"We had a constant battle". The role of attachment status in counselling psychologists' experiences of personal therapy: Some results from a mixed-methods study

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 343-369

  Rizqa, Rosemary ^a   Target, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counselling psychology; Mixed methods research; Personal therapy; Psychotherapeutic training; Psychotherapy; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650071830     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2010.534327     Document Type: Article

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