Critically discuss theory and research relevant to the client’s clinical presentation.

Assessment of clients for counselling and psychotherapy.

The client details:

Age: 29th years.

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: British

Sexual orientation: heterosexual

Religion: not known

Number of sessions so far: 6 sessions

Number of sessions of therapy in total: ongoing length

Client problems: childhood trauma, social anxiety and Depression, fear of separation.

  • Critically discuss theory and research relevant to the client’s clinical presentation.
  • Any prior clinical diagnosis the client has disclosed may be discussed here and reflected on in terms of how you plan to work with the meaning of this diagnostic label for this client.
  • Discuss the implications of your chosen therapeutic interventions and why you have chosen to work with this client in this way.
  • Incorporate a reflection on any discussion you may have had regarding pre-existing diagnostic labels that the client may have been assigned.