Existential sex therapy

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-47

  Barker, Meg ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical psychology; Diagnosis; Existential therapy; Individual therapy; Sexual psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251569946     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681991003685879     Document Type: Article

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