Upcoming events

UK Chapter organises a regular programme of events and conferences. These include annual conferences and collaborations with other organisations and SPR Chapters.

SPR UK Chapter Student Research Seminar – Call for presenters

12 February 2025, 6.30 – 8.00pm (GMT) – Online, Zoom

The Society for Psychotherapy Research UK Chapter is proud to offer an Online Student Research Seminar for doctoral students in clinical/counselling psychology and psychotherapy in the UK on Wednesday 12th February 2025 (6:30-8:00pm). The aim with this free seminar is to provide students with the opportunity to present their own research and view research being done by other students. The seminar will also offer ample opportunities for constructive feedback, collaboration, and discussion.

Students who are interested in presenting their research at the online seminar should email Andreas Vossler and Charlie Duncan with a title and abstract/description of their presentation. Please put ‘SPR Online Student Research Seminar’ in the email subject area. Deadline for submissions is January 10th 2025.

You can register for the online event for free here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spr-uk-chapter-student-research-seminar-2025-tickets-1047101006297?aff=oddtdtcreator

Past events

SPR UK Chapter Equality, Diversity and Inclusion online event - Reflections on learning and challenges in the exploration of diversity and inclusion in psychotherapy research and practice: an interactive discussion

5 June 2024

The webinar focused on issues of diversity as they occur in all stages of research design and conduct, from the search of the literature to the data collection and analysis. Speakers reflected on their positionality in relation to their topic and participants, their motivations and impact their experience has had on their practice. Issues like bias, perceptions and intersectionality were part of the discussion. The webinar was interactive. Researchers and practitioners from all stages of training and qualifications were invited to participate.

6th Joint European & UK SPR Chapters Conference

Psychotherapy in a fast-changing world

September 12-14, 2024

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EU/UK SPR Methods Workshop in Valencia, Spain 2024

24-26th April, 2024 - Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Spain

The European and UK Chapters of SPR are happy to announce their jointly organized 3-day methods workshop for students and early career researchers. The workshop will take place in Valencia in Spain. It will offer students and early career researchers support to develop their skills as psychotherapy researchers through a programme of workshops, presentations and opportunities for one-to-one research supervision.

We’re offering three attendance awards of up to £500 each available to support registration, travel and accommodation costs. You must be an SPR UK member to apply. The deadline for applications was Friday 7 March.

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5th Joint European & UK SPR Chapters Conference in Krakow,2019

“Separation and Unity”
19 September 2019 – 21 September 2019
Jagiellonian University Auditorium Maximum, Krakow, Poland

International Keynote Speaker John Ogrodniczuk, Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada

UK & European Chapters 4th joint conference in Oxford, 2017

“Psychotherapy practice and research: Finding the common ground”
Wednesday 20 September 2017 – Friday 22 September 2017
Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford, UK

International Keynote Speaker Bruce Wampold, Professor Emeritus of Counselling Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Director of Research Institute, Modum Bad Psychiatric Centre, Norway

The joint BACP & SPR UK conference in Brighton, 2016

"Research matters: evidence for an evolving profession"
20 -21 May 2016, Brighton, UK

Annual British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) Research Conference, co-hosted by Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) UK Chapter

UK Chapter Annual Conference 2013

12-14 September, St Anne’s College, Oxford, UK

International Keynote Speaker Professor Lynne Angus, York University, Toronto, Canada

International & UK Presenters included Michael Lambert – USA, Wolfgang Lutz - Germany,
David Orlinsky – USA, Robert Elliott- UK, Michael Barkham - UK

UK and European Chapters Joint Conference 2012

10-13 October, Porto, Portugal

Program Co-Chairs Jeremy Halstead and Mikael Leiman

Local HostJoão Salgado

UK Chapter Joint Conference with BACP 2011

6-7 May, Liverpool, UKK

Keynote Speakers Professor Michael Barkham, University of Sheffield and Dr Thomas Schroder, University of Nottingham

SPR-UK Chapter Conference 2010

24th-2th March. Ravenscar, Yorkshire, UK

Keynote Speaker Leigh McCullough PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School Director, Psychotherapy Research Programme

Previous Past events

• Ravenscar - March 2009 - UK
• University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia: 6/7 December 2007 (Australia Regional Group Meeting)
• Madison, Wisconsin USA - June 2007 - International
• Ravenscar - March 2007 - UK
• Edinburgh - June 2006 - International
• Leicester - December 2006 - SPR, UK Winter Meeting and AGM
• Montreal - June 2005 - International
• Lausanne - March 2005 - European & UK
• Rome - June 2004 - European
• Ravenscar - March 2004 - UK