The Secure-Base Hypothesis: Global Attachment, Attachment to Counselor, and Session Exploration in Psychotherapy

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 495-504

  Romano, Vera ^a   Fitzpatrick, Marilyn ^a   Janzen, Jennifer ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

attachment orientation; attachment to counselor; exploration; psychotherapy process; session depth

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349137706     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013721     Document Type: Article

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