'If that's what I need, it could be what someone else needs.' Exploring the role of attachment and reflective function in counselling psychologists' accounts of how they use personal therapy in clinical practice: A mixed methods study

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 459-481

  Rizq, Rosemary ^a   Target, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counselling psychology; IPA; Mixed methods; Personal therapy; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956956875     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2010.503699     Document Type: Article

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