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The counseling psychology community in Korea is grappling with role, identity, and differentiation issues in the process of legislating counseling psychology licensure. These concerns and challenges are reflected in counseling psychology research. This study analyzed trends in research, examining field identity and challenges, and proposed future directions. We analyzed the overall and yearly trends of the articles in the Korean Journal of Counseling and Psychotherapy from 2015 to 2022, focusing on researcher affiliation, participants, method, and topics. Most researchers were affiliated with domestic universities (88.7%). Adults (47.1%) and college students (24.9%) were common participants. Quantitative methodology (72.2%) and the topic of personality and adaptation (47.3%) were the most prevalent. There were fewer studies on counseling outcomes and processes, while there was an increase in research on diversity since 2019 and on perceptions of counseling services since 2020. We presented implications and suggestions for the diversification of research topics and methods, counselor education and training, and future research directions.
