Revealing underlying vulnerable emotion in couple therapy: Impact on session and final outcome

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-319

  Mckinnon, Jacqueline M ^a   Greenberg, Leslie S ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Couple therapy; Emotion; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880420207     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.12015     Document Type: Article

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