Reflecting on qualitative survey psychotherapy research: A feminist phronetic case study

Abstract

This reflective commentary offers a case study of being an experienced qualitative researcher conducting psychotherapy research as a novice practitioner. I focus on the blending of insider-outsider positions, drawing on a feminist phronetic approach which entails prioritising the particular and the context-specific. In so doing, I foreground the importance of thoroughly reflecting on research processes as a mechanism for linking research to practice. This case study also highlights that, rather than understanding insider-outsider positionality in dichotomous terms, a beyond binary approach can allow for different configurations of the professional self to inform praxis. Moreover, this reflection elucidates the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative survey methods, an underutilised but fruitful method for conducting psychotherapy research.