This phenomenological study sought to explore the bereaved individuals' experience of therapy... more This phenomenological study sought to explore the bereaved individuals' experience of therapy. The research question was "How do bereaved individuals experience therapy while going through the grief process?" Four bereaved individuals who experienced the sudden loss of a loved one were recruited from the Lower Mainland. Through in-depth interviews, which were audio-taped, the participants shared their experiences of therapy. Using Giorgi's (1989) phenomenological analysis, the material yielded four major themes and several sub-themes. Under the first major theme, 'the experience of self the participants reported a lack of wholeness, hopelessness and depletion. With the second major theme, 'the experience of therapeutic process' the participants reported difficulty engaging in the therapeutic process and inner turmoil. Through interaction with the therapist the impasse created by inner turmoil was resolved, and the following themes emerged: sense of safe...
This phenomenological study sought to explore the bereaved individuals' experience of therapy... more This phenomenological study sought to explore the bereaved individuals' experience of therapy. The research question was "How do bereaved individuals experience therapy while going through the grief process?" Four bereaved individuals who experienced the sudden loss of a loved one were recruited from the Lower Mainland. Through in-depth interviews, which were audio-taped, the participants shared their experiences of therapy. Using Giorgi's (1989) phenomenological analysis, the material yielded four major themes and several sub-themes. Under the first major theme, 'the experience of self the participants reported a lack of wholeness, hopelessness and depletion. With the second major theme, 'the experience of therapeutic process' the participants reported difficulty engaging in the therapeutic process and inner turmoil. Through interaction with the therapist the impasse created by inner turmoil was resolved, and the following themes emerged: sense of safe...
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