Counselling & Psychotherapy: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Where do we stand with OCD: Psychotherapists recognition of, and treatment recommendations for, individuals presenting with taboo intrusive thoughts
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Obsessive compulsive disorder is a prevalent mental health problem and is characterised by high levels of morbidity. It can present in a variety of ways and research suggests that taboo intrusive thoughts are less likely ... -
The gift of death: Congruence and finitude in Carl Rogers’s person-centred therapy
(Dublin Business School, 2020)This thesis will critically explore Carl Rogers’s understanding of human existence, self-formation and his notion of congruence. It will be argued that Rogers’s theory does not sufficiently acknowledge the relevance of ... -
‘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 ... -
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 ... -
The wizard of odd: A psychotherapeutic reading of what experiences of childhood surgery reveal about ‘the man behind the curtain’
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Early childhood experiences of surgery (ECES) are a type of natural experiment into the long-term effects of a highly dysregulating shock or trauma. This study inquires into how ECES is experienced and understood over ... -
The hidden paradox of shame: It is everywhere but nowhere to be seen. A psychotherapeutic exploration into the manifestation of shame in the therapeutic relationship
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Though often hidden, shame is a powerful and painful emotion that underlies many of the issues that clients bring to psychotherapy. The focus of this study is on the manifestation of shame in the therapeutic relationship. ... -
Adult children of alcoholics: Attachment, object relations and dependency patterns and implications for treatment
(Dublin Business School, 2020)This research set out to explore attachment, object relations and dependency patterns in Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA). An outline of what it means to be an ACA is examined, along with research into difficulties ... -
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 ... -
Exploring a Jungian-oriented approach to the dream in psychotherapy
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Everyone dreams. Dreams are a universal experience and speak in a universal symbolic language that is nonetheless specifically tailored to the individual psyche of the dreamer. The dream offers unique access to the deepest ... -
The maternal metaphor: An exploration of Winnicott’s ‘holding’ and Bowlby’s ‘secure base’ in the therapeutic relationship
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This paper is a theoretical study exploring Winnicott’s concept of ‘holding’ and Bowlby’s concept of ‘secure base’ and their implications for the therapeutic relationship. Particular attention is given to the parallel ... -
Unconscious bias: A psychodynamic exploration
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This thesis will present a psychodynamic exploration into unconscious bias. The angle taken will focus on the unconscious bias of the psychotherapist, as well as the lived experience of the client who encounters it. ... -
It’s always in the room
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This present study explored how female therapists experience erotic transference in the therapeutic encounter. Five experienced female therapists were interviewed. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Critical psychotherapy and the psychosocial conceptualisation of psychopathology
(2019)This is a theoretical consideration of a dilemma posed in 2016 by Richard Brouillette: How should psychotherapy approach the issue of clients whose distress originates with difficult life conditions? After the problem is ... -
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 ... -
Disorder or defense: An exploration of the efficacy of early relationships as a model in a relational approach to understanding hoarding behaviour.
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Current understanding conceptualizes hoarding as a disorder with a focus on the role of cognitive deficits in executive functioning and beliefs as the underlying cause. Prior to the dominance of the cognitive behavioural ... -
Look at me when I'm talking to you: A psychotherapeutic exploration into working with adults with high functioning autism/Asperger's
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Studies indicate that the rates of diagnosis of ASD are rising. Despite the fact that it is a lifelong disorder, much of the current literature focuses on ASD in childhood. There is no consensus on its treatment in adulthood, ...