Understanding the online therapeutic alliance through the eyes of adolescent service users

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-43

  Hanley, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grounded Theory; Online counselling; online methods; therapeutic alliance; user consultation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858661734     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733145.2011.560273     Document Type: Article

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