Psychodynamic Practice

Aims & Scope

Psychodynamic Practice is a journal of counselling, psychotherapy and consultancy and it is written for professionals in all fields who use psychodynamic thinking in their work.

The journal explores the relevance of psychodynamic ideas to different occupational settings.

It emphasizes setting and application as well as theory and technique and focuses on four broad areas: -Clinical practice -The understanding of group and organisational processes -The use of psychodynamic ideas and methods in different occupational settings (for example, education and training, health care, social work, pastoral care, management and consultancy) -The understanding of social, political and cultural issues.

The journal aims to make psychodynamic ideas accessible to a broad audience and is a home for new, as well as experienced, writers.

Each issue contains an editorial, articles, short papers and book reviews.

An Open Space section contains short papers which reflect a range of themes, preoccupations and experience, including thoughts inspired by longer articles and the relationship between psychodynamic understanding, culture and the arts.

Psychodynamic Practice promotes high standards of practice, academic excellence and debate.

It explores myths and misunderstandings about counselling and related professions.

By keeping abreast of current developments in relevant professional fields and within society, Psychodynamic Practice represents the leading edge of thinking in the therapeutic professions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.158

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	21

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	23959

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	27

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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 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.

• What brings you here? An exploration of the unconscious motivations of those who choose to train and work as psychotherapists and counsellors

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Marilyn

• Unveiling the hidden self: Developmental trauma and pathological shame

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Adriano

• The perversion of care: Psychological therapies in a time of IAPT

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Rosemary

• Educators' ambivalence and managing anxiety in providing sex education for people with learning disabilities

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Poul

• Narcissism in the modern world

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Pat

• The NICE guidelines are misleading, unscientific, and potentially impede good psychological care and help

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Phil

• What shall we do with the wounded healer? The supervisor's dilemma

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Sue

• Psychoanalysis during the COVID-19 pandemic: Several reflections on countertransference

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Mariana

• The selection of candidates for training in psychotherapy and counselling

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Gertrud

• Supervising practitioners working with survivors of childhood abuse: counter transference; secondary traumatization and terror

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Moira

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