The thesis presents the findings of practice-led research arising from the development of a self-help toolkit. The toolkit comprises a hybrid of person-centred therapy (PCT) and visual journaling, and is aimed at individuals suffering from prolonged grief disorder (PGD) resulting from the loss of the loved one (WHO, 2015; APA, 2013). PCT is renowned for providing an affectionate facilitation to develop a therapeutic relationship between counsellors/therapists and clients/patients (Rogers, 1957; 1965; BAPCA, 2018), while visual journaling is a current self-help approach that uses images and, occasionally, words to record an individual’s emotions and daily life experiences for self-expression, self-discovery and self-reflection (Capacchione, 1977, 2015; Ganim & Fox, 1999; Hieb, 2005). The central research question driving this project concerned bringing together those two different methods: How is it possible to bridge the core concerns of PCT and visual journaling to develop a product.....

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The thesis presents the findings of practice-led research arising from the development of a self-help toolkit. The toolkit comprises a hybrid of person-centred therapy (PCT) and visual journaling, and is aimed at individuals suffering from prolonged grief disorder (PGD) resulting from the loss of the loved one (WHO, 2015; APA, 2013). PCT is renowned for providing an affectionate facilitation to develop a therapeutic relationship between counsellors/therapists and clients/patients (Rogers, 1957; 1965; BAPCA, 2018), while visual journaling is a current self-help approach that uses images and, occasionally, words to record an individual’s emotions and daily life experiences for self-expression, self-discovery and self-reflection (Capacchione, 1977, 2015; Ganim & Fox, 1999; Hieb, 2005). The central research question driving this project concerned bringing together those two different methods: How is it possible to bridge the core concerns of PCT and visual journaling to develop a product.....

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