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When clients (or psychotherapists) say “I don’t know”: unknowledge or uncertainty? Cover

When clients (or psychotherapists) say “I don’t know”: unknowledge or uncertainty?

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2024-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2519-5808 | Journal ISSN: 0170-057X
Language: English, German
Page range: 315 - 334
Published on: Aug 6, 2025
Published by: Society for Gestalt Theory and its Applications (GTA)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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