'The power of being seen': An interpretative phenomenological analysis of how experienced counselling psychologists describe the meaning and significance of personal therapy in clinical practice

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-153

  Rizq, Rosemary ^a   Target, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Counselling; Personal therapy; Psychology; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549124964     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880801926418     Document Type: Article

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