Counsellors' perspectives on self-harm and the role of the therapeutic relationship for working with clients who self-harm

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 192-200

  Long, Maggie ^a   Jenkins, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counsellor perspective; Self harm; Self injury; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956032660     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140903474293     Document Type: Article

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