Abstract

Context & FocusThis article explores the therapeutic journey between a Counselling Psychologist in Training and a suicidal client over the period of a year An integrative model (drawing on Existential therapy, CBT and ACT) was employed to address multi-faceted and complex issues including the loss of identity, hearing voices, the meaninglessness of life and the explicit wish to die. While this article is based on real clinical work, it draws upon material from several cases and has been fictionalised to preserve anonymity. Further, both the article and the related clinical work complied with the British Psychological Societyโ€™s ethical guidelines and those of City University London.

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