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David Murphy

Professor of Psychology and Education and Head of ESRC MGS-DTP Doctoral Training, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

David Murphy, PhD., CPsychol., AFBPsS., is Professor of Psychology and Education at the 糖心原创 and member of the Centre for Research in Human Flourishing. David is author of (2019), Sage. His book contributions include Editor of the official BPS-Wiley ; Co-editor of (2012, with Rosanne Knox, Sue Wiggins and Mick Cooper), Palgrave MacMillan and, (2013, with Stephen Joseph) Palgrave MacMillan. He was an editor of the international journal Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies for 10 years and published around 75 peer-reviewed journal articles.

Teaching Summary

David is currently working on the development of person-centred experiential pedagogy as a way of facilitating students exploring how and under what conditions optimal learning occurs and the ways in… read more

Research Summary

David's research interests are situated at the interface of psychology and education. David 's research is focused on the development of therapeutic pedagogy, experiential learning and human… read more

Selected Publications

  • MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2016. Person-centered therapy: past, present and future orientation. In: D. CAIN, K. KEENAN and S. RUBIN, eds., Handbook of Humanistic Psychotherapies (second edition). American Psychological Association.
  • MURPHY, D. and CRAMER, D., 2014. Psychotherapy Research. 24(6), 651-661
  • TICKLE, E. and MURPHY, D., 2014. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies. 13(4), 337-351
  • JOSEPH, S. and MURPHY, D., 2013. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. 53(1), 26-51

David is currently working on the development of person-centred experiential pedagogy as a way of facilitating students exploring how and under what conditions optimal learning occurs and the ways in which learning leads to knowledge of subject matter, personality change and growth. This takes place through his facilitation of the module: Personal Power and Social Change (EDUC4131).

David's work is positioned as the facilitation of learning through experience. It is informed by the philosophies of John Dewey and Carl Rogers. Classes are typically unstructured and subject matter is co-constructed. Learners are considered self-directed agents who are supported to identify and work towards the development of skills and knowledge that will help them to reach their goals for learning.

Current Research

David's research interests are situated at the interface of psychology and education. David 's research is focused on the development of therapeutic pedagogy, experiential learning and human flourishing. Currently, he is researching the use of independent day/boarding schools as a social-pedagogical intervention for looked after and vulnerable children in England. This builds on earlier work in this area where he the use of boarding schools for children that are looked after or are in need of a safe and secure environment to help them flourish. David is also collaborating with colleagues and students researching the process and effectiveness of person-centred counselling in The Human Flourishing Project. A counselling and psychotherapy research clini in a .

David is currently supervising 11 doctoral students completing PhDs on a range of topics including parental facilitation of children's motivation and autonomy for learning from home during the COVID19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia; relationship satisfaction, wellbeing and authenticity; teacher authenticity; person-centred experiential counselling for people who have experienced traumatic events; and the process of learning to become a person-centred counsellor and educator; the role of hope in conductive education; the role and links between the concept of experiencing and emotional intelligence; adverse childhood experiences and person-centred education, and the mediating effects of tutor-student relationships on cultural belonging and wellbeing in education.

Future Research

David is only considering potential doctoral research students for 2026. He is keen to hear from those with research interests and practitioners with an interest in the application of person-centred psychology theory, therapeutic pedagogy, or psychology and education and their links with wellbeing and human flourishing.

