ABSTRACT
Elaine and Dick Burke have been married, for 15 years and have three children. Elaine has been feeling depressed for the past two years and entered into individual therapy after first trying to deal with her depression on her own for a year. In the course of therapy she came to realize that her relationship with Dick was a major cause of her depression. Upon locating the source of her distress, she became more anxious and upset and looked for other solutions for her unhappy feelings. For example, she thought if they bought a new house, perhaps there would be fewer problems.
