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A therapist's pregnancy is a unique event which holds profound implications for both patient and therapist in any therapeutic relationship, and it inevitably affects the course of the patient's treatment. A number of theoretical and clinical articles have been written over the past 15 years on the topic of the pregnant therapist, but very few have concentrated specifically on the child patient. This article explores the therapist's pregnancy and treatment implications in clinical work with children and offers an in-depth case vignette to illustrate how a child may effectively utilize the experience to work through previously unresolved feelings and conflicts. The therapist's pregnancy can, therefore, provide the child with an opportunity for conflict resolution and growth, if the process is handled in a therapeutically sound and sensitive way.
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The author would like to thank Ava Siegler, PhD and Jules Glenn. MD for their helpfül suggestions.
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Ashway, J.A. A therapist's pregnancy: An opportunity for conflict resolution and growth in the treatment of children. Clin Soc Work J 12, 3–17 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00778590
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