Aging into childhood through loss, emptiness, and recognition: A GIM case study

Abstract

The article comprises a clinical case study focusing on a psychotherapeutic process using psychodynamic relational methodology integrated with Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), and analysis of the outcome of the process using the Experiential Categories of Analysis developed by Mårtenson Blom (2010, 2014). The clinical work focused on trauma-related loss and grief, and later led on to reclaiming genuine parts of the self and possible self-transcendence and spiritual development.