Brief Psychodynamic Interventions for Adult Sibling Issues

Abstract

The use of brief psychodynamic interventions when integrating sibling issues in therapy with adults can be applied in two primary situations. First is when the sibling issues are presented by the client during the intake process. In this situation, referred to as overt sibling issues, a client enters therapy with the explicit goal of repairing their sibling relationship. The focus of therapy in this situation is the exploration of underlying sibling tensions with the goal of repairing the negative sibling bond. An examination of this process is presented later in this chapter.