Abstract

This collection contains the plain text transcripts of therapy sessions. These transcripts are sourced from Alexander Street Press' Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts: Volume II. The collection features a diverse set of clients, a wide range of presenting issues, and multiple therapeutic approaches. Content was recorded in 2012 or later, and the transcripts were generally released between 2013 and 2015. The collection adheres to the American Psychological Association's Ethics Guidelines for use and anonymity.

Usage

For a complete list of transcripts, please see CTRN Metadata_QA completed by WS 1.6.21.xlsx (under Supporting files).

This deposit is Stanford Libraries’ local copy of Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts: Volume II, which may be used for data mining. If your research requires you to read the text to understand or analyze it, you may use the corresponding ProQuest database, available under Links.

Abstract

This collection contains plain text transcripts of therapy sessions, associated reference works and published narratives, memoirs, and other client narratives. Documents are sourced from Alexander Street Press' Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts: Volume I - Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works. The transcripts of therapy and counseling sessions illustrate a range of therapeutic techniques and practices. The pairing of these transcripts with associated reference works and published narratives, memoirs, and other client narratives enhances the collection's ability to provide insight into the experience of those undergoing therapy and living with mental illness. The dataset contains more than 2,000 session transcripts, 44,000 pages of client narratives, and 25,000 pages of secondary reference material.

Usage

For a complete list of materials, please see PSYC ESR with texts_QA completed by WS 1.7.21.xlsx (under Supporting files).

Under the **Files **tab:

• **Books/ **contains the plain text of books.

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• Transcripts/ contains the plain text of therapy transcripts.

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• **Raw Files/ **contains, where available, the original, scanned copies of books or therapy transcripts, usually as a pdf or series of jpgs.

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Under the **Tables **tab:

• Filter files by relevant features (e.g. School_of_Therapy, Symptoms) in the **Publication Metadata **table.
• Join the **Publication Metadata **extraction with the file indices to select files for export and analysis.

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