ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with testing of one’s own clients mid-therapy with the Rorschach. Barry was a 41-year-old African American man who had seen the author weekly in psychotherapy for about 2 years when we decided to do the Rorschach together. To the best understanding of the author, the regressive pull of the Rorschach had opened a door for Barry that proved very important in his healing from his sexual difficulties. Stephanie and the author were able to work together over the next several months on the parallels between her experience during the Rorschach and the abuse by her father. The author has learned that it is possible and useful to give the Rorschach to his own clients mid-therapy. Stephanie gave an extremely rich protocol containing much useful information, but the author mainly wants to focus on the events after the test administration.
