Bonds: A Case Study on Couple and Family Conflicts

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate how childhood experiences, family relationships, bonds in romantic relationships and sense of self-worth are reflected in the therapeutic process in the client's psychotherapy process journey. Sessions were completed with interview techniques, which is a qualitative case analysis method. A total of 8 sessions were held for 50 minutes each week. The causes of the conflicts that arise as a result of the connection between the individual's current life patterns and early life experiences have been examined. Throughout the sessions, the client's need for social approval, the need to exist as an individual and the skills to establish one's own limits stood out as the main themes. Through therapeutic interventions, the client's re-meaning of family and romantic relationships has been supported and allowed to transform non-functional patterns. Unhealthy behaviour patterns in both family and romantic relationships of the client have been tried to be eliminated with healthier and alternative solutions. Thus, it was concluded that the client's work on both family therapy and couple therapy in the individual therapy process allows the client to look at the therapy process more holistically. It is recommended that the individual can go through a healthier therapy process by performing family and couple therapy for both family and romantic relationships for the client.