Publications & written work

Explore a selection of my published work, including academic articles, essays, research and collaborative papers on systemic psychotherapy, mental health and relational practice. 

2025

Further Validation of the Systemic Clinical Outcome Routine Evaluation for Couples (C-SCORE)

Laura Trihy, Peter Stratton, Aideen Kieran, Patricia Starken, Hannah Sherbersky, Melanie Shepherd, Michael Galbraith, Naureen Whittinger, Valeria Pomini, Kunsang Yang Yang, Finiki Nearchou, Alan Carr

Continuing validation for the psychometric properties of C-SCORE in an international community sample of 300 participants.

2025

Family-Centered Care in Psychiatric Residential and Inpatient Treatment for Youth: Three Family Systems Models

Diamond, G., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Quigneaux, S., Sherbersky, H., Devacht, I., Roeske, M.

Family-centered care in psychiatric residential and inpatient treatment for youth: Three family systems models. Family Therapy Magazine, 25(6)

2025

Rutter’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 7th Edition.

Rivett M, Sherbersky H, and Miller R.

In: Thapar A, Pine D S, Cortese S, Creswell C, Ford T J, Leckman J F, and Stringaris A (Eds.) Leading textbook on child and adolescent psychiatry.

2025

Development and preliminary validation of the C-SCORE: A brief scale for use in systemic couple therapy. Journal of Family Therapy, 47, e12485.

Carr A, Kieran A, Sherbersky H, Shepherd M, Galbraith M, Whittinger N et al.

This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of C-SCORE in an international community sample of 300 participants.

2024

Embedding systemic training into a DClinPsy programme: The possibilities and restraints. Clinical Psychology Forum, 1(372):16-21. British Psychological Society.

Butler C, Cove J, Sherbersky H.

Journal article sharing our experience of embedding systemic training in a DClinPsy programme.

2023

‘Treating this place like home’: An exploration of the notions of home within an adolescent inpatient unit with subsequent implications for staff training. Journal of Family Therapy, 45(4), 392–413.

Sherbersky H, Vetere A and Smithson J Thesis.

This qualitative research explored how young people, their families and staff on a United Kingdom (UK) psychiatric adolescent inpatient unit constructed meaning around the notion of home within the unit.

Working systemically within an adolescent inpatient context. Journal of Family Therapy, 45: 387-39

Sherbersky H and Burnham J. Journal article.

Exploring big ideas about psychiatric care for adolescents from around the world.

2022

Action methods in supervision – an integrative practice approach’ in Embodied Approaches to Supervision: The Listening Body.

Sherbersky H and Gill M.

Edited by Butté C and Colbert T. Taylor & Francis. Educational textbook.

2015

‘Integrating creative approaches within family therapy supervision’, Creative Supervision Across Modalities: Theory and Applications for Therapists, Counsellors and Other Helping Professionals, Edited by Anna Chesner and Lia Zografou, London, UK, Jessica

Sherbersky H.

Chapter contribution, demonstrating the fluency of creative approaches to supervision, with examples of application within different fields, including dramatherapy, psychodrama, and family therapy.

2016

Family therapy and fundamentalism: One family therapist’s exploration of ethics and collaboration with religious fundamentalist families. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 21(3):381-396. SAGE Publications.

Sherbersky H.

This article explores whether the dualist position within some religious movements set against a more secular psychotherapeutic and psychiatric cultural milieu can invite a fundamentalised response from clinicians.

2018

A unique regional family interventions training programme. The Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 13(5):273-282. Emerald.

Burbach F R, Sherbersky H, Whitlock R, Rapsey E H, Wright K A, Handley R V.

Paper describing the University of Exeter Family Interventions (FIs) training programme for the South West region.

2019

Rivett, Mark, Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy, 2520-2522. Springer Nature.

Sherbersky H.

Chapter contribution to this authoritative reference which covers major concepts, theories, models, approaches, intervention strategies, and prominent contributors associated with couple and family therapy

2012

Behavioural and empathic elements of systemic couple therapy: the Exeter Model and a case study of depression. Journal of Family Therapy, 34(3):271-283. Wiley.

Reibstein J, Sherbersky H.

Reporting upon, and illustrating through a case study, the Exeter Model for couples therapy.

2013

Rediscovering Spontaneity. Context, 34-38. The magazine of the Association of Family Therapy

Sherbersky H, Gill M.

Journal article inviting the reader to think about the notion of therapeutic spontaneity in their systemic clinical practice.

