Robert Allan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3747469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Allan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Allan |
| SIGNATURE | ALLAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lancashire |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4847-0194 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Existential Empathy
Existential empathy is an emerging construct within humanistic and person-centered psychology. It refers to the therapist’s capacity to remain present with a client’s existential concerns, to resonate with these concerns, and to communicate this resonance empathically. Recently, an experiential–existential psychotherapy (EEP) training program was developed to cultivate existential empathy by enhancing therapists’ openness to existential concerns …
Lesbian women and attachment theory
The purpose of this scoping review was to explore the lesbian adult attachment literature. Eight databases were searched yielding 4,827 total articles which were subsequently distilled to 37 articles for full review. Thematic analysis was used to develop themes related to attachment theory and lesbian relationships. Themes included the unique aspects of lesbian attachment relationships, the nuance of avoidant attachment in lesbian relationships, …
Developing guidelines on EFT for same‐sex/gender relationships
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is one of few empirically supported treatments for relationship distress. While evidence‐based approaches are critical for ensuring safe and effective treatment, EFT has not been adapted for use with same‐sex/same‐gender (SS/SG) relationships. This study used the Delphi method to generate consensus on treatment guidelines for using EFT with SS/SG relationships. Forty therapists with clinical expertise in EFT for …
EFT for Three
This article proposes an adaptation of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples to serve nonmonogamous clients. This article also discusses the risks of failing to adapt therapeutic models to consider individuals who practice polyamory and research to date on attachment styles and polyamory. The authors suggest EFT as an efficacious approach to working with polyamorous individuals seeking therapy and provide a case illustration of a three-pe…
Integrating Sex Therapy with Emotionally Focused Therapy to Treat Sexual Desire Discrepancy
Much has been written about the need for greater integration between the fields of sex therapy and couples therapy, as sex is an integral part of many intimate relationships. Sexual desire discrepancy (SDD) is a common relationship issue that couples therapists are likely to encounter; however, they receive limited and varying degrees of training on how to approach and treat sexual issues like SDD. Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is an empirica…
Attachment, emotion, and change
Impact of exercise training and diet therapy on the physical fitness, quality of life, and immune response of people living with HIV/Aids
In conclusion, exercise training and diet therapy caused changes in physical fitness and Sal-T levels, which had positive effects on the health promotion of PLWHA
“Big Brother was Watching Me
Minimal research exists exploring how emotional vulnerability relates to client and therapist identities. This study illustrates findings from a preliminary exploration of (a) the vulnerabilities clients experience when receiving feedback from a reflecting team and (b) the intersection between vulnerability, sexual orientation, and racial-ethnic minority identities. Using the concept of a gem, or an exceptionally significant excerpt in Interpreta…
The use of emotionally focused therapy with polyamorous relationships
Approximately 5% of people in the United States engage in some form of consensual non‐monogamy (CNM; Archives of Sexual Behavior , 2018, 47, 1439). Therapists are becoming increasingly aware of the need to treat members of CNM relationships, including polyamorous relationships. To date, no research has been conducted and little has been written about applying existing couple therapy models normed on heterosexual, cisgender, monogamous relationshi…
Effects of Montmorency Tart Cherry and Blueberry Juice on Cardiometabolic and Other Health-Related Outcomes
The current study aimed to investigate the influence of tart cherry and blueberry juices on cardiometabolic and other health indices following a 20-day supplementation period. Forty-five adults were randomly assigned to receive tart cherry, blueberry, or a placebo, of which they drank 60 mL per day for 20 days. The primary outcome, which was systolic blood pressure, and secondary measures, including anthropometric, energy expenditure, substrate o…
Effects of a Home-Based Physical Activity Programme on Blood Biomarkers and Health-Related Quality of Life Indices in Saudi Arabian Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is renowned for its high incidence of type-2 diabetes mellitus, with a prevalence rate of around 33%, which is expected to increase to 45.8% by 2030. Engagement in regular physical activity has been shown to significantly attenuate non-communicable diseases including type-2 diabetes. However, the overall rate of physical inactivity among Saudi Arabian adults is currently 80.5%, owing to time pressures, high-density tra…
Conceptual and Application Considerations of Emotionally Focused Therapy With White Heterosexual Working-Class Rural Males
