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Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy
An International Journal for Theory, Research and Practice
Volume 5, 2010 - Issue 2
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Theoretical Paper

The body as hypothesis and as question: towards a concept of therapist embodiment

Pages 129-140 | Accepted 18 May 2010, Published online: 22 Sep 2010

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