Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Case Study

Client is a 32 year old single Hispanic woman referred by an outpatient therapy clinic where she was seeing a therapist before moving. Client reports current symptoms of feeling sad, hopeless about the future, decrease interest in activities, trouble sleeping, feeling fearful, difficulties at home/socially, inability to accomplish tasks and she lacks supports. Client is depressed and anxious as evidenced by her inability to sleep, feeling sad, decreased interest which is affecting her relationships and ability to work. Client reports feeling depressed for as long as she can remember. She reports that she is able to gather enough strength in the morning to get the kids fed and off to school and then again for two hours when they get home in the afternoon, when they work on homework and eat dinner. The rest of the time the client reports staying in bed or lying on the couch. Client reports she is …show more content…
F43.10 PTSD

Intervention Approaches Modalities to be used in therapy will include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) together with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Client has expressed negative thoughts about herself that can be challenged with CBT and a simple thought record will be presented to the client as the therapeutic alliance has been formed. Client has been using a DBT skill, mindfulness while walking. Interpersonal effectiveness skills as well as emotion regulations skills will be taught to the client to repair relationships and increase her ability to regulate/control her emotions. Another modality option is EMDR, which stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. EMDR utilizes bilateral stimulation by engaging a client in left to right eye movements while focusing on a disturbing memory. EMDR has been proven to be effective for clients who have experienced trauma. (SITE)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy