Case Conceptualization
Alex and Carol are a married couple who have been together for seven years. Alex is an artist and high school teacher, and Carol is a high school art teacher. Lately, Carol has noticed a change in Alex's behaviour pattern which includes spending long hours on the computer late into the night and deleting the history often, and he has started to neglect some house duties. Upon further investigation, Carol found that Alex had been visiting a chatroom. Carol is concerned and has asked Alex to join couples' therapy. The primary presenting problem is Alex's behaviour change, causing tension in their marriage. Alex's behaviour is likely driven by underlying issues such as stress, lack of communication, emotional disconnection, and a lack of emotional responsiveness or unmet needs. Additionally, issues of trust need to be addressed with Alex's deletion of his browsing history and Carlo's investigation into Alex's internet activity, which maintains their problem. Carol has some doubts that Alex has relationships with other women or he may visit sexual websites. When she asks him about his long hours on his computer, he answers that he is completing his schoolwork, and she can not trust his words because she can feel and see weird behaviours. During the session, Carol commented with that she feels unimportant, neglected, pushed aside and unwanted, which leads to her frustration and inability to communicate with her husband, as she sees him as another person different than the person she married to.
In order to address these issues, Alex and Carol must work together to develop an open and honest environment to explore the issues. They will need to focus on understanding each other better, as well as how to effectively communicate and address their emotions and needs. Additionally, they will need to work on developing trust and rebuilding their relationship. Emotionally focused therapy would help in developing effective strategies for managing conflicts, communication, acceptance, and understanding.
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