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Counseling

A guide to counseling research to support the Masters and Doctoral programs at East Texas A&M University

What's in this Guide? 

two black and white human figures across a desk with speech bubbles indicating talkingThis guide is designed to provide an overview of resources that can be used for counseling courses at A&M-Commerce. The guide begins with the basics of planning your research, then dives into searching for different types of resources.

  • Research Basics - How to get started with research and form a research question
  • Academic Journals and Books - Which databases will help you find the best academic articles
  • Streaming Media - Which databases have the best videos for viewing therapy sessions, learning from experienced professionals, etc.
  • DSM Library - How to access the DSM library and which items we subscribe to
  • Exams and Organizations - A&M-Commerce requirements and associations to join at the State and National level

Defining Counseling and Psychotherapy

Counseling and Psychotherapy research often looks to evaluate the effectiveness of different therapy treatments as well as patients’ experiences of therapy. To do this, researchers often develop scales in questionnaires to measure patient outcomes, which need to be tested to ensure they are valid and reliable. Therapy research can also look at naturally occurring data—the thoughts, feelings and talk of patients in therapy. Ways of making sense of this complex data include thematic analysis, grounded theory and phenomenological analysis. For an introduction to doing research into Counseling and Psychotherapy, try Introducing Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, by Terry Hanley, Clare Lennie, & William West.

Learn more by exploring Sage Research Methods!

Need Help? Ask a Librarian!

Librarians are available to help you with your research in all disciplines. We are happy to help you at any stage of the research process. You can call, contact us by email, or meet with us in person or on Zoom.

Email: askWaters@tamuc.edu

Call: 903.886.5718

Recommended Guides

The following research guides provide further information about how to use the services, tools, and resources available at Velma K. Waters Library (links open in a new window):