show that the psychotherapists encountered challenges in the outdoor setting, but that, overall, various advantages outweighed these challenges. The main challenges related to the outside setting that psychotherapists voiced in the interviews were a lack of a calm, controlled environment, as well as privacy concerns. On the other hand, the advantages of the natural setting were an experience of a deeper connection, as well as physical movement. Despite the challenges, the interviewed therapists felt positively about future outdoor psychotherapy sessions and saw this setting as an enrichment to their therapy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Their experiences also offer insight into how best to overcome common challenges, advantages to be expected, and what to consider when integrating an outdoor setting into therapy. Further research is needed to investigate both the experiences of clients and quantitative effects of psychotherapy while walking in nature.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46997,"journal":{"name":"Counselling & Psychotherapy Research","volume":"25 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/capr.70035","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144589582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"AM I OK? Investigating the Lived Experience of Emotional Differentiation in a Sample of Irish Men","authors":"Donagh Seaver O’Leary,&nbsp;Alan McAuliffe","doi":"10.1002/capr.70030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70030","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Emotional differentiation (ED) is the ability to label one's emotion state at any given time with specificity and clarity. Although it has been shown that ED ability is related to effective emotion regulation, past research has been criticised for an over-reliance on single-answer and closed-label response formats that do not account for the complexity of ED. It has thus been argued that future ED research should account for such complexity by using qualitative methods where possible.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The central aim of this research was to investigate the lived experiences of nine Irish men as they engaged in ED and its implications for effective, research-informed mental health interventions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods and Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hermeneutical Phenomenological Analysis (HPA) was employed to construct four key themes from interview data: (1) The Process of Emotional Differentiation, (2) The Limits of Language in Emotional Expression, (3) Emotional Differentiation in Practice and (4) The Social Nature of Masculine Emotional Expression.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Discussion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings spoke to the multi-faceted nature of ED as it is embedded in the broader and socially mediated domain of emotional experience. Outcomes from the study pointed to the potential of applying Mindfulness-Based Interventions for improving ED and to the efficacy of qualitative approaches in ED research and measurement.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46997,"journal":{"name":"Counselling & Psychotherapy Research","volume":"25 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/capr.70030","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Being Religious or Spiritual on Therapeutic Training Courses in the UK: A Nationwide Survey","authors":"Jane Hunt","doi":"10.1002/capr.70028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70028","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There is limited research in the UK exploring how counsellors/psychotherapists who identify as religious/spiritual experience undergoing therapeutic training. Existing research is primarily based on small-scale qualitative studies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper outlines findings from an online survey that collected data on how trainee and newly qualified counsellors/psychotherapists, who identified as religious/spiritual, experienced training as a therapist within the UK.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The survey gathered information on 118 participants’ motivations for training as therapists; their experience of applying for training; any conflicts or synergies experienced between their religious/spiritual worldviews and therapeutic theory and practice; and their experiences of speaking with peers, tutors, supervisors and therapists about their religion/spirituality. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and content thematic analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Most participants reported that their religion/spirituality impacted their choice to train as a counsellor/psychotherapist, and almost half their choice of modality. Participants spoke infrequently about their religion/spirituality during the application process and on their training course. If they spoke about their religion/spirituality this was mainly with peers and personal therapists rather than tutors and supervisors. Most participants did not experience conflict between their religious/spiritual beliefs and their training, but 25% did report some form of conflict, and 40% that their religion or spirituality had changed as a result of their training.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This survey utilised a non-randomised sample and the findings cannot be generalised to a larger trainee population. Most participants identified as White/White British and heterosexual and were, or had been, training on an integrative or person-centred training course.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46997,"journal":{"name":"Counselling & Psychotherapy Research","volume":"25 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/capr.70028","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What Is So Special About Student Counselling? A Foucauldian Analysis of Discourses Shaping Practice in UK Embedded University Counselling Services","authors":"James R. Oliver,&nbsp;Raffaello Antonino","doi":"10.1002/capr.70031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70031","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>An extensive theory-based clinical literature related to the UK student counselling sector belies a deficiency of empirical research investigating UK Embedded University Counselling Services (EUCS). Although research attention has recently been re-focused on the sector, its concern with standardised outcome measurement, while important in justifying the value of such services, may fail to elucidate any unique features of counselling practice in this setting.