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An examination of the relationships among clients' affect regulation, in-session emotional processing, the working alliance, and outcome

Jeanne C. Watson University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Evelyn J. McMullen University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Meghan C. Prosser Private practice
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Danielle L Bedard London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Pages 86-96 | Received 24 Aug 2009, Accepted 09 Aug 2010, Published online: 18 Nov 2010

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Shigeru Iwakabe, Kaori Nakamura & Nathan C. Thoma. (2023) Enhancing emotion regulation. Psychotherapy Research 33:7, pages 918-945.
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Ellen Gunst, Mattias Desmet, Jeanne C. Watson, Jochem Willemsen, Tom Loeys & Siebrecht Vanhooren. (2023) Sexual pleasure as forbidden secret: a single-case study into emotion-focused therapy with an emotionally avoidant client who committed sexual offences. Journal of Sexual Aggression 29:1, pages 86-102.
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