Why bother with god?
An account is offered of a longterm psychotherapy with a patient for whom religious experience, especially her image of God, was central in the work of the therapy. The patient's image of God is explored psychodynamically in order to discern the impact this image had on the therapeutic relationship as well as the patient's growth.
Executive Director, Samaritan Counseling Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. hol50@aol.com
Pamela J
PJ
Holliman
D000328:Adult; D003379:Countertransference; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008273:Magic; D009769:Object Attachment; D010327:Pastoral Care; D011385:Projection; D033303:Protestantism; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D029181:Spirituality