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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
John Anderson Campus
Part Time
Oct 2026
6 Year
Our MPhil/PhD in Counselling is an opportunity for practising counsellors/psychotherapists to develop their research knowledge and skills by conducting a substantial practice-based research study related to the process or outcome of counselling. We specialise in person-centred-experiential therapy and have our own research clinic that offers the opportunity to access our substantial data archive or to conduct new data collection.You can study an MPhil in Counselling with us over one year, or a PhD over three years, with the option of studying on a part-time basis.Research areasdeveloping the theory underpinning person-centred-experiential therapy through empirical researchinvestigating counselling outcome according to a range of variables and through a variety of methodsexploring counselling process through a variety of methods, including systematic case studiesmeasure development (e.g. Strathclyde Inventory, Therapeutic Relationship Scale)
