ctice session with a classmate and it went fairly well. I was relaxed and comfortable in the role of therapist, which in turn made the client, feel more at ease. I transitioned through to stage 3 smoothly but discovered that I still had some trouble transitioning to stage 4. Luckily I was scheduled to meet with some classmates to videotape a therapy session prior to working with a guest. Things went a little smoother during this session and after viewing the videotape I felt fairly confident that I would be able to do a good job with the guest. Finally the day to work with a guest came and again I felt nervous about being observed and evaluated. As I sate in the observation room waiting for my client I went over the technique in my head and tried to forget about the facilitators. As I began working with my guest I quickly forgot about the fact that I was being observed and focused all my attention on the client. We spent quite a bit of time in state 1 and after exhausting all possible alternatives I had to use fantasy as away to bring an issue or feeling into awareness. I guided him through the computer screen fantasy and his mother popped up. Finally we had something, or so I thought. When this happened he immediately displayed resistance by intellectualizing the relationship between he and his mother. Nevertheless, we moved on to the second stage and brought his mother in to the empty chair for the external dialogue. This stage started out rather slow and I still felt he was holding something back. I had reassured him that it was a safe environment where he could say anything he wanted without fear. He finally stated that he didn’t like the way his mother still treated him like a child. After a couple of passes between the chairs, I still sensed he was holding back and asked to declare his dislike of being treated like a child again with more force. I then asked him to stomp his foot as he said this, but I cou...
