ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a case study of B. Giorgio. This case is a typical and is a hybrid type of therapy. It began as a classical analysis, with the therapist complying with the wishes of the client. However, gradually it was transformed into a predominantly strategic therapy. Giorgio said that he was aware of the developments in psychoanalysis and also of the specific theoretical itinerary of the therapist. He knew that the therapist had passed from psychoanalysis to systemic family therapy. The therapist, while trying to be an analyst, nevertheless could not avoid being influenced by systemic theory and praxis, with which he had worked daily for a number of years. As time passed, a solid therapeutic relationship developed, and the need of the client to be psychoanalysed diminished, and later completely disappeared. Giorgio showed significant change and, in time, became more and more curious about his couple relationship and family relationships.
