Relational-centred Research for Psychotherapists: Exploring Meanings and Experience

‘This book is highly readable, and humanistic in the best and deepest sense of the word. Finlay and Evans have done much to demonstrate what psychotherapy and qualitative research have in common without overlooking their boundaries. They provide a vision and a map that is likely to inspire and give guidance to psychotherapists and researchers who take seriously the exploration of human experience.’--Steen Halling, Professor of Psychology, Seattle University, USA

‘This book is essential reading for seasoned and novice researchers alike; Finlay and Evans put relational-centred research on the map and offer a much-needed bridge across the gulf between academic theory/research and clinical practice.’--Professor Simon du Plock, Metanoia Institute and Middlesex University, UK

‘I believe that psychotherapists will resonate strongly with this approach to research. It just makes so much sense. The human dimensions of research are emphasised --both in its process and in its topic areas. This is a book that can awaken enthusiasm for what is most alive in human-centred enquiry.’--Professor Les Todres, author of Embodied Enquiry: Phenomenological Touchstones for Research, Psychotherapy and Spirituality