Affective constellations for countertransference awareness following a client's suicide attempt

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 352-360

  Cureton, Jenny L ^a   Clemens, Elysia V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

affective constellations; counseling; countertransference; interpersonal; suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930332394     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcad.12033     Document Type: Article

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