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Client-Led Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Narratives about Helping Athletes

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Client-Led Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Narratives about Helping Athletes. / Tod, David; McEwan, Hayley; Cronin, Colum et al.
In: The Sport Psychologist, Vol. 37, No. 4, 01.12.2023, p. 287–296.

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Tod, D, McEwan, H, Cronin, C & Lafferty, M 2023, 'Client-Led Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Narratives about Helping Athletes', The Sport Psychologist, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 287–296. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2023-0070

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Tod, D., McEwan, H., Cronin, C., & Lafferty, M. (2023). Client-Led Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Narratives about Helping Athletes. The Sport Psychologist, 37(4), 287–296. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2023-0070

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Tod D, McEwan H, Cronin C, Lafferty M. Client-Led Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Narratives about Helping Athletes. The Sport Psychologist. 2023 Dec 1;37(4):287–296. Epub 2023 Oct 6. doi: 10.1123/tsp.2023-0070

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Tod, David ; McEwan, Hayley ; Cronin, Colum et al. / Client-Led Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Narratives about Helping Athletes. In: The Sport Psychologist. 2023 ; Vol. 37, No. 4. pp. 287–296.

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