Therapists’ experiences of relational depth: A qualitative interview study

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-95

  Cooper, Mick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

person centred therapy; presence; qualitative research; Relational depth; therapeutic relationship; therapists' experiences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLIENT CENTERED THERAPY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMERSION; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SATISFACTION;

EID: 38849191866     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690500211130     Document Type: Article

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