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is an empirically supported approach to couple’s therapy and offers a clear structure and map for working with this population. There are few publications in the research literature that focus on White heterosexual working-class rural males in coupled relationships. This article offers several specific applications and a case conceptualization to demonstrate EFT with this population. Specific responses to stresso…
Effects of Montmorency Tart Cherry and Blueberry Juice on Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Healthy Individuals
Cardiometabolic disease is recognized as the predominant cause of global mortality and healthcare expenditure. Whilst pharmaceutical interventions are effective in the short term, their long-term efficacy remain equivocal and their associated side-effects are concerning. Owing to their high levels of anthocyanins, Montmorency tart cherries and blueberries have been cited as potentially important natural treatment/preventative modalities for cardi…
Adaptations to Post-exercise Cold Water Immersion
In the last decade, cold water immersion (CWI) has emerged as one of the most popular post-exercise recovery strategies utilized amongst athletes during training and competition. Following earlier research on the effects of CWI on the recovery of exercise performance and associated mechanisms, the recent focus has been on how CWI might influence adaptations to exercise. This line of enquiry stems from classical work demonstrating improved enduran…
Attachment Theory and Gay Male Relationships
The purpose of this project was to explore the attachment-related research for gay male couples. We conducted a scoping study that included a search in 9 academic databases for related research that first identified over 17,000 articles and were distilled down to 55 articles for the full review included here. Qualitative content analysis was used to identify emergent themes related to attachment theory and gay male relationships. The results are …
Now I Know the Terrain”
“Oh, this is What It Feels Like”
This paper will present research that explored the experiences of couple and family therapists learning about and using an evidence-based practice (EBP). Using a phenomenological approach called Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, three themes emerged from the participants’ experiences: the supports and challenges while learning an EBP, the experience of shame while learning, and the embodiment of a therapy practice. This paper will focus o…
Couple and Family Therapy Within the Current Pan-Canadian Context
Adaptations to Post-exercise Cold Water Immersion
In the last decade, cold water immersion (CWI) has emerged as one of the most popular post-exercise recovery strategies utilized amongst athletes during training and competition. Following earlier research on the effects of CWI on the recovery of exercise performance and associated mechanisms, the recent focus has been on how CWI might influence adaptations to exercise. This line of enquiry stems from classical work demonstrating improved enduran…
Couple and Family Therapy Within the Current Pan-Canadian Context
“Oh, this is What It Feels Like”
This paper will present research that explored the experiences of couple and family therapists learning about and using an evidence-based practice (EBP). Using a phenomenological approach called Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, three themes emerged from the participants’ experiences: the supports and challenges while learning an EBP, the experience of shame while learning, and the embodiment of a therapy practice. This paper will focus o…
Now I Know the Terrain”
Attachment Theory and Gay Male Relationships
The purpose of this project was to explore the attachment-related research for gay male couples. We conducted a scoping study that included a search in 9 academic databases for related research that first identified over 17,000 articles and were distilled down to 55 articles for the full review included here. Qualitative content analysis was used to identify emergent themes related to attachment theory and gay male relationships. The results are …
Conceptual and Application Considerations of Emotionally Focused Therapy With White Heterosexual Working-Class Rural Males
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is an empirically supported approach to couple’s therapy and offers a clear structure and map for working with this population. There are few publications in the research literature that focus on White heterosexual working-class rural males in coupled relationships. This article offers several specific applications and a case conceptualization to demonstrate EFT with this population. Specific responses to stresso…
Effects of Montmorency Tart Cherry and Blueberry Juice on Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Healthy Individuals
Cardiometabolic disease is recognized as the predominant cause of global mortality and healthcare expenditure. Whilst pharmaceutical interventions are effective in the short term, their long-term efficacy remain equivocal and their associated side-effects are concerning. Owing to their high levels of anthocyanins, Montmorency tart cherries and blueberries have been cited as potentially important natural treatment/preventative modalities for cardi…
Adaptations to Post-exercise Cold Water Immersion
