The present article consists of four parts. After a short introduction of a case, Part 1 describes, the major characteristics of the Phenomenological-Dialectic Personality Model (Phe-Di PModel) which is based on six main questions regarding oneself and the surrounding world, and which constitutes a useful frame of reference for psychotherapeutic practice. This Phe-Di PModel is situated in a broader developmental theory with an Existential-Dialectical viewpoint. Part 2 explains some features of the client centred approach which recently developed from a contentual to a more process accentuation (Gendlin, 1996), together with the stressing of a dialectical-constructivistic vision (such as the dynamic system theory and the narrative model) as is explained in the work of Greenberg, Watson & Lietaer (1998). Part 3 illustrates how within the developmental theoretical framework, action and drama techniques, using dialectical oppositions, can be applied, working with the specific case. Part 4 illuminates the connection of the method used with both the client centred and the developmental therapeutic frameworks.
The tPeP (Journal Person-centered experiential Psychotherapy) is the scientific journal for Dutch and Flemish psychotherapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, that work from, or are interested in a client-centered perspective.
