Counsellor behaviours that predict therapeutic alliance: From the client's perspective

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-110

  Duff, Carlton T ^a   Bedi, Robinder P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Client's perspective; Counsellor behaviour; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950939791     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515071003688165     Document Type: Article

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