Influence of therapist behaviors on therapeutic alliance

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 381-390

  Werner Wilson, Ronald Jay ^a   Michaels, Marcia L ^b   Thomas, Sarah Gellhaus ^a   Thiesen, Angela M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Hum Devmt and Fam Studs ^*

Author keywords

Family therapy; Theoretical orientation; Therapeutic alliance; Therapy process

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043155659     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027356602191     Document Type: Article

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