Tory's Filial Therapy Case Study

The client in this case study will be referred to as Tory throughout this paper in order to maintain client’s confidentiality. On December 29th, 2016, Tory attended her first session with this therapist. Tory came to therapy because she overly cries and throws tantrums. The client’s mother described Tory as a person with a “difficult behavior”. Tory’s mother mentioned during the first session that the client gets easily angry and does not follow directions. In occasions, Tory becomes physically aggressive towards her parents. About 3 years ago, Tory burned her leg with boiling water. The client’s mother believes that after burning her leg, Tory’s behavior deteriorated. Moreover, the client’s parents are currently divorcing. They recently made the choice to divorce. The client was not told about the divorce. Tory’s parents decided to avoid each other at home, until February 2016. On February 2016, the client’s father moved out to another home. In this paper, this writer will talk about the use of filial therapy with Tory’s family. This paper will contain the client’s demographic/identifying information, Biopsychosocial history, diagnostic impressions, treatment plan, interventions, outcome, and clinical considerations.