Metanoia Institute Research Centre

The Metanoia Institute Research Centre, leads a number of practice based research projects in counselling and psychotherapy research, evidence-based clinical practice and counselling and psychotherapy training. The centre’s mission is to coordinate evaluative research, that addresses both the philosophical issues and the pragmatic needs that emerge in counselling and psychotherapy practice and training, but also to contribute to counselling and psychotherapy research, across a wide range of therapy orientations. Research findings from successfully completed projects at the Research Centre, have already contributed to evidence-based practice in mental health care, as well as the wider field of counselling and psychotherapy research.

Research projects take place within the in-house Research Clinic and in collaboration with external practice settings, such as the NHS, reputable University research centres, and other academic and professional research initiatives.

 

Current projects:

• Research Clinic. Routine Outcomes Evaluation
• Anger Management Group Evaluation
• SPRISTAD Collaborative Multi-Site Longitudinal Study of Development in Psychotherapy Trainees
• Avatar-based Counselling with ProReal in Secondary Schools

 

Completed projects:

• Development and Evaluation of Adherence Questionnaires for Gestalt Psychotherapy, Relational Transactional Analysis, and Integrative Psychotherapy: A preliminary investigation
• Comparison of TA Group and TA Individual Psychotherapy in the Treatment of  Depression and Anxiety.Outcomes evaluation in community clinics
• Avatar-based Therapy Within Prison Settings: Pilot Evaluation
• Pluralistic Therapy for Depression
• Routine Outcomes Evaluation in Different Practice Settings and Cultures: A Naturalistic Enquiry in Spain and the UK
• Effectiveness of Brief Transactional Analysis and Integrative Counselling Psychology within Health Settings