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Professor Ladislav Timulak

Director, Doctorate of Counselling Psych (Psychology)
ARAS AN PHIARSAIGH
      
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Professor Ladislav Timulak

Director, Doctorate of Counselling Psych (Psychology)
ARAS AN PHIARSAIGH

 timulakl@tcd.ie

 3531896 1489


Ladislav Timulak, PhD is Professor in Counselling Psychology at Trinity College Dublin. He is Course Director of the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. Ladislav (or short Laco; read Latso) is involved in the training of counselling psychologists. His main research interest is psychotherapy research, particularly the development of emotion focused therapy as well as online mental health interventions. He has written (or co-written) 10 books, over 100 peer reviewed papers and chapters in both his native language, Slovak, and in English. His most recent books include Transforming Emotional Pain in Psychotherapy: An Emotion‐Focused Approach (Routledge, 2015) and Transforming Generalized Anxiety: An Emotion-Focused Approach (Routledge, 2017)(with James McElvaney; 2018), and Essentials of Descriptive-Interpretive Qualitative Research: (with co-author Robert Elliott) and Transdiagnostic Emotion-Focused Therapy (with co-author Daragh Keogh) published by the American Psychological Association (2021). His latest books include Essentials of Qualitative Meta-Analysis (with Mary Creaner; American Psychological Association) and Transforming Emotional Pain: An Emotion-Focused Workbook (with several co-authors; Routledge). He provides trainings for clinicians using the approach presented in his books internationally. He directs Emotion-Focused Therapy Research Group and co-directs an E-Mental Health Research group.He previously co-edited Counselling Psychology Quarterly. He serves on various editorial boards and provides expert reviews of academic papers and research grants internationally.
  Alcoholism Treatment   Behavioral Therapy   Drug Abuse Treatment   Emotional, behavioural and cognitive disorders   Emotional/Mental Health   Health, Clinical and Counselling   Mental Disorders   Mental Health Services   Psychosocial Therapy   psychotherapy research, evidence-based psychotherapy   Relaxation Techniques
Project Title
 The Training and Treatment Integration Research for Virtue and Flourishing in Mental Healthcare
From
1.9.2025
To
31.8.2028
Summary
2025-2028 The Training and Treatment Integration Research for Virtue and Flourishing in Mental Healthcare: A Team Science Project 5.2 million USD John Templeton Foundation. The role: Collaborator (the PI Prof. Steven Sandage Boston University)
Funding Agency
John Tempelton Foundation
Project Title
 A qualitative study of dropout from an internet-delivered CBT
From
2018
To
2019
Summary
A qualitative study of dropout from an internet-delivered CBT intervention for adults with symptoms of depression and anxiety (in support of Kate Lawlor)
Funding Agency
Irish Research Council
Project Title
  Implementation of internet-delivered psychological interventions.
From
2018
To
2021
Summary
Irish Research Council Employment-based Scholarship (in support of Daniel Duffy)
Funding Agency
Irish Research Council
Project Title
 Empowering Emotion-Focused Therapy practice in Europe Erasmus+
From
1.11.2020
To
31.12.2024
Summary
Empowering Emotion-Focused Therapy practice in Europe Erasmus+ € 250025 (Role: Co-Applicant)
Funding Agency
European Commission
Programme
Erasmus+
Project Title
 Effectiveness of an internet-based transdiagnostic programme for the treatment of emotional disorders
From
2020
To
2022
Summary
Effectiveness of an internet-based transdiagnostic programme for the treatment of emotional disorders in a primary care setting: a randomised controlled trial (in support of Vicente Alberto Gonzales-Robles)
Funding Agency
Irish Research Council

