ABSTRACT
The therapy began as a problem-solving relationship wherein all the treatment goals are agreed upon in the initial interview. Once the ego starts to separate itself from the superego and the resistance is defeated, the unconscious part of the working alliance starts to develop. The therapist has activated the patient's attachment longings and they have driven the patient to accept the therapist's help to explore and revisit the trauma based feelings from the past. In cooperation with the therapist, he has worked these feeling through. The process, as described by Habib Davanloo, itself, when administered correctly, ignites the termination phase of therapy. Sometimes a patient may regress to helplessness to defend against saying goodbye to the support of the therapist. Sometimes a patient may regress to helplessness because of deeper activation of past traumatic experiences.
