Helpful and unhelpful factors associated with secular psychotherapy amongst Christians: a story-stem study

Religion and Spirituality in the Therapy Room: Perspectives From British Psychologists
Hannah Wall, Maxinne C. Panagopoulos and Christopher E. M. Lloyd 2026. Religion and Spirituality in the Therapy Room: Perspectives From British Psychologists. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 26 (3) e70192. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70192

Negotiating Faith in Therapy: A Qualitative Study of Christian Clients in Secular Psychotherapy
Lloyd, C., Reid, G. and Cathcart, J. 2026. Negotiating Faith in Therapy: A Qualitative Study of Christian Clients in Secular Psychotherapy. Pastoral Psychology. 75, pp. 295-315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-025-01292-6

Psychological therapists’ experiences of working with gambling addiction: a reflexive thematic analysis
Camilla Satow and Christopher E.M. Lloyd 2025. Psychological therapists’ experiences of working with gambling addiction: a reflexive thematic analysis. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2025.2599540

Clinging to Certainty: Mental Health Anthropologies and Dualisms in Post-Pandemic Britain
Christopher E.M. Lloyd 2025. Clinging to Certainty: Mental Health Anthropologies and Dualisms in Post-Pandemic Britain. Journal of Disability & Religion. 29 (2), pp. 131-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/23312521.2024.2441429

Accounting for the Demonic: Helpful and Unhelpful Factors Associated with Belief in Demonic Etiologies of Mental Illness Amongst Evangelical Christians
Lloyd, C.E.M., Cathcart, J. and Panagopoulos, M.C. 2025. Accounting for the Demonic: Helpful and Unhelpful Factors Associated with Belief in Demonic Etiologies of Mental Illness Amongst Evangelical Christians. Spirituality in Clinical Practice. 12 (3), pp. 366-384. https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000354

‘Meeting the client where they are rather than where I’m at’: A Qualitative Survey Exploring CBT And Psychodynamic Therapist Perceptions Of Psychotherapy Integration
Kaluzeviciute-Moreton, G. and Lloyd, C.E.M. 2024. ‘Meeting the client where they are rather than where I’m at’: A Qualitative Survey Exploring CBT And Psychodynamic Therapist Perceptions Of Psychotherapy Integration. British Journal of Psychotherapy. 40 (2), pp. 150-174. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjp.12894

The Experiences of Faith and Church Community among Christian Adults with Mental Illness: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
Lloyd, C., Cathcart, J., Panagopoulos, M.C. and Reid, G. 2024. The Experiences of Faith and Church Community among Christian Adults with Mental Illness: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. 16 (4), pp. 352-366. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000511

“Prayer Is Fine, but Don’t Then Quickly Move on, as If You’re Done and Dusted”: How Can the Evangelical Church Better Support Those with Mental Illness?
Lloyd, C. 2024. “Prayer Is Fine, but Don’t Then Quickly Move on, as If You’re Done and Dusted”: How Can the Evangelical Church Better Support Those with Mental Illness? Journal of Disability & Religion. 28 (2), pp. 110-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/23312521.2023.2173712

Narratives of Externality, Oppression, and Agency: Perceptions of the Role of the Demonic in Mental Illness Among Evangelical Christians
Lloyd, C. and Panagopoulos, Maxinne C. 2023. Narratives of Externality, Oppression, and Agency: Perceptions of the Role of the Demonic in Mental Illness Among Evangelical Christians. Pastoral Psychology. 72, p. 501–523. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-023-01079-7

Stories Matter: A Novel Approach to Exploring Perceptions, Discourses, and the Symbolic Social Order in Pastoral Psychology
Lloyd, C. 2023. Stories Matter: A Novel Approach to Exploring Perceptions, Discourses, and the Symbolic Social Order in Pastoral Psychology. Pastoral Psychology. 72, p. 317–336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-023-01056-0

“A gentle balance of pushing, pulling and sitting with”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of psychological therapists’ experiences of working with goals in adult pluralistic private practice
Christopher E.M. Lloyd and Raffaello Antonino 2022. “A gentle balance of pushing, pulling and sitting with”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of psychological therapists’ experiences of working with goals in adult pluralistic private practice. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. 35 (1), pp. 190-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2021.1954881

“It's easy to dismiss it as simply a spiritual problem.” Experiences of mental distress within evangelical Christian communities: A qualitative survey
Lloyd, C. and Hutchinson, J. 2022. “It's easy to dismiss it as simply a spiritual problem.” Experiences of mental distress within evangelical Christian communities: A qualitative survey. Transcultural Psychiatry. 62 (4), pp. 437-449. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634615211065869

