Case #42 — Safe and unsafe
Yasmin had recently divorced. She talked about wanting to mature and separate out more from her parents. She had a lot of emotion in her eyes, which I observed and remarked on, along with various othe…
Case #43 — The toxic voice of mother
Theresa had left a secure job to start her own company. ‘ For the challenge ’ was the reason she gave. But she experienced strong anxiety much of the time - except when she knew that something was goi…
Case #44 — The cocoon, and rebirth
Nicole was clearly distressed. She talked about a dream she had, relating the image of a cocoon that she was afraid to break out of, not knowing if she would be transformed, or just die. I picked the…
Case #45 — How to deal with misery
Betty wanted to talk about her fear. She couldn ' t identify what it was about, or what it was connected to. But before I acquiesced to her focus, I wanted to know more about her. I asked about childr…
Case #46 — Fun with maggots
Felicity talked about having nightmares. We don ’ t apply pre-set interpretations to dreams in Gestalt, but nightmares are often about aggression; we see all aspects of a dream are about the dreamer,…
Case #47 — The end of a relationship is a new beginning
This couple had been struggling for some time. The first thing Rhonda said in the session was - “ my parents divorced, and I promised myself I would never ever do that to a family I created. ” She was…
Case #48 — The witch, the money, and the sickness
Song-li had serious health issues over the last year. After several operations, nothing physical had helped much, and things had both got better, then worse. So the psychological was the next explanat…
Case #49 — The stiff doll, and the soft hands
Annabelle was distressed, very sad. She brought a little doll with her, with stiff little wooden arms. “ This is me, ” she said. “ My arms are stiff, like a zombie. My heart is sad. ” She revealed tha…
Case #50 — Talking to pillows: about support
Mark raised a number of topics, but none seem to have much traction. His work situation was in transition - he previously worked with his father, but moved away from that. He had several business acti…
Case #51 — Confronting a ghost
Leanne spoke about being very fearful. She was scared of cockroaches, could easily be startled, and at night sometimes found it hard to sleep, fearing thieves coming in the window, or ghosts, or ‘ mon…