Biological Family Therapy Case Study

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When the therapist met the client at home for individual therapy, the client greeted the therapist and she was feeling sad because she had bad time with her biological mother as client reported that they had as a family small party at the biological family's house and client's mother had a fight with her. Client reported that her biological mother started to drink alcohol a lot and when the biological mother finished the first bottle of Vodka, she asked for the second one. When the client asked the biological mother to stop drinking, biological mother started to shout and cry. Client reported that mother likes to play the victim role. Client described her reaction to her biological mother's shouting as she freezes, client reported that she

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