Working Relationally with Adolescents Who Have Experienced Complex Interpersonal Trauma: an Interpretative

Nicola Amari1, Adam Mahoney2

  • 1Department of Psychology, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.

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