Psychotherapists Assumptions Towards Their Clients: A Phenomenological Study

Running head: Phenomenological Assumptions Phenomenological Assumptions and Knowledge Dissemination within Organizational Studies

1 We are indebted to Cailin B. Hammer for taking on the labor intensive and painstakingly detailed tasks of gathering all of the articles reviewed here, creating matrices for coding, conducting the citation count, and keeping the entire project organized. We could not have carried out this research without her able assistance. We would also like to thank Don Conlon, Deepak Malhotra and all of t...

Impressions of Psychotherapists’ Offices: Do Therapists and Clients Agree?

Do therapists and potential clients similarly evaluate offices of practicing clinicians? Furnishings in a therapist’s office can create a welcoming environment, yet little research examines perceptions of such furnishings, leading to the focus of this research. In a previous study with 30 color photographs of psychotherapists’ offices, students favored clinical settings that were soft, personal...

Towards Spirituality After Coronary Artery bypass grafting: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

Abstract Background and Objectives: Patients are oriented towards spirituality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The aim of this study was to explore the patients’ spiritual experiences after CABG. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using hermeneutic phenomenology. 11 participants (7 males and 4 females) were interviewed in Tehran Heart Center Hospital in 2013...

Dangerous Clients: A Phenomenological Solution to Bureaucratic Oppression

Psychotherapists' sexual relationships with their patients.

Sexual contact between psychotherapists and their patients is currently one of the leading causes of malpractice claims against psychotherapists. Some courts have recognized the devastating emotional harm that patients suffer as a result of psychotherapist-patient sex and have expanded the remedies available to these patients; a few state legislatures have enacted statutes that impose civil or ...