t were more intimate. Later Dr. Yalom came to the conclusion that Thelma was at a point where she would not let anyone get close to her. She wouldn’t let him get close because she was hurt by her last therapist, she would let her husband get close because she was hiding the affair, and so on. This was the root of Thelma’s problems. Dr. Yalom was still not satisfied with Thelma’s progress. He decided to have Matthew, the therapist she fell in love with, to join in a three-way therapy session. After it was all said and done Thelma was still struggling. The was a research report done on her and it mentioned that she had improved in her self esteem, but she was still talking to Matthew every once in a while. Obviously she couldn’t let it go and probably never told her husband. In the realm of existentialism Thelma never fully understood what she needed and therefore relied on others. Dr. Yalom’s style seems to be very effective, and his book made it easy to see that it was working. After reading and comparing each case, it was plain to see that, as far as his style went, he treated each case the same. He didn’t necessarily use detailed techniques to come to any exact conclusions. Instead, he let each person come up with there own answers by asking the right questions. One thing I liked about his work was that he laid everything on the table, and he didn’t let his first impressions affect his style. If he did have certain interpretations he used them to ask effective questions rather than making judgments and giving misleading advise. From a Christian standpoint, this is a good style. Not only does it allow you to turn your judgments into thought provoking questions, but it also helps the client to see things there own way. This is where the freedom comes in. If the Therapist were to force something on the client by saying this is what’s wrong, and here is how you fix it, the...
