A developmental perspective on psychotherapy process, psychotherapists' expertise, and "meaning-making conflict" within therapeutic relationships: A two-part series

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-33

  Basseches, Michael ^a,b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Conflict; Dialectical thinking; Dialectical constructivist; Enactment; Interpretation; Meaning making; Psychotherapists' expertise; Psychotherapy process; Theoretical abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744459363     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02511846     Document Type: Review

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