TITLE:
Counselling a Woman Traumatized by Severe Abuse
AUTHORS:
Jodi Bryant
KEYWORDS:
Sexual Trauma, Substance Abuse, Spirituotherapy, Theistic Interventions, Spiritual Counselling
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.5 No.7,
May
26,
2014
ABSTRACT:
The
manuscript is a case report on a newly married Christian wife and mother of 3
children who sought help at a college counselling service for substance
dependence and marital problems. Her past sexual trauma had manifested as
severe traumatic reactions, which had contributed to a chronic emotionally
distressed life, sexual promiscuity, and substance dependence, and she was
unable to function appropriately in most spectrums of vitality. After the case
issues and counselling approaches were researched, family members attended 11
Christ-centered or Spirituotherapy counselling sessions during which theistic
and CBT interventions were used. The client gained insight into her past and
current issues; grew spiritually; decreased her substance use; gained better
communication skills, parenting, and coping methods; maintained a part-time
job; and learned relapse prevention and management strategies. It was
recommended that she continue theistic counselling.