I am seeing ML at Anka Behavioral Health Incorporation. This organization has multiple sites. I am seeing ML at the Hope Concord site, which is the federal probation location. The clients that are seen are on parole and probation. They may be on pre-trial supervision or post-sentencing. ML is a 41-year-old Latino male. He identifies as religious (Mormon). He is married with three children, ages 22, 19, and 10, and he has one grandchild. He owns a construction company. Based on information provided by U.S. District Courts (USDC), ML has been on Pretrial supervision since 2016. ML is the sole defendant charged in an Indictment of Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
Psychosocial History
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It appears that ML’s core issues that he struggles are poor boundaries, communication skills, and coping when he feels overwhelmed. The client extensive symptoms reinforce the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), in which it appears that these symptoms are occurring due to various personal experiences that stem from his legal situation. ML is dealing with issues within his unknown sentencing, marriage, new family dynamic, death of a sibling, and anxiety as a results of his situation. The idea is to is to identify the central issues that the client has to deal with, which are the automatic thoughts since his legal situation. For example, client deals with automatic thoughts as he tends to have negative thoughts that …show more content…
But now me and my kids are like, arguing.
Therapist: Arguing? Tell me more.
ML: Like you know how I told you how I wanted my son to take over my business while I’m gone?
Therapist: Yes
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ML: Well, he is getting more like he doesn’t want to do it, and then my daughter is starting to not listen to me and it is making it hard on me.
Therapist: Okay, and have you spoken to your wife about it
ML: Yes, so this is how it goes, when I tell my daughter to do something, my wife is on her side instead being on my side.
Therapist: Go on.
ML: For example, the other day, I go into my daughter room and try to have a conversation with her, she sits there and not respond to me as she plays with her iPhone and ignores me. After that, I took the phone and then I throw it on the bed and she yells and go tell my wife. Then my wife comes to me and start yelling and asking me why I took her phone from
Psychosocial History
Based on information from USDC …show more content…
It appears that ML’s core issues that he struggles are poor boundaries, communication skills, and coping when he feels overwhelmed. The client extensive symptoms reinforce the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), in which it appears that these symptoms are occurring due to various personal experiences that stem from his legal situation. ML is dealing with issues within his unknown sentencing, marriage, new family dynamic, death of a sibling, and anxiety as a results of his situation. The idea is to is to identify the central issues that the client has to deal with, which are the automatic thoughts since his legal situation. For example, client deals with automatic thoughts as he tends to have negative thoughts that …show more content…
But now me and my kids are like, arguing.
Therapist: Arguing? Tell me more.
ML: Like you know how I told you how I wanted my son to take over my business while I’m gone?
Therapist: Yes
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ML: Well, he is getting more like he doesn’t want to do it, and then my daughter is starting to not listen to me and it is making it hard on me.
Therapist: Okay, and have you spoken to your wife about it
ML: Yes, so this is how it goes, when I tell my daughter to do something, my wife is on her side instead being on my side.
Therapist: Go on.
ML: For example, the other day, I go into my daughter room and try to have a conversation with her, she sits there and not respond to me as she plays with her iPhone and ignores me. After that, I took the phone and then I throw it on the bed and she yells and go tell my wife. Then my wife comes to me and start yelling and asking me why I took her phone from