Therapists’ use of religious and spiritual interventions in christian counseling: A preliminary report

Counseling and Values

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-119

  Walker, Donald F ^a   Gorsuch, Richard L ^a   Tan, Siang Yang ^a  

^a FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

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EID: 48449103502     PISSN: 01607960     EISSN: 2161007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-007X.2005.tb00257.x     Document Type: Article

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