  • MURPHY, D., 2026. Re-imagining person-centred experiential psychotherapy: This learning we call therapy. In: S. JOSEPH, ed., Handbook of Person-Centred Therapy and Mental Health Third Edition. PCCS Books. (In Press.)
  • MURPHY, D., DE FRAJA, G. and ADKINS, M., 2025. British Educational Research Journal.
  • MURPHY, D., STEPHEN, S., DOYLE, R., MOORE, J., WILSON, L., CUNLIFFE, R., HAWKINS, J., ELLINGHAM, I., MARRIOTT, S. and HEID, S., 2025. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies. 1-19
  • CHEN, S., MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2024. Psychology and Sexuality. 15(1), 127-146
  • CHEN, S., MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2024. Asian Journal of Social Psychology. 27(1), 101-126
  • LAKIN, J. and MURPHY, D., 2024. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies. 23(4), 512-530
  • WRIGHT, M. and MURPHY, D., 2024. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 24(4), 1516-1527
  • MURPHY, D., OLIVER, M., ADKINS, M., DE FRAJA, G. and CHEN, S., 2023. An independent evaluation of the outcomes for looked after and vulnerable children attending boarding schools London: Royal National Children鈥檚 SpringBoard Foundation.
  • ARCHARD, P., TANGEN, J., GILES, E., LUCAS, S., MOORE, I., O'REILLY, M. and MURPHY, D., 2023. Social Work and Social Sciences Review. 23(3), 80-92
  • SPORS, V., FLINTHAM, M., BRUNDELL, P. and MURPHY, D., 2023. Frontier in Computer Science. 5,
  • LIAO, F., MURPHY, D., WU, J. C., CHEN, C. Y., CHANG, C. C. and TSAI, P. F., 2022. BMC Medical Education. 22, 60
  • ARCHARD, P. J., TANGEN, J., FOX, J., LUCAS, S. and MURPHY, D., 2022. A survey of specialist treatment provision and care pathways for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder Journal of Psychological Therapies.
  • SOHAL, A. and MURPHY, D., 2022. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 23(1), 20-30
  • HOLLAND, J., MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2021. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 77(7), 1629-1643
  • CHEN, S., LIAO, F., MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2021. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. 55(1), 30-47
  • CHEN, S., LIAO, F., MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2021. Current Psychology. 42, 10566-10580
  • PLUST, U., JOSEPH, S. and MURPHY, D., 2021. British Journal of Educational Studies.
  • SPORS, V., WAGNER, H. G., FLINTHAM, M. and BRUNDELL, P., 2021. CHI '21: Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery. 404
  • MURPHY, D., JOSEPH, S., DEMETRIOU, E. and KARIMI-MOFRAD, P., 2020. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. 60(2), 258-279
  • BEHR, M., MURPHY, D., COOPER, M. and CORNELIUS-WHITE, J. D., 2020. . In: HUPP, S. and JEWELL, J. D., eds., Encyclopedia of child and adolescent development. Hoboken: Wiley.
  • ONG, W. T., MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2020. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies. 19(2), 168-182
  • MURPHY, D., LIAO, F., SLOVAK, P., HOLLE, L., JACKSON, D., OLIVIER, P. and FITZPATRICK, G., 2020. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 20(2), 324-335
  • JOSEPH, S., MURPHY, D. and HOLFORD, J., 2020. Oxford Review of Education. 46(5), 549-562
  • MURPHY, D., OLIVER, M., POURHABIB, S. and ADKINS, M., 2020. British Educational Research Journal. 46(6), 1300-1320
  • BAYLISS-CONWAY, C., PRICE, S., MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2020. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. (In Press.)
  • NAKATA, Y., UENISHI, H, ONOHARA, A., ONO, M., MOTOYAMA, T. and MURPHY, D., 2020. Bulletin of Psychological Service Centre. 11, 57-66
  • PLUST, U., MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2020. Cambridge Journal of Education. 51(3), 301-325
  • MURPHY, D., EVERITT, G., DOWDING, K. and TICKLE, A., 2020.
  • SPORS, V., REYES CRUZ, G., CAMERON, H. R., FLINTHAM, M., BRUNDELL, P., BRUNDELL, P. and MURPHY, D., 2020. CHI PLAY '20. 12
  • MURPHY, D., SLOVAK, P., THIEME, A., JACKSON, D., OLIVIER, P. and FITZPATRICK, G., 2019. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 47(3), 328-341
  • ELLIOTT, R., BOHART, A. C., WATSON, J. C. and MURPHY, D., 2019. Empathy. In: J. C. NORCROSS and M. J. LAMBERT, eds., Psychotherapy relationships that work. Third Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • CHEN, S. and MURPHY, D., 2019. Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy. 10(1), 40-55
  • MURPHY, D., 2019. Second Edition. London: Sage.
  • MURPHY, D., ELLIOTT, R. and CARRICK, L., 2019. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 19(4), 497-507
  • LIAO, F. and MURPHY, D., 2019. MedEdPublish. 8(2), 42
  • MAHON, D. and MURPHY, D., 2019. The European Educational Researcher.
