Outputs (14)

Therapeutic middles (2017)
Book Chapter
Amos, I. (2017). Therapeutic middles. In C. Feltham, T. Hanley, & L. Winter (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sage

The process of therapy is a fluid and multidimensional one. It may not be entirely straightforward to pinpoint when exactly the beginning of therapy moves in becoming the middle phase. However, the middle of therapy could be referred to as the ‘work... Read More about Therapeutic middles.

Therapeutic beginnings (2017)
Book Chapter
Amos, I. (2017). Therapeutic beginnings. In C. Feltham, T. Hanley, & L. Winter (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sage

For anyone who is interested in the process of therapy, or contemplated undertaking a training course in counselling or psychotherapy, it is quite possible that the question of ‘how therapy goes’ has been considered. Whilst it is not possible to pred... Read More about Therapeutic beginnings.

Interpretative phenomenological analysis and embodied interpretation: Integrating methods to find the ‘words that work’ (2016)
Journal Article
Amos, I. (2016). Interpretative phenomenological analysis and embodied interpretation: Integrating methods to find the ‘words that work’. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 16(4), 307-317. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12094

Background This article identifies one enduring and coherent strand within the phenomenological tradition, which recognises the intertwined relationship between the lifeworld and the lived body. The understanding that our body shapes our fundamen... Read More about Interpretative phenomenological analysis and embodied interpretation: Integrating methods to find the ‘words that work’.

What is known about the post-traumatic growth experiences among people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature (2015)
Journal Article
qualitative literature. Review - British Psychological Society. Counselling Psychology Section, 30(3), 47-56

Background: Much of the literature suggests that a diagnosis of HIV, or any other chronic illness, heralds a major transformation that is frequently characterised by negative psychological outcomes. However, there has been increasing recognition of... Read More about What is known about the post-traumatic growth experiences among people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature.