Therapy focused on the solution applied to a case of bulimia

Abstract

In the present study, it was intended to describe the application of the techniques of Solution-Centered Therapy to a case of Bulimia. Techniques such as exceptions, praise, outsourcing and deconstruction were used. Solution-Centered Therapy is considered effective in the intervention of eating disorders due to the importance that this model attaches to the client's objectives, which is essential due to the resistance in this type of intervention. Throughout the therapy, eight sessions were held for eight weeks. The final results of the treatment showed a decrease in the symptoms of the client and, above all, a restoration of resources to confront her problem and the sustainability of the change. Throughout the intervention we worked with different techniques that potentiated the client's resources. Through the praise it was possible to legitimize skills that the client already presented. In the same way it was possible to strengthen situations in which the problem did not appear through the exception. With the outsourcing technique, it was possible to intervene in predisposition factors of its symptomatology such as isolation. Finally, the use of deconstruction technique allowed the client to discover the sources from which her predominant discourse came from in which the concept of beauty was linked to thinness.