ABSTRACT

A 31-year-old married female presents for therapy with depression and a fear of seriously harming her younger son. What more would you want to know about her? What is your diagnostic impression and case conceptualization? What are your treatment recommendations? Alfred Adler dealt with such questions with a similar client when he consulted on Mrs. A., his most famous case. The Case of Mrs. A. is a great way to begin a discussion of the Adlerian Psychology perspective on psychopathology and psychotherapy.