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All changed, changed utterly : a terrible beauty is born. An exploration on the effects of suicidality on the experienced clinician
(Dublin Business School, 2012)PSYCHOTHERAPY IS A LIFE-ENHANCING PURSUIT. The treatment and management of suicidality are considered the most vexing dilemmas a therapist will face in their entire clinical career. Those providing care to suicidal clients ... -
Beyond words: The experience of silence in the therapeutic room
(Dublin Business School, 2020)It has been widely accepted that psychotherapeutic work consists of both verbal and non-verbal processes. This study set out to explore the experience of silence in the therapeutic room. Five practicing therapists participated ... -
Can I laugh now? Understanding humour within psychotherapy from the client’s perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Humour is an ever-present part of affective communication, and theories abound about its proposed role within psychotherapy. However, little empirical research has been carried out, and what could be a major psychotherapeutic ... -
An exploration into the nuances of conducting psychotherapy using video conferencing technology
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Psychotherapy conducted online using video conferencing software is becoming an increasingly popular option for both clients and psychotherapists. The Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) has forced the profession at large ... -
An exploration of erotic transference in the therapeutic encounter
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Erotic transference occurs frequently in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis yet very little has been published on the topic to date. This research study seeks to explore the phenomenon of erotic transference and erotised ... -
An exploration of how mothers who experience the journey of becoming a psychotherapist relate to their children during the process
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Findings are presented for a qualitative IPA study that explored how mothers who experienced the journey of becoming a psychotherapist related to their children during the process. Three trainee therapists in the final ... -
An exploration of sustaining empathy in the therapeutic relationship
(Dublin Business School, 2012)The purpose of this study is to examine a therapist’s ability to sustain empathy in the therapeutic relationship. It acknowledges that empathy is a complex construct and examines its implications for the therapeutic practice. ... -
An exploration of the therapeutic process in suicide intervention therapy with lesbian gay and bisexual clients
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The purpose of this research was to explore the experiences of therapists working with lesbian gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals presenting at a suicide crisis intervention centre. The policy of the centre is to offer ... -
‘Grist to the mill’ A quantitative exploration of Ireland-based psychotherapists’ attitudes towards internet use and the potential impact on the therapeutic relationship
(Dublin Business School, 2020)This research explored the attitudes of Ireland-based psychotherapists in relation to the therapeutic relationship and boundaries, their internet use, and discovery of personal information online by therapists and clients ... -
How can I help you? an exploration of the experience of telephone helpline workers in a crisis intervention centre
(Dublin Business School, 2011)This study sets out to explore the work of a crisis intervention centre with particular emphasis on, a general exploration of the services provided by the telephone helpline workers and that of the professional therapists. ... -
I get butterflies. A mother's emotional response to the relationship with her child : an investigation into the interactions that cause an emotive response
(Dublin Business School, 2011)The current research study asks the question “What is the mother’s emotional response to the relationship with her child?” The Oxford English Dictionary (2011) gives the definition of emotions as a strong feeling deriving ... -
It’s my genetic make-up, part of me, who I am. A psychotherapeutic exploration into the experiences of female fragile X premutation carriers : an interpretative phenomenological analysis
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) and the on-going advances in genetic science mean that more people will become aware of their genetic risk. While the ‘lived experience’ is increasingly acknowledged as being ... -
Mary Sue-perego: A psychotherapeutic analysis of women in fanfiction
(Dublin Business School, 2017)The aim of this research was to carry out a psychotherapeutic investigation into the experiences of fanfiction writers using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis and, in doing so, explore their motivations for writing ... -
The mystery of Babel: An exploration of providing psychotherapy in a second language with monolingual clients
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this study was to explore the multilingual phenomenon in psychotherapy. More precisely, the study focused on the impacts of multilingual therapeutic dyads, when therapists provide sessions in their second ... -
On becomings: Exploration of reasons why qualified therapists choose not to practice
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This research aims to better understand the context within which fully qualified psychotherapists, with some experience of client work, made the decision not to continue with their careers after significant effort to ... -
Playing in key: A psychotherapeutic investigation of the parallels between improvised music and the therapeutic process
(Dublin Business School, 2019)In the moment of its creation, improvised music provides an insight to into the composers state of mind and being. While improvising with another, the composer brings what has already been learned and is afforded a space ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of children and adolescents presenting as transgender
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The aim of the research was to carry out a psychotherapeutic exploration of the issues brought to therapy by young transgender clients. In doing so, this qualitative study explores the experience of the psychotherapists ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of Holotropic Breathwork®
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Holotropic Breathwork® (HB) is a special breathing technique that can foster healing and support the psychotherapeutic process. “Holotropic” comes from the Greek and means “oriented towards wholeness”. The Czech psychiatrist ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of nurse experience in oncology wards
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The aim of this study was to explore the experience of working as an oncology nurse from a psychotherapeutic perspective. To do this a qualitative study was carried out. Five nurses with at least 2 years’ experience were ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of self and subjectivity in dementia
(Dublin Business School, 2017)This thesis will present a psychotherapeutic exploration into the subjective experience of dementia. Dementia impacts the person in many ways. It is not simply a condition which impairs memory function. It impacts to varying ...