Conversation analysis of the two-chair self-soothing task in emotion-focused therapy

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 738-751

  Sutherland, Olga ^a   Peräkylä, Anssi ^b   Elliott, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conversation analysis; emotion focused therapy; self compassion; self kindness; self soothing; two chair intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908480098     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2014.885146     Document Type: Article

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