Doing Practice-based Research in Therapy

Sofie Bager-Charleson is a psychotherapist, supervisor and writer. She draws from psychoanalytic, existential and cognitive behavioural theory with a particular interest in postmodern influences on therapy. She holds a PhD from Lund University in Sweden, where she specialised in attachment issues within families and reflective practice amongst teachers. She writes both fiction and non-fiction. She works as the Director of Studies on the MPhil/PhD at Metanoia Institute and Module Leader on the DPsych. She runs workshops and courses in therapeutic practice, reflective and creative writing, in both Sweden and England.

• Real-life researchPersonal DevelopmentA cross-disciplinary and multi-method approach of multilingualism in psychotherapy, by Jean-Marc Dewaele & Beverley CostaWhat is evidence-based research?Formulating the research questionDoing Your Literature Review, by Simon du PlockConsidering EthicsThe researcher as a personEpistemology and methodology,What is reflexivity?Reflexivity on introspectionReflexivity as intersubjective reflectionReflexivity as mutual collaborationMaking an Impact, by Simon du PlockConcluding remarks

The book is very well structured and it could be used by a wide audience, at different levels of experience and expertise.