Therapist and client perceptions of therapeutic presence: The development of a measure

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 599-610

  Geller, Shari Melissa ^a   Greenberg, Leslie S ^a   Watson, Jeanne Cherry ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Experiential existential humanistic psychotherapy; Process research; Psychotherapist training supervision development; Test development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956800446     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2010.495957     Document Type: Article

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