2026 National Research Success
BACP Annual Research Conference May, 2026
Our sucessful HPD student group with Director Tina Corcoran
Our L5 Higher Professional Diploma students excelled this year by being accepted to present 5 Research Papers at the BACP Annual National Research Conference.
Their research generated a great deal of interest and a number of Delegates requested full copies of their published papers.
WE BIG-UP OUR STUDENTS’ SUCCESSFUL AND VALUABLE RESEARCH WORK!
Directors Chris Brown and Tina Corcoran take part in the research plenary discussion
The research papers our students presented were:
Presenters: Heather Gwyther and Mariya Rozenfeld
Professional Role: Higher Professional Diploma Students and Volunteer Counsellors
Other Authors: Nicola Stupples, Christine Pang,
Abstract: 30 minute presentation
Key words: Relationships / male identity / intimate partner abuse
Title: How do male victims of intimate partner abuse experience what keeps them in the abusive relationship and how can this inform psychotherapeutic practice?
Presenters: Alina Lalayan and Oliver Kariel, Other Authors: Paul Warner, Oliver Than-Lu, Priya Majmudar
Professional Role: Higher Professional Diploma Students Abstract: Lightening Presentation Key Words: seasonal affective disorder (SAD)/isolation/support/network/depression/ socialising/social-pressure
Title: What impact, if any, does Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) have on sufferers’ social interactions and how might this inform psychotherapeutic practice?
Presenters: Jack Curran, Eljona Gjoshi
Professional Role: Higher Professional Diploma Students / Counsellors in Training
Abstract: Lightening Presentation
Key words: pornography-addiction/ emotional regulation/ shame/ relational-disruption
Title: In the lived experience of individuals recovering from addiction to pornography, what were/are the emotional and relational impacts of this addiction, and how might this inform psychotherapeutic practice?
Presenter: Vesta Ambrose
Professional role: Higher Professional Diploma Students
Abstract: Poster Presentation Keywords: Pornography-addiction, shame, secrecy, psychotherapy, therapeutic relationship
Title: What are the experiences of professionals who have worked with clients and/or patients who suffer, have suffered from addiction to pornography, and how might this better inform psychotherapeutic practice?
Presenters: Laure Angélique Chabaud and Iris Rees Other Authors: Anjana Rinne and Katie Hutton
Professional Role: Higher Professional Diploma Student/Counsellors in training.
Abstract: Poster Presentation Key words: trauma/culture/support/families/therapists
Title: An autoethnographic research across our diverse cultures in relation to how our cultural experiences helped and/or hindered our recovery from trauma, and how this might inform psychotherapeutic practice.
After all their hard work our students kick-back with us and enjoy the Conference Network Dinner