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This research aimed to provide a framework for understanding the influence of the HE institutional context on counselling practices and investigate how practitioners construct the role and functions of their work in an EUCS setting.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with six student counsellors working across different UK EUCS, and the transcripts were analysed using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis (FDA).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Analysis</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study identified four dominant discourses: academic achievement, life-stage, mental health crisis and professional counselling practice, which were seen to influence the counsellor role as they manifested through a series of subdiscourses, such as the precedence of educational attainment, loco-parentis, risk vulnerability and flexible practice subdiscourses.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The analysis suggests that student counselling is broadly constructed as a time-limited psychosocial intervention which aims to facilitate academic engagement while attending to the perceived developmental needs of student–clients in a highly flexible manner. This may contrast with the expectations of student–clients themselves as well as other stakeholders, especially at a time of perceived mental health crisis within the student population. Implications for practice, supervision and training are discussed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46997,"journal":{"name":"Counselling & Psychotherapy Research","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/capr.70031","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144503178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What is the Role of Crisis Pregnancy Counselling in Ireland Post-Liberalisation of Abortion Law?","authors":"Éadaoin M. Butler,&nbsp;Meg Ryan,&nbsp;Kate Antosik-Parsons,&nbsp;Frédérique Vallières,&nbsp;Catherine Conlon","doi":"10.1002/capr.70029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70029","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims/Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Regulation of Information (Services Outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995 stipulated that information about abortion services available outside Ireland had to be provided in the context of one-to-one counselling alongside information about parenting and adoption. Provision of this information fell largely to crisis pregnancy counselling (CPC) services. However, little attention has been paid to the role of CPC since the liberalisation of Irish abortion law in 2019.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design/Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The present study entails secondary analysis of data gathered from two qualitative interview-based studies (one with 58 people accessing abortion care in Ireland post-2019 and one with seven counsellors with experience of providing CPC pre- and post-2019) and asks ‘What is the role of CPC in Ireland post-liberalisation of Irish abortion law?’.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The accounts of CPC providers demonstrated a belief that public perception of the service was that it was solely related to abortion. People accessing abortion care viewed CPC as primarily associated with decision-making support, support largely perceived as unnecessary. Nonetheless, they also identified value in CPC both for themselves and others. Perspectives on future directions for CPC were offered.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>While counsellors view CPC as having moved away from pregnancy resolution decision-making, this perception remains prevalent among abortion service users. Greater public awareness efforts are required to communicate to potential service users that CPC is client-led, and not solely focused on abortion-related decision-making. Stronger referral systems between community-based CPC services and hospital-based abortion care are needed. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46997,"journal":{"name":"Counselling & Psychotherapy Research","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/capr.70029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144315319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Profile Analysis of University Counselling Service Dropout and Non-Dropout Students: The Role of Epistemic Trust and Personality Traits","authors":"Costanza Franchini,&nbsp;Gaetano Maria Sciabica,&nbsp;Mara Morelli,&nbsp;Antonio Chirumbolo,&nbsp;Silvia Andreassi,&nbsp;Anna Maria Speranza,&nbsp;Alexandro Fortunato","doi":"10.1002/capr.70027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70027","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>University counselling services are a strategic resource for supporting students' psychological well-being. Despite evidence of their effectiveness, little is known about the psychological factors contributing to premature dropout from this kind of intervention. The current study aimed to explore the role of students' maladaptive personality traits and epistemic stances in influencing dropout from a counselling intervention.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The total sample included 605 university students (<i>M</i>_age = 22.6; SD_age = 3.34) who referred to a university counselling centre. Of these, 174 students (29%) prematurely discontinued the intervention. At intake, participants' maladaptive personality traits and epistemic stances were assessed. A multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was conducted to compare psychological profiles of dropouts and non-dropouts, controlling for gender and degree programme.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Dropout students reported significantly higher scores on all five maladaptive personality traits (negative affectivity, detachment, antagonism, disinhibition and psychoticism), as well as on epistemic mistrust and credulity. No significant differences were found in epistemic trust, and no interaction effects emerged between dropout status and gender or degree programme.