In the last decade, cold water immersion (CWI) has emerged as one of the most popular post-exercise recovery strategies utilized amongst athletes during training and competition. Following earlier research on the effects of CWI on the recovery of exercise performance and associated mechanisms, the recent focus has been on how CWI might influence adaptations to exercise. This line of enquiry stems from classical work demonstrating improved enduran…
Effects of Montmorency Tart Cherry and Blueberry Juice on Cardiometabolic and Other Health-Related Outcomes
The current study aimed to investigate the influence of tart cherry and blueberry juices on cardiometabolic and other health indices following a 20-day supplementation period. Forty-five adults were randomly assigned to receive tart cherry, blueberry, or a placebo, of which they drank 60 mL per day for 20 days. The primary outcome, which was systolic blood pressure, and secondary measures, including anthropometric, energy expenditure, substrate o…
Effects of a Home-Based Physical Activity Programme on Blood Biomarkers and Health-Related Quality of Life Indices in Saudi Arabian Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is renowned for its high incidence of type-2 diabetes mellitus, with a prevalence rate of around 33%, which is expected to increase to 45.8% by 2030. Engagement in regular physical activity has been shown to significantly attenuate non-communicable diseases including type-2 diabetes. However, the overall rate of physical inactivity among Saudi Arabian adults is currently 80.5%, owing to time pressures, high-density tra…
“Big Brother was Watching Me
Minimal research exists exploring how emotional vulnerability relates to client and therapist identities. This study illustrates findings from a preliminary exploration of (a) the vulnerabilities clients experience when receiving feedback from a reflecting team and (b) the intersection between vulnerability, sexual orientation, and racial-ethnic minority identities. Using the concept of a gem, or an exceptionally significant excerpt in Interpreta…
The use of emotionally focused therapy with polyamorous relationships
Approximately 5% of people in the United States engage in some form of consensual non‐monogamy (CNM; Archives of Sexual Behavior , 2018, 47, 1439). Therapists are becoming increasingly aware of the need to treat members of CNM relationships, including polyamorous relationships. To date, no research has been conducted and little has been written about applying existing couple therapy models normed on heterosexual, cisgender, monogamous relationshi…
EFT for Three
This article proposes an adaptation of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples to serve nonmonogamous clients. This article also discusses the risks of failing to adapt therapeutic models to consider individuals who practice polyamory and research to date on attachment styles and polyamory. The authors suggest EFT as an efficacious approach to working with polyamorous individuals seeking therapy and provide a case illustration of a three-pe…
Integrating Sex Therapy with Emotionally Focused Therapy to Treat Sexual Desire Discrepancy
Much has been written about the need for greater integration between the fields of sex therapy and couples therapy, as sex is an integral part of many intimate relationships. Sexual desire discrepancy (SDD) is a common relationship issue that couples therapists are likely to encounter; however, they receive limited and varying degrees of training on how to approach and treat sexual issues like SDD. Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is an empirica…
Attachment, emotion, and change
Impact of exercise training and diet therapy on the physical fitness, quality of life, and immune response of people living with HIV/Aids
In conclusion, exercise training and diet therapy caused changes in physical fitness and Sal-T levels, which had positive effects on the health promotion of PLWHA
Developing guidelines on EFT for same‐sex/gender relationships
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is one of few empirically supported treatments for relationship distress. While evidence‐based approaches are critical for ensuring safe and effective treatment, EFT has not been adapted for use with same‐sex/same‐gender (SS/SG) relationships. This study used the Delphi method to generate consensus on treatment guidelines for using EFT with SS/SG relationships. Forty therapists with clinical expertise in EFT for …
Existential Empathy
Existential empathy is an emerging construct within humanistic and person-centered psychology. It refers to the therapist’s capacity to remain present with a client’s existential concerns, to resonate with these concerns, and to communicate this resonance empathically. Recently, an experiential–existential psychotherapy (EEP) training program was developed to cultivate existential empathy by enhancing therapists’ openness to existential concerns …
Lesbian women and attachment theory
The purpose of this scoping review was to explore the lesbian adult attachment literature. Eight databases were searched yielding 4,827 total articles which were subsequently distilled to 37 articles for full review. Thematic analysis was used to develop themes related to attachment theory and lesbian relationships. Themes included the unique aspects of lesbian attachment relationships, the nuance of avoidant attachment in lesbian relationships, …
Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Psychotherapist (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 works) · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (5 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Marriage and Sexual Relationships (4 works)