Ellen’s ever changing environment and self-worth has her faced with the choice of seeking help through psychology. Given the choice of humanistic, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioral therapy, humanistic puts Ellen’s life back in her hands. With a tough situation in front of her I feel humanistic psychology would give Ellen the control she longs for?
In the story of Ellen we learn she is having sleepless nights, not eating well, having feelings of shame, guilt, and loss due to what she feels is the recent loss of her brother. Ellen states the family is doing well financially, with strong family ties to the community. She has been happily married for nine years although her husband is gone from home much of the time working