Adding silence to stories: Narrative therapy and contemplation

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 211-221

  Gregg Blanton, P ^a  

^a MONTREAT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contemplation; Narrative therapy; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448937281     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-007-9047-x     Document Type: Article

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