Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Aims & Scope

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research is an innovative international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to linking research with practice.

Pluralist in orientation, the journal recognises the value of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods strategies of inquiry and aims to promote high-quality, ethical research that informs and develops counselling and psychotherapy practice.

CPR is a journal of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, promoting reflexive research strongly linked to practice.

The journal has its own website: www.cprjournal.com.

The aim of this site is to further develop links between counselling and psychotherapy research and practice by offering accessible information about both the specific contents of each issue of CPR, as well as wider developments in counselling and psychotherapy research.

The aims are to ensure that research remains relevant to practice, and for practice to continue to inform research development.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2983

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1396

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.326

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	44

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I<i>not</i>use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern‐based qualitative analytic approaches

  Citation: 1973

  Authors: Virginia, Victoria

• Using thematic analysis in counselling and psychotherapy research: A critical reflection

  Citation: 469

  Authors: Victoria, Virginia

• The CORE‐10: A short measure of psychological distress for routine use in the psychological therapies

  Citation: 306

  Authors: Michael, Bridgette, Tracy, Simon, Janice, Jane, John, David, Gisela, Chris

• The impact of clinical supervision on counsellors and therapists, their practice and their clients. A systematic review of the literature

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Sue, Kaye

• Online counselling: The motives and experiences of young people who choose the Internet instead of face to face or telephone counselling

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Robert, Matthew, Chris, Rio, Stacy, Wendy, Karly

• A core approach to practice‐based evidence: A brief history of the origins and applications of the CORE‐OM and CORE System

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Michael, John, Janice, Jane

• A client‐generated psychometric instrument: The development of ‘PSYCHLOPS’

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Mark, Melanie, Jeremy, Veronica, Kevin, Henk, Susan, Emma

• Theory‐building case studies of counselling and psychotherapy

  Citation: 119

  Authors: William B.

• The Young Person's CORE: Development of a brief outcome measure for young people

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Elspeth, Michael, Bridgette M., Brendan, Janice, Mick

• A pluralistic framework for counselling and psychotherapy: Implications for research

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Mick, John

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