Personal therapy for psychotherapists: The impact on therapeutic practice. A qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis

Psychodynamic Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-294

  Rake, Caroline ^a   Paley, Graham ^b  

^a SOUTH WEST YORKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Therapy Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IPA; Personal therapy; Psychotherapy; Qualitative; Therapeutic practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449567763     PISSN: 14753634     EISSN: 14753626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14753630903024481     Document Type: Article

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