Framing and Transforming Shame: Exploring shame from a person-centred perspective

Hughes, DG and Blundell, P ORCID: 0000-0003-4392-0600 (2024) Framing and Transforming Shame: Exploring shame from a person-centred perspective. European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy, 14. pp. 141-157. ISSN 1756-7599

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Abstract

Shame is a key emotion requiring understanding in therapeutic practice, not only from the perspective of a client but also from that of a practitioner, because shame may be outside of awareness manifesting itself in different ways, affecting behaviour and therapy work. This study explored shame as understood and experienced by person-centred counsellors and psychotherapists. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with five person-centred therapists and data analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) with two key themes identified: Framing Shame and Transforming Shame. This paper considers these themes through the lens of person-centred theory, exploring implications for psychotherapy practice, whilst recognising the importance of understanding this master emotion.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Psychology (from Sep 2019)
Publisher:	European Association for Integrative Psycotherapy
Date of acceptance:	9 March 2024
Date of first compliant Open Access:	3 April 2024
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2024 13:26
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2025 15:30
DOI or ID number:	10.24377/EJQRP.article3096
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/22953

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