Case study 3: Elizabeth Elizabeth came to counselling because she was experiencing intense anger and was not coping with her life. She complained of failed relationships with her ex-husband, and with another man whom she left her husband to be with. Elizabeth cannot move on from the anger she feels about her failed relationships, and she is feeling isolated from her family and friends. This influenced her ability to cope with her work. Therefore, Elizabeth has sold her successful business. Elizabeth is a mother of two; she has a son aged 18 and a daughter aged 15. She shares custody of the children with her ex-husband, Jodi, whom the children spend a lot of time with. Jodi lives with another woman, and they are engaged to be married. The children have a close relationship with their father and get along well with his new partner. Despite the separation, Elizabeth's ex-husband is still very much a part of her life through his relationship with the children. He has retained good relationships with her family and their mutual friends, who are very sympathetic towards him, since Elizabeth ended the relationship to be with another man. Elizabeth was resentful of this sympathy and of the strong relationship that the children had with their father. Elizabeth described her ex-husband as manipulative and verbally abusive. She felt that he was not supportive of the needs or her career. She finally ended this difficult relationship by leaving Jodi to be with someone who was more supportive of her at the time.

Youranswer mustincludethefollowing:

1. Identification of the historical origins and evolution of BOTH of your chosen theories (approach,perspective,therapy)
2. Details about the typical counsellor/client relationship and any other elements of the chosen theories(approach,perspective,therapy).
3. Application of, comparison and contrast between the two chosen theories, (approach, perspective,therapy).
4. Anoutlineof anyethical/legal issues tobeconsidered,
5. An explanation of how you would use each of the TWO counselling theoretical approaches, perspectives,ortherapiestoassistyourclient-makesuretocomparedifferentneedsofeachtheory (approach,perspective,therapy)inrelationtotechniques.
6. Asuggestionofapossibleoutcome forthe client if thecounsellingishelpful.
7. You may also suggest the number of sessions, or any other requirements needed for the counsellingtogoaheadasplanned,againcomparing,andcontrastingtheTWOtheories(approach,perspective,therapy).
8. Afinalstatement thatoutlineswhichofthe twotheorieswouldbestsuittheclient'sneeds,basedonyouranalysis.

This essay should also include an introduction, body, and summary in a flowing text. Do not useseparate headings. Use APA 7 style referencing.