Sharon Therapy Case Study

The Johnson’s were a couple that had been married for seventeen years. Sharon and Jonathan were both in their late forties when they decided to have children. They were both raised in the southeast to African American families; however, this is where their similarities start to change. Sharon was a quite child who “melted into the background” (pg. 2). Jonathan was the second oldest and came from a large family that was heavily involved with extended family members. Sharon has a more reserved personality and tends to overly talk when feeling anxious or excited. Jonathan experienced a severe spinal injury that ended his football career in college. Sharon and Jonathan seek counseling in hopes of understanding Sharon’s anxiety and their desire to have children. The therapy session that they are attending consists of the therapist working through Sharon’s racing mind and calming that anxiety. This could all be targeted from how Sharon was raised and in turn how she turned out to be an adult. Sharon, was the good girl that did not get into trouble, she obeyed her parents and watched her younger …show more content…
Not only does Sharon have a lot to work on but also to make sure Jonathan is able to communicate his feelings with Sharon. The approach of having Jonathan and Sharon switch roles would prove to be beneficial to help the other understand how they see each other and what is actually required of the other. I liked these methods from a psychological standpoint. As a Speech Therapist would work on Sharon’s memory and learning the pragmatics that is it okay to speak your mind in a polite way. The goals I would have for Sharon would be to meet once a week and during therapy work on reciting various writings. This exercise would help with Sharon’s short term memory along with building