The therapeutic relationship in action: How therapists and clients co-manage relational disaffiliation

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 327-345

  Muntigl, Peter ^a,b   Horvath, Adam O ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

alliance; conversation analysis; disaffiliation; disalignment; emotion focused therapy; qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84898411999     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2013.807525     Document Type: Article

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