Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Mick is an internationally recognised authority in the field of counselling and psychotherapy and a chartered psychologist. Mick is author of a range of texts on humanistic, existential and relational approaches to therapy, and co-developed the pluralistic approach with Professor John McLeod. Mick is Director of the Centre for Social and psychological Transformation (CREST) at the University of Roehampton.
Qualifications
DPhil CPsychol FAcSS FBACP AFBPsS
Research interests
Counselling with children and young people, humanistic therapy, existential therapy, the therapy relationship, personalisation and shared decision making, goals in therapy, relational depth, dialogue
Research projects
(2010 onwards)
2016 Economic and Social Research Council (ESCR), Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness Trial of Humanistic cOunselling in Schools: Individual RCT (ETHOS).
2014 Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), Evaluation of ProReal avatar-based software for young people.
2014 Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), Evaluation of ProReal avatar-based software in prisons.
2012 British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Clinical Lead, Counselling MindEd,.
2012 Department of Health, Counselling MindEd e-learning programme.
2012 Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS, School counselling for children with social, emotional and behavioural needs (COSEE-II).
2012 Relate, Evaluation of Relate's online counselling service for young people (RELY).
2012 British Psychological Society, Division of Counselling Psychology, Pluralistic therapy for depression pilot study.
2012 Chief Scientist Office, Scotland. Counselling versus low intensity CBT for low mood (CLiCD).
2012 British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Co-lead, Development of competences for counselling children and young people.
2011 Society for Existential Analysis, Meta-analysis of effectiveness of existential therapies.
2011 British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Briefing paper on developing an RCT of Counselling for Depression.
2010 National Assembly for Wales, Lead investigator, Evaluation of school-based counselling in Wales.
Professional affiliations
Higher Education Academic (Principal Fellow)
Academy of Social Sciences (Academician)
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (Fellow)
British Psychological Society (Associate Fellow)
Division of Counselling Psychology, BPS (full member)
Society for Humanistic Psychology (Div. 32, APA)
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
Links
Network
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Projects
Research Output 1996 2019
Clients' experiences of shared decision making in an integrative psychotherapy for depression
Gibson, A., Cooper, M., Rae, J. & Hayes, J., 1 Dec 2019, In : Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Development and Validation of the Relational Depth Frequency Scale (RDFS)
Di Malta, G., Evans, C. & Cooper, M., 1 Mar 2019, In : Psychotherapy Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
From intention to action: A mixed methods study of clients’ experiences of goal-oriented practices
Di Malta, G., Oddli, H. & Cooper, M., 8 Jul 2019, In : Journal of Clinical Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Counselling in a Community Mental Health Setting: Pitfalls and Learnings
Farr, J., Di Malta, G. & Cooper, M., 2019, In : Counselling and Psychotherapy Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Psychotherapy Preferences of Laypersons and Mental Health Professionals: Whose Therapy is It?
Cooper, M., Norcross, J. C., Raymond-Barker, B. & Hogan, T., 16 May 2019, In : Psychotherapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities 2019 2019
Relational depth: Moments of movement in therapy
Mick Cooper (Speaker)12 Apr 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
School-based counselling in the UK: A review of the evidence
Mick Cooper (Speaker)16 Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Directionality: A purpose-centred basis for integrative therapeutic practice
Mick Cooper (Speaker)14 Jul 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Journal of Clinical Psychology (Journal)
Mick Cooper (Guest editor)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity › Test
Directionality as an integrating framework for counselling psychology: Tomorrow’s mysteries today
Mick Cooper (Speaker)19 Jun 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Thesis
Analysing multivoicedness: an examination of the dynamic interactional patterns between the voices of the self in clients who experience depression
Author: Kay, E., 9 Apr 2019Supervisor: Cooper, M. (Supervisor) & Gillespie, A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: PsychD
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A qualitative exploration of young peoples’ experiences of significant relational events in the context of a developing therapeutic relationship
Author: Gurvitz, S., 2018Supervisor: Cooper, M. (Supervisor) & Seymour, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: PsychD
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A qualitative study to investigate in what ways are the distinctive features of synchronous text- based counselling experienced as being helpful and/or unhelpful by young people?
Author: Dhesi, M., 17 Apr 2019Supervisor: Cooper, M. (Supervisor), Hayes, J. (Supervisor) & Donati, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Fighting for survival: patients’ experiences of inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa
Author: Birkbeck, R., 10 Aug 2018Supervisor: Moon, L. (Supervisor) & Cooper, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: PsychD
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Helpful and unhelpful aspects of counselling for young people following school-related bullying: a qualitative interview study
Author: Verasammy, K., 12 Sep 2017Supervisor: Cooper, M. (Supervisor) & Vos, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: PsychD
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