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I have been working with Sarah for about 6 weeks now and she has been having depression for 6 months since her fiancé left her and married someone else. She has been very critical of herself and the way that she looks. She had lost her job and never left home. She wore pajamas to my office and her hair was unkept on every visit. I treated her with respect regardless of what she wore. I displayed empathy, active and reflective listening, and humility, and no judgment. I met the client where she was at. She asked me how she looked, and I would always ask her how she felt she looked. She would always tell me; that I dress like I feel. I asked her if was she comfortable and she informed me she was. She was hesitant to talk to me and I told her that’s fine. We just did open-ended questions so that I could build rapport and learn more about her. She stated that she stays in a black room day in and out and has given up hope. I utilized the strengths-based perspective I had been providing her with strengths exploration worksheets to help her identify her strengths and find opportunities to use them. I then utilized the Aware–Explore–Apply Model to help her understand her strengths, how they could be meaningful, and how to utilize them (Coppley & Niemiec, 2021). Aware – Increase your self-awareness of what your character strengths mean to you. Explore – Try to connect your character strengths with your past successes. Apply – What actions can you take, or goals can you set to use your strengths more often? Daily she was completing strength Journaling. I told her that writing helps. Every day for a week, the client was to list four things that she is grateful for. They must always be stated in the positive. Week 7 the member finally opened more and said that her heart was broken, and she wanted to say many things to her ex. One simple approach is the empty chair technique, often used in schema therapy and transformational chairwork. This technique can be engaging and transformational, allowing clients to respond to unresolved feelings from a new perspective. This context-focused approach helps clients to become aware of the influences and dynamics that shape their behavior and emotions (Cornish & Wade, 2015). I then placed an empty chair in the middle of the room, and I asked her to pretend that the person she needed to talk to was sitting in it. I then invited her to say whatever she wanted to say to that person. She stated that she loved him that he broke her heart into a million pieces and that she just wanted to know why and started crying. I let her cry as long as she needed to. Once she wiped her face, I asked her if was she ready to continue? She said yes. She said I feel so much better, but I still need closure. I said sometimes we don’t get closure. We just must learn how to move on even with the pain. She said I deserve better. I said yes you do. I asked her to go walk for about 1 minute just as a beginner and see how that makes you feel? She agreed. I asked her if was it okay to help her regarding income and resources? I provided her with jobs in the area that were hiring that was in the field she worked in. I provided her with resources that would help her pay her rent and utilities. I also assisted her with applying for food stamps and renewed her Medicaid. She was so grateful.

During the session this week the member came into the office with her hair fixed in professional attire and smiling. She was in a great mood, and she had on makeup as well. I could not believe it. She informed me that she had got another job and that writing helped her a lot. She said she feels so much better about herself and has started going to the gym. I asked her these questions with me during our session. What am I most proud of achieving during our weekly sessions? Feeling more confident, trusting self-more - and worrying less! A new career/job What limiting beliefs have I let go of (eg. about myself, life, others)? I NO LONGER BELIEVE: I can't do it—I now have less fear of failure. I don't deserve to be happy! I am not enough What are my top 5 priorities in life as I now understand them? Career Creativity Me-Time Building Belief in Myself Harmony. What positive new beliefs do I have (eg. about myself, life, others)? I NOW BELIEVE: I deserve to be happy. It's important to FEEL good! I am a package and I love how I look (More and more I have stopped comparing myself to others). I am OK as I am! I am enough I can deal with problems, work out a solution. Even if the worst happens I told her that I am so proud of how far you have come. She said that she is so proud of herself too and feels like a brand-new person. She said thank you for listening and being there when I felt like my life was

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