  • RIZQ, R., GUY, A., BOND, T., MURPHY, D., SAMS, P., SPADA, M. and WHITNEY, G., 2019. . In: GUY, A., RIZQ, R. and DAVIES, J., eds., Guidance for Psychological Therapists: Enabling conversations with clients taking or withdrawing from prescribed psychiatric drugs. Centre for Evidence-based Psychiatry. 17-26
  • DREWITT, L., PYBIS, J., MURPHY, D. and BARKHAM, M., 2018. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 18(1), 3-13
  • LIAO, F., MURPHY, D. and BARRETT-LENNARD, G., 2018. Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy. 9(1), 20-45
  • MURPHY, D., IRFAN, N., BARNETT, H., CASTLEDINE, E. and ENESCU, L., 2018. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 18(2), 199-214
  • LUCAS, S., ARCHARD, P. J., TANGEN, J. and MURPHY, D., 2018. Mental Health Review Journal. 23(1), 64-71
  • ELLIOTT, R., BOHART, A. C., WATSON, J. C. and MURPHY, D., 2018. Psychotherapy. 55(4), 399-410
  • CORNELIUS-WHITE, J., KANAMORI, Y., MURPHY, D. and TICKLE, E., 2018. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 28(4), 489-505
  • MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2018. Cambridge Journal of Education. 49(2), 181-196
  • JOSEPH, S., MURPHY, D. and HOLFORD, J., 2018. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 18, 387-394
  • ROGERS, A. and MURPHY, D., 2017. . In: Person-Centred Therapy and Mental Health: Theory, Research and Practice Second Edition. PCCS Books. 376-390
  • BOERNER, M., JOSEPH, S. and MURPHY, D., 2017. Journal of Loss and Trauma. 22(5), 440-452
  • MURPHY, D., ed., 2017. Chichester: BPS-Wiley.
  • MURPHY, D., 2017. . In: MURPHY, D., ed., Counselling Psychology: A textbook for study and practice Chichester: BPS-Wiley. 72-87
  • BOERNER, M., JOSEPH, S. and MURPHY, D., 2017. Journal of Humanistic Psychology.
  • LAGO, C., BEHR, M., CHARURA, D., MURPHY, D. and STUMM, G., 2017. Oxford Bibliographies. Available at: <http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199828340/obo-9780199828340-0199.xml?rskey=OiQ70M&result=127>
  • BOERNER, M., JOSEPH, S. and MURPHY, D., 2017. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 36(9), 723-737
  • MURPHY, D., OLIVER, M., POURHABIB, S., HODGEN, J. and ADKINS, M., 2017. Education Endowment Foundation.
  • MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2016. Person-centered therapy: past, present and future orientation. In: D. CAIN, K. KEENAN and S. RUBIN, eds., Handbook of Humanistic Psychotherapies (second edition). American Psychological Association.
  • MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2016. Client-centred therapy and posttraumatic growth. In: P. WILKINS, ed., Person-Centred and Experiential Therapies: Contemporary approaches and issues in practice Sage. 119-132
  • MURPHY, D. and HAYES, C., 2016. Person-Centered Therapy. In: H. E. A. TINSLEY, S. H. LEASE and N. S. GIFFIN WIERSMA, eds., Contemporary theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. Sage. 295-322
  • MURPHY, D., 2016. Relational depth: theory, research and practice. In: C. LAGO and D. CHARURA, eds., Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy: Origins, developments and contemporary applications Open University Press.
  • JOSEPH, S., MURPHY, D. and PATTERSON, T., 2016. . In: I. IVTZAN and T. LOMAS, eds., Mindfulness in positive psychology: The science of meditation and wellbeing Routledge.
  • HOOK, L and MURPHY, D, 2016. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies. 16(4), 285-299
  • JOSEPH, S., MURPHY, D. and REGEL, S., 2015. Posttraumatic growth in police officers: Guidelines for facilitating posttraumatic growth. In: S. M. FREEMAN, L. MILLER and A. FREEMAN, eds., Beyond the Badge: A psychological treatment handbook for law enforcement officers. Routledge.
  • MURPHY, D., DEMITRIOU, E. and JOSEPH, S., 2015. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies. 14(3), 201-213
  • ARCHARD, P and MURPHY, D, 2015. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 22(6), 360-370
  • SLOVAK, P., THIEME, A., MURPHY, D., TENNENT, P., OLIVIER, P. and FITZPATRICK, G, 2015. In: CSCW 2015.
  • MURPHY, D. and CRAMER, D., 2014. Psychotherapy Research. 24(6), 651-661
  • TICKLE, E. and MURPHY, D., 2014. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies. 13(4), 337-351
  • MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2014. Person-centred approach: Understanding posttraumatic stress and facilitating posttraumatic growth.. In: P. PEARCE and L. SOMMERBECK, eds., Person-Centred Practice: Working at the difficult edge PCCS Books.
  • MURPHY, D., DUGGAN, M. and JOSEPH, S., 2013. British Journal of Social Work. 43(4), 703-719
  • JOSEPH, S. and MURPHY, D., 2013. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. 53(1), 26-51
  • MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., eds., 2013. Trauma and the therapeutic relationship: approaches to process and practice Palgrave MacMillan.
