Case #111 — Fear of fighting
Lucy was coughing. It wasn ’ t a normal cough. It sounded like a mix between choking and a dry cough of something that couldn ’ t come up. She was also breathing quite heavily. She was in distress, an…
Case #112 — The devil says: let go
Serena brought the issue of her jaw. Several years previously she had an infection in it. She had it treated, and there was an 80% improvement. But it hadn ’ t got better than that. It annoyed her - h…
Case #113 — Leadership into intimacy
Jeremy was a genuinely nice guy, sensitive, considerate, thoughtful. He brought up the issue of his speediness, as compared to his wife, who was slower. On the one hand, he tried to be considerate of…
Case #114 — Brewing anger, releasing pain
Melanie was keen to work. However, before we jumped into her issue, I firstly shared something about where I was at in relation to her. This can be a component of the relational Gestalt approach - for…
Case #115 — Redefining oppressive authority
Angelina reported feeling some feelings of sadness, and guilt, about her ‘ family ’ . At first this appeared to include her husband, who she was separated from. But then it became more clear this was…
Case #116 — Bye priest, hello woman
Brad had been a catholic priest for 10 years. He had left the priesthood a year previously, and was not studying for a new profession. He felt good in his choices, but did not feel he could get close…
Case #117 — A life map to follow your bliss
Carlita saw herself with two choices, and she was confused. On the one hand, she was considering going into politics. On the other hand, she wanted to just ‘ follow her bliss ’ , and see where life to…
Case #118 — Aaaaaahhhhh. Oooooohhhh
Marlene came forward. This was my first encounter with her. I said - “ I am interested to get to know you, and this is a two way process, so I would also like to hear your curiosities about me. ” In…
Case #119 — Cold jealousy, hot desert
Tilda had problems with jealousy. She did not appear to have a tragic childhood. Her parents were supportive, as were her grandparents. She was finding her way in life, she was creative and energetic.…
Case #120 — Lost in a story world
Numi had had what seemed to be very strong emotional reactions to others in the group - not negative, but very sensitive. She had also, in her feedback, tended to tell a large and very big story about…