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Volume 33, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0263-0672
  • E-ISSN: 2157-1430

Abstract

This investigation focuses on the impact of the dramatic metaphor on the therapeutic relationship. It follows the hypothesis that the dramatic metaphor is unique in the sense that it can be made physical in the therapeutic space by offering clients an embodied experience of their own symbols and metaphors. It explores what this may implicate in the therapeutic process. Furthermore, it hopes to demonstrate how the dramatic metaphor facilitates a meaningful relationship between client and therapist. It is also being suggested that the dramatic metaphor can serve the therapeutic process as a channel for transference and countertransference. The investigation adopts a hermeneutic approach that attempts to synthesize selected literature on the subject and relate it to a piece of clinical work. The case vignettes highlight work with two clients that took place over a period of six months in an adult mental health community centre.

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