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President, International Society for Psychotherapy Research 2026
A member of the CORU council (The Health and Social Care Professionals Council) since 2024
A member of the CORU's Psychology Registration Board (the Health and Social Care Processions regulator) since 2023
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Counselling Psychology Quarterly since 2013
member of editorial board Journal of Counseling Psychology since 2016
member of editorial board Journal of Psychotherapy Integration since 2017
A member of Editorial Board of the journal Psychotherapy Research since 2013
member of Editorial Board of the journal Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 2009
Member of International advisory board of Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies. 2002-Present
Programme External Examiner - Doctorate in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology University of Surrey, UK 2014-2017
A member of International Advisory Editorial Board of the journal Psychoterapie
External Examiner of Theses: City University London, UK; University of West England, Bristol, UK; Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK; University of Abertay, Dundee, UK; Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa; London Metropolitan University, UK; University of Surrey, UK; Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Comillas University Madrid; Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; University of Minho, Braga, Portuga; lPalacky University Olomouc. Czech republic
Psychological Society of Ireland, past council member, honorary secretary 2006-2010
Division of Counselling Psychology, Psychological Society of Ireland, past committee member
peer reviewed for: Nature; Lancet Psychiatry; Lancet Public Health; The New England Journal of Medicine; JAMA Psychiatry; JAMA Network Open; American Psychologist; BMC Psychiatry; npj Digital Medicine; BMJ Open, British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Canadian Psychology, Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice; Journal of Counseling Psychology; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Clinical Psychology Review; Psychoterapie; Counselling Psychology Quarterly; Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies; Counselling and Psychotherapy Research; Psychotherapy Research; European Journal of Counselling Psychology; Internet Interventions; Journal of Psychotherapy Integration; Journal of Affective Disorders; Psychology and Psychotherapy; Frontiers in Psychology; European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling; Social Behavior and Personality; Child & Youth Services.
Psychological Society of Ireland - Board of Professional Conduct member 2008-2009
Psychological Society of Ireland Quality Assurance Group reviewing postgraduate training guidelines 2007 - 2008
Psychological Society of Ireland Quality Assurance Group reviewing postgraduate training guidelines in counselling psychology (since ) 2007 - 2008
A member of the Psychological Society of Ireland accreditation panel University College Cork MSc in Counselling Psychology. September 2007
A programme re-approval Doctorate in Counselling Psychology Glasgow Caledonian University, UK (November 2018) 2018
Psychological Society of Ireland - Foreign Qualifications Expert Validation Committee (assessing foreign qualification for the Department of Health) 2008-2017
Chair of Commission (Humanistic Psychotherapies) for registration in The Register of Psychotherapists of Slovak Psychotherapeutic Society. 2004-2005
Chair of Division of Counseling Psychology of Slovak Chamber of Psychologists 2004-2005
Member of the committee of Slovak Psychotherapy Society since 2006
A member of the External Evaluation Committee (EEC)of the Cyprus Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education 2019
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
Czech Fluent Medium Medium
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
French Fluent Basic Medium
Russian Basic Basic Basic
Slovak Fluent Fluent Fluent
Details Date From Date To
The International Society for Psychotherapy Research 2003 present
The International Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration
Slovak Psychotherapy Society
the Slovak Chamber of Psychologists 1999
Psychological Society of Ireland 2005
Gamoneda, J., R. Jódar, and L. Timulak., Emotion-focused therapy's empty-chair task for complicated grief: How to make it work, Counselling and Psychotherapy Research,, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Gamoneda, J., Jódar, R., Ruiz-Lozón, T., Faiyad, D., Mármol-Barreiro, J. and Timulak, L., Not all grief is the same: Presentations of grieving clients attending emotion-focused therapy., Counselling and Psychotherapy research, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Gamoneda, J., Jódar, R., Faiyad, D., & Timulak, L., Emotion-Focused Therapy for Prolonged Grief: A Clinical Approach., Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Notaerts, L., Meganck, R., & Timulak, L., Dropping out of therapy in context of an RCT: a qualitative analysis., Psychotherapy Research, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Wang, Y., Douris, C., &Timulak, L., Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy for Self-Criticism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Mikoška, P., ". Pilárik, L. Novák, Ladmanová, Bok. T, Fulep, M, & Timulak, L., Efficacy of transdiagnostic emotion-focused therapy in the treatment of depression and anxiety symptoms: A quasi-experimental study., Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Timulak, L., Griffin, L., Healy, P., O"Brien, S., Rice, C., Ke, Q., Kearney, A., Byrne, G., Connon, G., Ruane, S., Kinsella, D., Meaney, L., O"Kelly, C, McKenna, C., Richards, D., Martin, E., Enrique Roig, A., Harty, S., Timulakova, N., Eustis, E. H., Barlow, D.H., & Farchione, T. J., Effectiveness of the internet-based unified protocol transdiagnostic intervention for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and related disorders in a routine primary care setting in Ireland: a pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial., Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Emotion-focused therapy. in, editor(s)D. G. Friedman-Wheeler & A. Wenzel , The Sage Encyclopedia of Mood and Anxiety Disorders (Vol. 3,, 2025, [Timulak, L. & Keogh, D.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  DOI
Duffy, D., Richards, D., Hisler, G., Timulak, L., Implementing internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for depression and anxiety in adults: Systematic review., Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Paiva, A., Monteiro, M., Gomes, M., Timulak, L., & Salgado, J., Empty-Chair Task for interpersonal emotional injury: pilot safety study of a brief online group intervention., Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies, 2025, p1-19 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Timuľák, l., Sympózium o profesionálnej etike pre psychológov, Psychofórum, 1, (2005), 2005, Journal Article, IN_PRESS
Timuľák, L., Potreba koncepcie (aplikačných oblastí) poradenskej psychológie, Psychofórum, 2, (2004), 2004, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Timuľák, L., Empiricky podlo ené psychologické intervencie, Psychofórum, 2, (2004), 2004, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Timuľák, L., Internetovské stránky s tematikou psychoterapie vo svete, Psychofórum, 1, (2004), 2004, p51 - 52, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Timuľák, L., Pár poznámok k boloňskému modelu a k profilu absolventov túdia psychológie, Psychofórum, 1, (2004), 2004, p27 - 28, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Timuľák L., Review of Doing counselling research, by J. McLeod , Československá Psychologie, 2004, Review, PUBLISHED
Timuľák, L., Recenzia na knihu L. Benjaminová: Interpersonal diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders, Československá Psychologie, 2004, Review, PUBLISHED
Existenciálne stretnutie v psychoterapii [Existential encounter in psychotherapy] in, Výzvy pre psychológiu tretieho tisícročia: Perspektívy z pohľadu logoterapie. Zborník z konferencie, Trnava: Trnavská univerzita, 2003, [Timuľák, L.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Timuľák, L., Výročná konferencia Spoločnosti pre výskum psychoterapie, Česká a Slovenská psychiatrie, 99, 2003, p459 - 460, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Timulák, L., Review of Ovlivòování a autonomie v psychoanalýze, by S. A. Mitchell , Psychofórum, 2, (2003), 2003, Review, PUBLISHED

