Healing old wounds working with a Vietnam veteran with accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Piliero, SueAnne, interviewer.

American Psychological Association, publisher.

American Psychological Association, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychodynamic psychotherapy--Methodology.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Experiential psychotherapy--Methodology.

Experiential psychotherapy.

Veterans--Psychology.

Veterans.

Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic--methods.

Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive--methods.

Veterans--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic--methods.

Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive--methods.

Veterans--psychology.

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Educational films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (47 min., 58 sec.))

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] American Psychological Association [2019]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

A Vietnam veteran gains a new perspective on his past traumatic experiences in this session of accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP) with Dr. SueAnne Piliero. The client presents as an older Black male, who has difficulties getting close with others in relationships. From an AEDP framework, Piliero focuses the client on expressing his affective experience in the moment, which the client struggles to do at times. The client recounts a traumatic experience from his military service during which two fellow soldiers were killed, which the client still feels responsible for. As Piliero encourages the client to connect with his feelings, the client shares that he struggles to know how he "should" feel about the event. By recounting his experience of the traumatic event, the client identifies that he felt shocked and then angry at his fellow soldiers for not following his instructions. A powerful theme emerges: The client fears that if he gets close to others, something awful will happen and it will be his fault. Piliero works with the client's belief that he was responsible for the lives lost and facilitates the client to speak to his younger self in order to challenge the belief that he was responsible. Furthermore, she encourages the client to express the anger he feels during the session. Throughout the session, Piliero communicates empathy and understanding, which enables the client to explore more deeply. At the end of the session, the client feels a sense of relief and shares that he has a new perspective on how his past traumatic experience has influenced his life

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