| Summary: | In their fifth session together, Melba Jean Trinidad Vasquez works with a young African American woman in her late 20s who is experiencing issues with trust and intimacy in dating. Using multicultural therapy as a framework, Vasquez establishes an empathic and supportive rapport with her client and honors the difficulties that African American women encounter in finding suitable partners. Vasquez gauges the client's progress with adopting a more vulnerable stance in her relationships and with mitigating her reactions to disappointment. Despite several personal setbacks since the last session, the client reports that her emotional reactions have improved. For homework, therapist and client decide that the client should continue to control her emotional reactions, experiment with less guarded and restrictive boundaries, and practice being more open and flexible when appropriate.
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