Same Sex Couple
Case Study
female, are a lesbian couple that has been in a committed relationship for 5
years. Corina, a recovering drug addict, has not informed her family of her
sexual orientation or current relationship. Veronica is a working professional
and is open about her relationships. The couple is now attending counselling to
address the stress and anxieties affecting their relationship, reportedly
resulting from Corina’s inability to be open about their relationship. Veronica
also reports feeling highly anxious while Corina states that she feels
depressed and on the verge of relapse.
Read the Vignette, “Couple,” above, and discuss
the challenges of relationship building with this couple. Also consider:
1. How would you avoid inadvertently taking sides with one
over the other?
2. What specific relationship building strategies would you
employ?
3. How would the fact that they are a lesbian couple impact
your hypothesizing about this couple?
4. What assumptions, helpful or not, might you have about
them and their relationship?
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