Vignettes of Common Issues Causing Mental Ill Health

This book of vignettes tells it from the clients perspectives. Their life stories are common to us all. It is hoped that readers will be able to readily identify themselves amongst the client stories and realise they are not alone with their thoughts and concerns. It also, hopefully, will be a useful tool for health professionals in possibly identifying why talking therapies is currently not successful with clients. Emotional Problem Solving identified that a talking therapy tends to be successful if the client is in the driving seat with the therapist purely acting in the role as co driver. This means that whilst a diagnosis is useful, it is invariably the client who can identify the issues causing the break down in their mental health. It is the same client who, with the right individual tailored support for them, can overcome the obstacles and recover independently.