Introduction. One case, multiple measures: An intensive case-analytic approach to understanding client change processes in evidence-based, emotion-focused therapy of depression

Humanistic psychotherapy research 1990–2015: From methodological innovation to evidence-supported treatment outcomes and beyond

“…As noted by Elliott (2010), HP researchers have been distinctive in their focus on change processes within and across HP treatments. Indeed, many innovative genres of HP change process research have emerged over the last quarter century to enrich our clinical understanding of how change happens in effective HP treatments, including helpful aspects of therapy post-session inquiry (Elliott & James, 1989), comprehensive process analysis (Elliott, 1989), conversational analysis (Muntigl et al, 2013;Sutherland, Peräkylä, & Elliott, 2014), process-outcome quantitative and qualitative research investigations (Angus, Goldman & Mergenthaler, 2008;Cooper, Watson, & Höll-dampf, 2010), measure development (Wiggins, Elliott, & Cooper, 2012), and systematic case studies (McLeod, 2010;Angus & Kagan, 2013). In particular, humanistic therapy researchers have investigated three key mechanisms of change that cohere closely with HP practice principles (Elliott et al, 2013): they focus on the development of productive therapeutic relationship, therapist empathy, heightened client experiencing, and emotional/experiential engagement in therapy sessions.…”

Analysing phase progression in Susan's case

“…At the same time, analysing case studies through different lenses helps to clarify the developmental path of the specific patient and get a clearer picture of what combination of factors contributed to the outcome (Angus et al, ; Greenberg, ).…”

The Narrative Model of Therapeutic Change: An Exploratory Study Tracking Innovative Moments and Protonarratives Using State Space Grids

“…Good outcome case, Lisa: Lisa (see Angus, Goldman, & Mergenthaler, 2008, for the analysis of the same case from different perspectives; see also ) was a 27-year-old married woman who had two school-aged children at the time of her participation in the York I Depression Study (Greenberg & Watson, 1998). She described herself as being from a working-class background, and she was not employed at the beginning of treatment.…”