Why did Stephanie Railsback seek therapy at that time in her life?
Debra Masters, a social worker in private practice, conducted an initial interview with Stephanie Railsback, a young woman also working in the helping professions, who was conflicted about her sexual orientation. Debra was a lesbian herself, open, but discreetly so. As the interview proceeded Debra was increasingly distracted by the question of whether she should disclose her sexual orientation to this client and, if so, when. Her anxiety intensified to such a degree that she had to leave the interview to compose herself and decide what to do to resolve this dilemma.
Stephanie had just ended a relationship with a woman who she loved much. She had been attracted to women beginning at an early age, but believed that living in a lesbian relationship would not be practical for her. She described her conflict as a struggle “between her head and her heart.” She sought to resolve the conflict about whether she would live as a gay or straight woman. In resolving this conflict she also sought to explore what, if any, was the relationship between this conflict and the residual trauma from her experience as a victim of sexual abuse.
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a. ‘What', ‘how', ‘could', and ‘when' b. ‘What', ‘how', ‘when', and ‘why' c. ‘What, ‘how', ‘could', and ‘why' d. Building rapport, self disclosure, a series of closed questions, and challenge e. A paraphrase, self disclosure, a series of closed questions, and challenge