A prescriptive eclectic approach with Ms. Katrina

This article illustrates a prescriptive eclectic approach with Ms. Katrina, a complex and challenging woman, by demonstrating the process of customizi ng psychological treatments and therapeutic relationships to her specific n eeds as defined by a multitude of diagnostic and Particularly nondiagnostic considerations. Given the wealth of clinical and historical information Pr ovided, we would initially concentrate on assessing Ms. Katrina's objective s, preferences, and resources while cultivating a validating and collaborat ive alliance. We would then systematically select and implement a series of cascading, iterative treatment decisions: setting, intensity, format, stra tegies, somatic treatments, and therapeutic relationships. Three priorities in this case are the coordination of an intense, integrative treatment inv olving multiple modalities, formats, and clinicians, the need to actively e nlist Ms. Katrina's participation and strengths in her psychotherapy, and t he centrality of therapist self-care when treating angst-inducing disorders .