2019

Rivett, Mark, Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy, 2520-2522. Springer Nature.

Sherbersky H.

Chapter contribution to this authoritative reference which covers major concepts, theories, models, approaches, intervention strategies, and prominent contributors associated with couple and family therapy

2021

Manualising the Exeter Model: Couple Therapy for Depression – A Behavioural-Systemic Approach.

Reibstein J, Sherbersky H.

Chapter within: Mariotti M, Saba G, Stratton P (Eds.) Handbook of Systemic Approaches to Psychotherapy Manuals. European Family Therapy Association Series, 123-139. Springer Nature.

2016

Family therapy and fundamentalism: One family therapist’s exploration of ethics and collaboration with religious fundamentalist families. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 21(3):381-396. SAGE Publications.

Sherbersky H.

This article explores whether the dualist position within some religious movements set against a more secular psychotherapeutic and psychiatric cultural milieu can invite a fundamentalised response from clinicians.

2018

Home for lost dummies. Psychotherapy Section Review, 1(62):17-24. British Psychological Society.

Sherbersky H.

Journal article exploring complex family therapy from the point of view of one 14 year old patient.

Working systemically within an adolescent inpatient context. Journal of Family Therapy, 45: 387-39

Sherbersky H and Burnham J. Journal article.

Exploring big ideas about psychiatric care for adolescents from around the world.

2023

‘Treating this place like home’: An exploration of the notions of home within an adolescent inpatient unit with subsequent implications for staff training. Journal of Family Therapy, 45(4), 392–413.

Sherbersky H, Vetere A and Smithson J Thesis.

This qualitative research explored how young people, their families and staff on a United Kingdom (UK) psychiatric adolescent inpatient unit constructed meaning around the notion of home within the unit.

2015

‘Integrating creative approaches within family therapy supervision’, Creative Supervision Across Modalities: Theory and Applications for Therapists, Counsellors and Other Helping Professionals, Edited by Anna Chesner and Lia Zografou, London, UK, Jessica

Sherbersky H.

Chapter contribution, demonstrating the fluency of creative approaches to supervision, with examples of application within different fields, including dramatherapy, psychodrama, and family therapy.

2020

Creative action techniques in supervision. IFTA Special Edition. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 31(3-4):79-95.

Sherbersky H and Gill M.

Journal article providing a description of an integrative model of systemic and psychodramatic supervision practice; conceptualizing and illustrating the clinical use of time, space, and action within supervision.

2021

Student and supervisor experiences of the Systemic Practice Scale (SPS): a discourse analysis. Journal of Family Therapy, 43(4):793-818. Wiley.

Parker C, Smithson J, Limond J, Sherbersky H, Butler C.

Journal article reviewing the impact of competence measures in psychotherapy, particularly in the context of systemic practice.

2021

The journey towards digital systemic competence: Thoughts on training, supervision and competence evaluation. Journal of Family Therapy, 43(2):351-371. Wiley.

Sherbersky H, Ziminski J and Pote H.

Journal article discussing how digital practices might reshape our systemic training, supervision and competence evaluation, considering issues for student and trainer as they move to digital delivery of training and supervision.

2018

A unique regional family interventions training programme. The Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 13(5):273-282. Emerald.

Burbach F R, Sherbersky H, Whitlock R, Rapsey E H, Wright K A, Handley R V.

Paper describing the University of Exeter Family Interventions (FIs) training programme for the South West region.

2021

Student and supervisor experiences of the Systemic Practice Scale (SPS): a discourse analysis. Journal of Family Therapy, 43(4):793-818. Wiley.

Parker C, Smithson J, Limond J, Sherbersky H, Butler C.

Journal article reviewing the impact of competence measures in psychotherapy, particularly in the context of systemic practice.

2021

The journey towards digital systemic competence: Thoughts on training, supervision and competence evaluation. Journal of Family Therapy, 43(2):351-371. Wiley.

Sherbersky H, Ziminski J and Pote H.

Journal article discussing how digital practices might reshape our systemic training, supervision and competence evaluation, considering issues for student and trainer as they move to digital delivery of training and supervision.

2021

Manualising the Exeter Model: Couple Therapy for Depression – A Behavioural-Systemic Approach.

Reibstein J, Sherbersky H.

Chapter within: Mariotti M, Saba G, Stratton P (Eds.) Handbook of Systemic Approaches to Psychotherapy Manuals. European Family Therapy Association Series, 123-139. Springer Nature.

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