Exploring psychotherapy clients' independent strategies for change while in therapy

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 441-453

  MacKrill, Thomas ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Change; Client perspectives; Counselling; Process; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349171626     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880802343837     Document Type: Article

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