Therapeutic alliance and progress in couple therapy: Multiple perspectives

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-65

  Glebova, Tatiana ^a   Bartle Haring, Suzanne ^b   Gangamma, Rashmi ^b   Knerr, Michael ^b   Delaney, Robin Ostrom ^b   Meyer, Kevin ^b   McDowell, Tiffany ^b   Adkins, Katie ^b   Grafsky, Erika ^b  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple therapy; Progress; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650396502     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2010.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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