Client relationship incidents in early therapy: Doorways to collaborative engagement

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 654-665

  Fitzpatrick, Marilyn R ^a   Janzen, Jennifer ^b   Chamodraka, Martha ^a   Gamberg, Susan ^a   Blake, Emily ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alliance; Client engagement; Client perspective; Critical incident; Involvement; Openness; Positive emotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AFFECT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953142128     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300902878235     Document Type: Article

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