Abstract
This article explores the psychospiritual transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character in the novella, A Christmas Carol (1843), written by Charles Dickens. The psychotherapeutic insights contained in this novella are transferable into current psychotherapeutic and spiritual care practices, particularly with those who experience early childhood traumas. In the beginning of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is presented as an emotionally crippled man. At the end, this emotionally crippled man is transformed into a thoughtful and compassionate soul. Four “ghosts” visit him, each contributing to the development of a therapeutic path focusing specifically on certain aspects of his emotional injuries. Scrooge suffered emotional injury from a very young age, the nature of which contributes to his character pathology. The journey his character undertakes is dynamic in nature. He moves through a short and intense journey resulting in a complete and genuine character change. In the end, Scrooge's resistances are overcome by his desire for emotional salvation.
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