  • MURPHY, D., ARCHARD, P.J., REGEL, S. and JOSEPH, S., 2013. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 20(5), 433-441
  • JOSEPH, S. and MURPHY, D., 2013. British Journal of Social Work. 44(5), 1094-1109
  • JOSEPH, S. and MURPHY, D., 2013. . In: J. H. D. CORNELIUS-WHITE, R. MOTSCHNIG-PITRIK and M. LUX, eds., Interdisciplinary handbook of the Person-Centered Approach. Springer.
  • JOSEPH, S., MURPHY, D. and REGEL, S., 2012. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. 19(4), 316-325
  • MURPHY, D., 2012. Mutuality and relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. In: R. KNOX, D. MURPHY, S. WIGGINS and M. COOPER, eds., Relational depth: Contemporary perspectives and developments Palgrave MacMillan.
  • MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2012. Facilitating post traumatic growth through relational depth. In: KNOX, R., MURPHY, D., WIGGINS, S. and COOPER, M., eds., Relational depth: Contemporary perspectives and developments Palgrave MacMillan.
  • KNOX, R., MURPHY, D., WIGGINS, S. and COOPER, M., eds., 2012. Relational depth: Contemporary developments and perspectives Palgrave MacMillan.
  • MURPHY, D., CRAMER, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2012. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies. 11(2), 109-123
  • MURPHY, D., 2011. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 39(3), 227-237
  • GIBBONS, S, MURPHY, D and JOSEPH, S., 2011. Journal of Social Work Practice: Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Health, Welfare and Community. 25(1), 17-30
  • JOSEPH, S. REGEL, S, HARRIS, B & MURPHY, D., 2010. What to expect when being counselled for post-traumatic stress Lutterworth: British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
  • MURPHY, D., 2010. The value of multidisciplinary work in responding to trauma Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal. 10(2), 6-9
  • MURPHY, D and CRAMER, D., 2010. Mutuality as relational empowerment In: Paper presented in Relational Depth Symposium. Symposium at the World Association for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counselling. Rome, Italy, July..
  • MURPHY, D, JOSEPH, S and DURKIN, J., 2010. Growth in Relationship: A post-medicalised vision for positive transformation. In: N TEHRANI, ed., Managing trauma in the workplace London: Routledge.
  • MURPHY, D., 2009. Engaging trainee social workers in trauma related research In: British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy 15th Annual Research Conference, Portsmouth, May.. (In Press.)
  • MURPHY, D and CRAMER, D., 2009. The relationship conditions, relational depth and outcome In: 2nd Relational Depth Research Conference, 糖心原创, July..
  • MURPHY, D, TAPLIN, S, REGEL, S and JOSEPH, S., 2009. Thinking outside the local authority box Professional Social Work. 4-6
  • MURPHY, D., 2009. Client-centred therapy for severe childhood abuse: A case study Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 9(1), 3-10
  • SHORROCK, S.T and MURPHY, D., 2008. Empathy: A humanistic take on human factors The Ergonomist. 480(October), 8-9
  • MURPHY, D., 2008. Client and Counsellor perceptions of each other and the relation to outcome In: Researching Relational Depth Conference, University of Strathclyde, February..
  • MURPHY, D., 2008. Counselling and Psychotherapy: A mutual encounter? In: British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy 14th Annual Research Conference, Cardiff, May..
  • MCGAHEY, P and MURPHY, D., 2008. Notes on the Increasing Access to the Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme Person-Centred Quarterly. 6-8
  • SHORROCK, S.T. & MURPHY, D., 2007. The role of empathy in ergonomics consulting. In: P. BUST, ed., Contemporary Ergonomics Taylor and Francis.
  • MURPHY, D, 2005. A qualitative study into mandatory personal therapy during training Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Journal. 5, 27-32
  • SHORROCK, S.T. & MURPHY, D., 2005. The ergonomist as a skilled helper. In: P. BUST AND P.T. MCCABE, ed., Contemporary Ergonomics Taylor and Francis..
  • MURPHY, D. & SULLIVAN, J., 2004. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing in a County Police Force: Lessons Learned for Future Practice. Counselling Psychology Review. 19, 13-20
  • MURPHY, D., 2003. A qualitative study into mandatory personal therapy for trainee counsellors In: British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy 9th Annual Research Conference, Leicester, May.
  • MURPHY, D. and RADFORD, J., Person-centred counselling following an adverse cardiac event: Integrating person-centred counselling into cardiac rehabilitation programmes

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