Influence of therapist and client behaviors on therapy alliance

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-35

  Thomas, Sarah Elizabeth Gellahus ^a   Werner Wilson, Ronald Jay ^b   Murphy, Megan J ^b  

^a Anatasi Counseling   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple negativity; Family therapy; Gender; Marital therapy; Therapeutic alliance; Therapist activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 15544378672     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-004-1968-z     Document Type: Article

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