Sandy Stewart

My main area of research interest is in counselling, which supports a variety of related questions - how do counsellors develop professionally? How effective is training in counselling skills? How can therapy be enhanced, for example with use of technology or optimising counselling room design, and how effective are different theoretical approaches with different presenting issues. I am also interested in understanding what promotes wellbeing, for example, physical activity, understanding how people adjust to change, and grief and loss. 

Research methods: Qualitative interviews, thematic analysis, interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), systematic review

Research design: Cohort design, randomised control trial, pre- to post-intervention comparison, survey, qualitative interview