Client Successes
Jane's Story
A 39 year-old, single Caucasian woman, "Jane" came to counseling with a history of depression, anger, poor self-esteem and anxiety. She said that she had been feeling this way for "as long as I can remember."
Her history revealed a childhood of emotional neglect and abandonment by both her parents during their marriage and increasingly after their divorce when Jane was seven years old. Jane had significant difficulty in maintaining relationships with men and women. Her friendships with women were superficial and competitive and her relationships with men were untrusting and emotionally abusive. She had never married but very much wanted a husband and children.
After two years of therapy, her life now consists of more meaningful friendships with women and more awareness of the effects of her childhood on her past partner choices. She ended a 3-year emotionally abusive relationship with a man and is more aware of what constitutes a healthy relationship. Her progress has been steady.