All Outputs (5)

The importance of psychological flow in a creative, embodied and enactive psychological therapy approach (Arts for the Blues) (2022)
Journal Article
Parsons, A., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Turner, R., Thurston, S., Starkey, J., Omylinska-Thurston, J., & Karkou, V. (2022). The importance of psychological flow in a creative, embodied and enactive psychological therapy approach (Arts for the Blues). Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17432979.2022.2130431

Psychological flow can be experienced in various occupational, recreational and creative domains and may confer increased well-being. Yet, very few studies have examined flow as a potential feature of creative arts therapies – particularly therapies... Read More about The importance of psychological flow in a creative, embodied and enactive psychological therapy approach (Arts for the Blues).

Working as a counselling psychologist in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services (2022)
Book Chapter
Omylinska-Thurston, J., & Frost, C. (2022). Working as a counselling psychologist in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services. In D. Best, H. Nicholas, & M. Bradley (Eds.), Roles and Contexts in Counselling Psychology. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159339

IAPT is the main provider of psychological therapy for adults within the National Health Service (NHS). It was developed in 2008 as a way of organising a systematic delivery of evidence-based interventions for anxiety and depression. Counselling psyc... Read More about Working as a counselling psychologist in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services.

Subjective well-being among psychotherapists during the coronavirus disease pandemic: A cross-cultural survey from 12 European countries (2022)
Journal Article
Van Hoy, A., Rzeszutek, M., Pieta, M., Rodríguez -Mora, J., Midgley, N., Omylinska-Thurston, J., …Gruszczyńska, E. (2022). Subjective well-being among psychotherapists during the coronavirus disease pandemic: A cross-cultural survey from 12 European countries. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 154, 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.07.065

Objective The aim of this study to examine the amount of the total variance of the subjective well-being (SWB) of psychotherapists from 12 European countries explained by between-country vs. between-person differences regarding its cognitive (life s... Read More about Subjective well-being among psychotherapists during the coronavirus disease pandemic: A cross-cultural survey from 12 European countries.

Burnout among psychotherapists: a cross‑cultural value survey among 12 European countries during the coronavirus disease pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
pandemic. Scientific reports, 12, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17669-z

The aim of this study was to examine cross-cultural differences, as operationalized by Schwartz’s refined theory of basic values, in burnout levels among psychotherapists from 12 European countries during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic... Read More about Burnout among psychotherapists: a cross‑cultural value survey among 12 European countries during the coronavirus disease pandemic.

Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK : a feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services (2022)
Journal Article
Karkou, V., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Parsons, A., Thurston, S., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Nair, K., …Haslam, S. (2022). Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK : a feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12544

There have been several arguments for the need to generate evidence-based creative forms of psychological interventions in Improving Access to Psychological Services (IAPT), the main primary mental health provider in hospitals in England, UK. In th... Read More about Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK : a feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services.