Roger Seeking Therapy Case Studies

Countertransference, which occurs when a therapist transfers emotions to a person in therapy, is often a reaction to transference, a phenomenon in which the person in treatment redirects feelings for others onto the therapist.

\. She moved to the United States with her husband in 2004. She does not want to go back Brazil because of her safety concerns regarding a family dispute. She sought psychotherapy to cope with enduring sadness, insomnia, and explosive anger, which had been increasing in frequency over the course of several months. Currently, she resides with her 9-year-old daughter and her partner. She is troubled by the fact that they are the main target of her explosive anger and she says “I do not want to hurt their emotions.” Felisa felt ashamed of her inability to relate to her daughter and partner in a supportive way. She states that she tries to hold her anger but it gets very frustrating. Her family physician stated in his referral that he was concerned

Mr. Charles reported that he considers his mother to be a support system. Mr. Charles stated that she lives in Tampa, Georgia. Mr. Charles reported that his mother is against consuming marijuana. Mr. Charles stated that his mother does not consuming alcohol or marijuana. Mr. Charles stated that his friends and co-workers use drugs and alcohol. Mr. Charles stated that he is around drugs and alcohol when he is working as a DJ at times. Mr. Charles appears to understand the concept of the treatment program and seems ready and willing to start recovery relating to his mental and physical health, learning to live without substance use/abuse.

A sixteen year old teenager refuses to leave home and the therapist must review the situation from a MRI therapeutic approach. First, the MRI approach would not focus on the problem or how it developed but rather what efforts have the parent made to reach a resolution. MRI stems from the premise that families use practical attempts at resolving their situation but the attempts are ill-advised. MRI’s main focus is aimed at dilemma driven solutions; there is no advantage in long term change or what capacity the problem serves within the family.

It is very important to monitor Mr. Cox’s response to therapy. Parameters that should be examined closely are Mr. Cox’s response to his blood transfusion, his lab values, and his response to iron therapy. Mr. Cox should return to the clinic in one month for follow up lab work, medication compliance, and assessment of current and comorbid diseases.

Person center therapy has many names such as client-centered therapy, person-centered counseling and Rogerian psychotherapy. The theory I chose to write about is called person-centered theory. In this paper I will talk about the strength and weakness of this type of therapy. How is it used in today’s society and how it was used in the past. I will also talk about the developer of Person-center therapy.

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is commonly used to identify, reduce, and prevent abuse and dependence on alcohol and banned drugs ("Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Health Professions Student Training," 2000). This assessment can be broken down simply by: a) conducting a screening where the clinician assesses a patient for risky substance use behaviors using standardized screening tools b) having a brief intervention where the clinician holds a short conversation, then provides feedback and offering advice c) lastly, the clinician can provide a referral to brief therapy or additional treatment for patients in need of the services ("Resource,"2000). Thus, making this a very useful

Solution focused therapy is a form of brief therapy that is a relatively new model of treatment. SFT is client-centered and focuses on the solution to a presenting complaint, rather than focusing on the complaint itself, as seen in most other forms of therapy. The therapist empowers and praises the client as they employ new thinking about their issue(s), and attention is drawn to both the fact that while the problem is pervasive, it is not constant, nor impossible to be free of. The therapist takes the role of a guide and supportive collaborator, and the client dictates what the best possible recourse is necessary to eliminate the issue from the client’s life.

Alfred Alder’s experiences as a child with feelings of inferiority and weak physique drove his theories of organ inferiority and idea that humans strive for superiority (Engler, 2014). Alder met many obstacles in his childhood because of his health including a bone disease called rickets, pneumonia at the age of four, and he was ran over twice (Engler, 2014).. Alder insisted that his childhood was difficult and unhappy considering that his bone disease made him clumsy and awkward (Engler, 2014). Adler’s school teacher suggested he should be taken out of school, but he later became a superior academic (Engler, 2014). In his adulthood he established himself as a practicing neurologist and psychiatrist (Engler, 2014. Examining Adler’s life experiences, one can conclude the basis of his theories, because he excelled in academic world despite his setbacks. His other theories also collaborated with his childhood, which includes position of birth order, family constellation, social interest, goal of superiority, creative self and styles of life.

Bottom-up. As mentioned at the beginning of the paper, the appropriate bottom-up intervention that has potential in treating trauma related symptoms is EMDR. Unlike other psychotherapies, EMDR therapy has continued to grow rapidly because it’s an efficient and effective treatment for PTSD (Leeds, 2016). EMDR appears to be effective in restructuring symptoms of both acute and chronic PTSD (Leeds, 2016). This type of psychotherapy employs techniques that may give the patient more control over the exposure experience and provides techniques to regulate anxiety in the apprehensive circumstance of exposure treatment (Rothbaum, Astin, & Marsteller, 2005).

I agree that one of the most effective ways to treat RAD is through Family therapy and Parenting skills classes. I would think the residential treatment center would have more of an emphases on these two forms of therapy. I do not know this, but one reason I could see them not having Family therapy often may be due to the parents inability to show up for family therapy, or the parents may not be present in the teenagers life. I also wonder if, some parents, do more harm to their teenager when they are around them then good. Often, not always, institutional care, extreme neglect, abuse, or parents with mental illness or drug abuse are risk factors for RAD in children. I imagine it is very difficult for parents of these children to attend family

There are many existing therapeutic interventions and frameworks designed to support children who have been maltreated. I have chosen to examine only five. Regardless of the therapeutic intervention chosen, research suggests that early intervention is critical if neural pathways are to be altered and changed.

MDD is a disorder that affects a significant number of people, and is difficult to treat effectively

Federn (1961) states that individuals separate their internal experience from the external world through psychological boundaries. In addition, these boundaries allow an individual to maintain the distinction between oneself and others (Mahler, Pine, & Bergman, 1975). In the context of therapy boundaries between the therapist and client provide an environment that fosters safety and trust enabling exploration. This dynamic places mental health professionals in a position of power over the client (Simon, 1992). This power differential creates a responsibility for the therapist to create and maintain appropriate, professional boundaries. When speaking about departures from commonly accepted clinical practice it is necessary to distinguish between boundary crossing and boundary violations. Whereas boundary crossing may or may not benefit the client, boundary violations have the potential to seriously harm the client or the therapeutic process (Simon, 1992). It is important to note that either the client or the therapist has the ability to cross or violate boundaries. However, the duty to put the client’s therapeutic care and goals first lay with the clinician alone.

Throughout history there has been much controversy surrounding the topic of human beings sexual orientation. Whether it they are straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered, people like what they like. In some cases, many people believe that they are born with certain urges that attract them to either the same or maybe even the opposite sex. The number one question that has been asked in today’s society is that if using reparative therapy is okay. Although many people believe in using this therapy, they should steer away from practicing it because it is unethical, there is no proven cure, and it often leads to an