Becoming Research Confident: A Therapist’s Path to Level 7

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Becoming Research Confident: A Therapist’s Path to Level 7
Tutor: Uruj Anjum

In this workshop, Uruj Anjum invites therapists to think about research in a way that feels more human, accessible and rooted in clinical practice.

Rather than presenting research as something distant or purely academic, Uruj begins with the idea that research often starts in the therapy room. Therapists are already noticing patterns, asking why certain dynamics emerge, wondering what helps clients, and making meaning from what unfolds in the work. In this sense, research is framed as structured curiosity.

The session gently demystifies different types of research, including quantitative research, qualitative research, systematic reviews, mixed methods, case studies, practice-based research and clinical trials. Uruj offers simple explanations of what these approaches involve, and how some may feel closer to the way therapists already think and work.

A key focus of the workshop is helping therapists reflect on their own relationship with research. Uruj explores how words like “research” can bring up curiosity, doubt, avoidance, perfectionism, fear of getting it wrong, or memories of earlier academic experiences. She also looks at what Level 7 study involves, including critical thinking, engaging with literature, developing an independent research project, and integrating reflection with academic thinking.

The workshop includes a reflective exercise and breakout discussion to help participants identify areas of clinical curiosity. Uruj encourages therapists to notice the questions that already live in their practice, and to begin imagining how those questions might be shaped into research.

Uruj also shares her own research journey, from working as an NHS research genetic counsellor across multiple studies, through to her current systematic review exploring the intergenerational psychological effects of having a parent with Huntington’s disease.

This recording is suitable for therapists and counsellors who feel curious about research, interested in Level 7 training, or unsure whether they are “academic enough” to take the next step.

Key clinical themes

• Research as structured curiosity
• Recognising the research skills already present in therapy practice
• Understanding different types of research in simple terms
• Exploring the difference between literature reviews and systematic reviews
• Reflecting on fear, doubt, confidence and avoidance around research
• Understanding what Level 7 study involves
• Moving from clinical curiosity to research question
• Bridging therapeutic identity and research thinking
• Using systematic review to gather and make sense of existing knowledge
• Seeing research as human, relational and connected to practice

This workshop offers a gentle and encouraging introduction for therapists who want to become more research-confident and begin imagining a pathway toward Level 7 study.

PLEASE NOTE: The time of the recording has been adapted from a live session and includes time for reflection