Differentiating life goals and therapeutic goals: Expanding our understanding of the working alliance

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-39

  Mackrill, Thomas ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross contextual; Everyday life; Goal; Psychotherapy; Task; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650576198     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2010.531382     Document Type: Article

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