What’s in a name? Clients’ experiences of single session therapy

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 63-79

  O’Neill, Imogen ^a  

^a Bouverie Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

brief therapy; client outcomes; evaluation; family therapy; single session therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945952535     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.12099     Document Type: Article

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