Taking relationship seriously in psychotherapy: Radical relationality

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  Slife, Brent D ^a   Wiggins, Bradford J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Philosophy; Relationship; Therapeutic alliance; Therapeutic relationship; Therapeutic theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149462081     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-008-9100-6     Document Type: Article

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