  


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Award Date
President the Society for Psychotherapy Research 2026
The 4th most downloaded paper paper of all APA papers of 2022 published by the American Psychological Association. The APA has 89 journals that in 2022 published more than 5,500 articles. Timulak, L., Keogh, D., ..., & Mahon, S. (2022). A comparison of emotion-focused therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: Results of a feasibility randomized controlled trial. Psychotherapy, 59(1), 84"95. 2023
Fulbright Scholar, USA. 2001/2002
European Association of Counselling Psychology - Award for contribution to the development of Counselling Psychology in Europe. 2014
Scholarship Flemish Community, Belgium. 1997/1998
the Most Valuable Paper Published in 2023 in Psychotherapy (an APA journal). O'Malley, R., Glenny, R., Poppleton, S., & Timulak, L. (2023). A qualitative meta-analysis exploring client-reported outcomes of couple therapy. Psychotherapy, 60(4), 417"430. 2024
The winning paper Psyche Award (the best papers in the field of psychotherapy) Most Valuable Paper on Clinical Supervision (Chircop Coleiro, A., Creaner, M., & Timulak, L. (2023). The good, the bad, and the less than ideal in clinical supervision: a qualitative meta-analysis of supervisee experiences, Counselling Psychology Quarterly 2024
A nominated paper for Psyche Award (the best papers in the field of psychotherapy) " category Scholarly Articles with Broad Appeal (Ladmanová, M., "ihá"ek, T., & Timulak, L. (2022). Client-identified impacts of helpful and hindering events in psychotherapy: A qualitative meta-analysis. Psychotherapy Research, 32(6), 723-735. 2023