She now weighs half of what she used to and is able to ambulate freely. She has no apparent or acquired developmental disabilities although she reports she was morbidly obese two years ago before she underwent gastric bypass surgery. Suzie was born and raised in Clifton, New Jersey and currently owns a condominium with her husband in Clifton. Suzie has a younger half sister who is now 16 years old. At 17 years her mother remarried and Suzie lived with her mother and stepfather until she was 24 years old when she got married. Her parents divorced when she was four years old. She was raised in an upper middle class family and her current socioeconomic status is middle class. Suzie’s biological parents are still living and are both Jewish as well. She is Jewish although she considers herself not really religious. She currently has no biological children or stepchildren. Suzie is a married, White, 34 year-old female who is working full-time and going to graduate school part-time. The actual session is described and a thorough analysis and evaluation of the session is provided. This post includes background information on the client as well as a critique of the techniques the counselor used. The session was audio taped and a portion of the interview is transcribed. The following is a practice 20-minute counseling session with a client. Counselor: So it sounds like your feeling overwhelmed with all the different roles you are playing.And I got off on the fact that it was from this guy. that act would have been from my husband but it wasn’t. I mean it wasn’t that big of a deal ….the email… whatever but, I’m so flattered that I almost wish that… that random email….
this guy is really like Joe random out of the blue…. But, somebody was obviously paying some kind of attention to me. I felt sort of guilty about feeling excited because I’m like…. what I was like, I was like Wow! I was like really excited! and there is an email from this guy I hooked up with like….17 years ago….something like that. Suzie: So, yesterday I get home after a long day at work and I check my email…. Shelly denies any suicidal and homicidal tendencies but is feeling “guilty” because her ex-fiancé threatened More In fact, she moved back in with her family and they have initiated to move her things out of the apartment for her.
She has a strong support system with her family however, it appears that she extremely dependent on her family. She is currently indebted $30,000.Īs it appears, Shelly is extremely dependent on her relationship emotionally, mentally, and financially. As Shelly described, the ex-fiancé charged her accounts and she is unable to keep up with payments. She also explained that she was experiencing worry about her current financial situation. Shelly did appear to be angry and guarded during the intake session. Shelly was engaged to this man for 2 years of the 4-year relationship and recently found out that he had been unfaithful in the relationship. These symptoms persisted for about two weeks after the break-up and therefore, affecting her sleeping, eating, and work patterns. She was initially experiencing high levels of anxiety, anger, and sadness due to the loss of her 4- year romantic relationship to a man. This is Shelly’s first time to counseling. She came in to counseling casually dressed and her grooming was clean and appropriate. The client who is identified here as Shelly, is a single 26 year old Italian American female.