Moderating Effects of Client Attachment on the Counselor Experience-Working Alliance Relationship

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 274-278

  Kivlighan Jr , Dennis M ^a   Patton, Michael J ^a   Foote, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Family Mental Health Center   (United States)

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EID: 0001372727     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.45.3.274     Document Type: Article

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