Therapist Use of Client Strengths: A Qualitative Study of Positive Processes Ψ

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 392-427

  Scheel, Michael J ^a   Davis, Chelsi Klentz ^a   Henderson, Justin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

positive psychotherapy process; strength amplification; strength oriented psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874838663     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000012439427     Document Type: Article

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