Sindy Ramirez Caba
Prof. Foy
Your client just told you that their pet dog was run over by a car. The client begins to cry. What do you do?
What I would do is emphasize with the client. Give her feelings a special importance. For example, I would say, “I imagine how you are feeling; losing a dog must be painful and hard to deal with.” Then, I would try to convince my client to feel that the dog is in a better place and very happy.
I understand that trying to convince the client to feel that the dog is in a very place it might be helpful for the client to feel a little bit better and even view her loss in a positive way. But i would recommend that you let the client cry first, all she wants let all her emotions away let her take out all the anger that she is feeling at the moment, and just sympathize by saying how sorry you are that this has happened and let her talk about it if they want to. After she let all the anger out you can try to convince her that the dog is in a better place.I would also recommend that you try with this client, writing therapy. Ask the client to express her feelings and thoughts by writing anything that comes to her mind. this can be very helpful for the client because this way instead of telling you how she feels she is going to write it down and this way she will probably tell you more writing than talking. due to the situation of her dog she might not feel like talking, and might feel that no one can understand her so writing it down can be a very helpful way for this client to deal with her grief.
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