Perceived God support as a mediator of the relationship between religiosity and psychological distress
Lloyd, C. and Graham Reid 2022. Perceived God support as a mediator of the relationship between religiosity and psychological distress. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. 25 (7), pp. 696-711. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2022.2116633

‘Mad, bad, or possessed’? Perceptions of Self-Harm and Mental Illness in Evangelical Christian Communities
Lloyd, Christopher and Panagopoulos, Maxinne C. 2022. ‘Mad, bad, or possessed’? Perceptions of Self-Harm and Mental Illness in Evangelical Christian Communities. Pastoral Psychology. 71, p. 291–311. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-022-01005-3

LGBQ adults’ experiences of a CBT wellbeing group for anxiety and depression in an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Service: a qualitative service evaluation
Christopher E. M. Lloyd, Katharine A. Rimes and David G. Hambrook 2021. LGBQ adults’ experiences of a CBT wellbeing group for anxiety and depression in an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Service: a qualitative service evaluation. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. 13, p. E58. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1754470x20000598

Mapping Stories of Cause and Cure Using Story Stem Completion: Mental Distress in the Evangelical Christian Community. A Study Protocol
Lloyd, C. 2021. Mapping Stories of Cause and Cure Using Story Stem Completion: Mental Distress in the Evangelical Christian Community. A Study Protocol. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. 4 (1), pp. 54-61.

A Qualitative Exploration of CBT and Psychodynamic Therapists’ Views, Experiences and Perceptions of Integrating Different Therapeutic Modalities into their Private Practice with Adult Clients: Study Protocol
Kaluzeviciute, G. and Lloyd, C. 2021. A Qualitative Exploration of CBT and Psychodynamic Therapists’ Views, Experiences and Perceptions of Integrating Different Therapeutic Modalities into their Private Practice with Adult Clients: Study Protocol. Journal of Concurrent Disorders.

Contending with Spiritual Reductionism: Demons, Shame, and Dividualising Experiences Among Evangelical Christians with Mental Distress
Lloyd, C. 2021. Contending with Spiritual Reductionism: Demons, Shame, and Dividualising Experiences Among Evangelical Christians with Mental Distress. Journal of Religion and Health. 60, p. 2702–2727. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01268-9

Mental Distress, Stigma and Help-Seeking in the Evangelical Christian Church: Study Protocol
Lloyd, C. and Kotera, Y. 2021. Mental Distress, Stigma and Help-Seeking in the Evangelical Christian Church: Study Protocol. Journal of Concurrent Disorders.

From Whence Cometh My Help? Psychological Distress and Help-Seeking in the Evangelical Christian Church
Lloyd, C., Reid, G. and Kotera, Y. 2021. From Whence Cometh My Help? Psychological Distress and Help-Seeking in the Evangelical Christian Church. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.744432

Joining the dots: Day to day challenges for practitioners in delivering integrated dementia care
Mike Chase, Lloyd, Christopher, Benjamin J. Peters, Elaine Chase and Kellyn Lee 2020. Joining the dots: Day to day challenges for practitioners in delivering integrated dementia care. Health & Social Care in the Community. 29 (4), pp. 1061-1071. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13140

Demon? Disorder? Or none of the above? A survey of the attitudes and experiences of evangelical Christians with mental distress
Lloyd, C. and Robert M. Waller 2020. Demon? Disorder? Or none of the above? A survey of the attitudes and experiences of evangelical Christians with mental distress. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. 23 (8), pp. 657-732. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2019.1675148

Goal measures for psychotherapy: A systematic review of self‐report, idiographic instruments.
Lloyd, Christopher, Charlie Duncan and Mick Cooper 2019. Goal measures for psychotherapy: A systematic review of self‐report, idiographic instruments. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 26 (3). https://doi.org/10.1111/cpsp.12281

Measuring outcomes using goals
Lloyd, C. 2018. Measuring outcomes using goals. in: Working with Goals in Psychotherapy and Counselling Oxford Academic. pp. 111–138

Authenticity, validation and sexualisation on Grindr: an analysis of trans women’s accounts
Lloyd, C. 2017. Authenticity, validation and sexualisation on Grindr: an analysis of trans women’s accounts. Psychology and Sexuality. 8 (1-2), pp. 158-169. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2017.1316769