Reflection Of A Case Study In Romantic Relationships

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Client has come to therapy to discuss her current romantic relationship. Her parents love her boyfriend, he has a great job at a young age, looks good on paper, but he is not the man she wants him to be. Client and her current partner are not communicating effectively, or as much as she wants. She says they only talk on the phone once or twice a week due to his heavy workload, working with UCLA athletics. Traveling all over the country doesn’t leave enough time for them to spend together.
Client is worried because she is feeling lonely and wants more communication, but her partner believes they are much closer in their relationship. She believes he has the potential to be the one for her, but there are trust issues since she believes he is still talking to his ex-girlfriend. This mistrust comes from the start of their relationship in that she found he was still in contact with his ex-girlfriend. Client says in the beginning she did some “Investigating” and found it out.
Clients describes his as having a slick mouth and being good with words. In the past he has been able to make her feel as though she was overreacting. This has led her to hold in her feelings instead of expressing them because it will all be turned back to her. Client has tried to break up with her current partner in the past, but says he has a way to make
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If the client reorganizes her self-statements, a corresponding behavior change will occur. Client’s psychological distress stems from disturbances in cognitive processes. Guided discovery, Socratic questioning, and cognitive restructuring will aid the client in revising the facts that both endure and clash with her core

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