Adaptation of a clinical case formulation model for existential psychotherapies

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https://doi.org/10.37067/rpfc.v13i1.1151

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Existential psychotherapies, existential-phenomenological clinic, common factors theory, clinical case formulation, clinical psychology

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Research on the effectiveness of psychotherapies has pointed to the importance of the collaborative construction of clinical case formulation instruments in different approaches. Thus, this article aimed to present a clinical case formulation model, adapted from Tracy Eells, for existential psychotherapies. The instrument was adapted from a supervision experience with psychotherapists from a School of continuing training in phenomenological-existential psychology. Thus, this study utilized a descriptive exploratory method, in which we sought to present the elements present in adapting the clinical case formulation model. It describes how its elements were articulated based on the dialogue between psychotherapy research and existential psychotherapies. The results indicate that the clinical case formulation model can be used and can contribute significantly to the construction of comprehensive hypotheses and the planning of the psychotherapeutic process according to the uniqueness of the patients and assist in research into the effectiveness of existential psychotherapeutic approaches. However, even though professionals in the field use the instrument, some gaps indicate the need to present it to the scientific community for improvement.

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Author Biographies

Klessyo do Espirito Santo Freire, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rede Existências

Psychologist. Master in Education and PhD student in Psychology at the Federal University of Bahia. Professor at the Institute of Psychology at the Federal University of Bahia. Coordinator of the Online Reception Project (Cults/UFBA). Co-founder, clinical supervisor and teacher at Rede Existências. He works as a psychologist and clinical supervisor in the phenomenological approach.

Adria de Lima Sousa, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Rede Existências

PhD in Psychology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2022). Master in Psychology from the Federal University of Amazonas (2015), specialist in clinical psychology from the Federal Council of Psychology (2018) and specialist in Sartrian existentialist psychology from the University of Southern Santa Catarina (2019). She has teaching and research experience, as well as experience in clinical psychology as a psychotherapist and supervisor of clinical psychologists. Post-doctoral student at UFAM. She is currently a teacher and supervisor at Rede existências, a school for continuing training in phenomenological-existential psychology.

Beatriz Ribeiro Cortez Cardozo Barata de Almeida Hessel, Universidade Federal da Bahia

PhD student and Master's student in Psychology at the Federal University of Bahia's (UFBA) Psychology Postgraduate Program. She also received a scholarship from the Bahia State Research Support Foundation (FAPESB). She specializes in Hospital Psychology at the Santa Casa da Bahia College and has a degree in Psychology from the Social College of Bahia. She has been trained in clinical psychology from the Gestalt Therapy perspective by the Carioca Institute of Gestalt Therapy (ICGT). She is a clinical supervisor at the online Reception Project (CULTS/UFBA).

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