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings suggest that heightened maladaptive traits and difficulties in epistemic stance may impair engagement with brief counselling. Specifically, mistrust, credulity, and maladaptive traits may reflect relational vulnerabilities that predispose individuals to disengage. Early identification of at-risk profiles could help clinicians tailor interventions to promote engagement and reduce dropout. To this end, addressing personality and epistemic challenges early in the process may foster trust and enhance commitment—even within the time constraints of short-term counselling formats.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46997,"journal":{"name":"Counselling & Psychotherapy Research","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144300041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perceptions of Directive and Nondirective Therapy Statements","authors":"Olivia G. Glasgow,&nbsp;Jeffrey S. Berman","doi":"10.1002/capr.70026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70026","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Therapist communication style is one of many factors that may influence the outcome of psychotherapy. Some published research exists on the influence of whether the therapist is using a more or less directive form of speech; however, much of what is available is outdated. The present study assesses directive and nondirective therapist responses to recordings of client concerns.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Participants were randomly assigned to view two stimuli including the different therapist response types and were then asked to rate the therapists on perceived empathy and skill. A repeated-measures analysis of variance was performed to assess differences between perceptions of directive and nondirective therapist responses.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The results indicate that male therapists using directive statements were perceived as more skillful and empathic than those using nondirective statements.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings of the current study encourage male therapists to utilise directive statements when discussing client concerns, such as providing skill suggestions or therapy homework.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46997,"journal":{"name":"Counselling & Psychotherapy Research","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144197260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"English as an Additional Language Counsellor Trainees' Experiences and Coping Strategies of Foreign Language Anxiety: A Phenomenological Study","authors":"Yiying Xiong,&nbsp;Liwei Zhao,&nbsp;Japman Kaur Kandola,&nbsp;Linyi Zhang","doi":"10.1002/capr.70021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>With growing linguistic and cultural diversity in the United States, there is a critical need to train counsellors who can provide linguistically and culturally responsive services. English as an Additional Language (EAL) counsellor trainees possess the potential to offer multilingual counselling but frequently experience Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA), which can hinder their counselling self-efficacy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methodology</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study employed a phenomenological approach to explore the lived experiences of EAL counsellor trainees who encounter FLA. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 participants to understand how these trainees perceive and manage their language-related anxiety within counselling settings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The analysis revealed four key themes: (1) trainees' appraisal of their FLA experiences, (2) the reframing of FLA by emphasising the advantages of bilingual/multilingual identities, (3) the use of specific coping strategies to manage anxiety, and (4) the outcomes of these strategies on their confidence and professional growth.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings highlight the complex emotional and cognitive processes EAL trainees undergo when navigating FLA. Implications are discussed for counselling programmes, educators, and supervisors to better support EAL trainees through culturally attuned training practices that foster resilience and multilingual competence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46997,"journal":{"name":"Counselling & Psychotherapy Research","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Building the Australian Counselling Profession's Research Capacity for the Future: A Collaborative Strategic Approach","authors":"Nathan Beel,&nbsp;E. A. Cocodia,&nbsp;Katrina Andrews,&nbsp;Stephani Stephens,&nbsp;Sonam Pelden,&nbsp;Shannon Hodges","doi":"10.1002/capr.70022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70022","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper presents an analysis of the current research landscape within the Australian counselling profession, identifying key challenges and proposing a strategic approach to building research capacity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Problem Statement</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Written by a taskforce of educational leaders, it reports their perceptions and experiences of the multifaceted challenges hindering research development. These challenges encompass the limited pipeline of future doctoral-trained counselling educators, the barriers to promotion opportunities for current counsellor educators, and the impact these deficits may have on the profession overall.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Proposed Solutions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To address these challenges, the paper proposes a series of targeted strategies aimed at stakeholders across the research ecosystem.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The intention of disseminating these strategies is to support counselling professionals in other regions who may be interested in further development of their own research capacity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46997,"journal":{"name":"Counselling & Psychotherapy Research","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/capr.70022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143939032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}