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Group Therapy

Growing up and Getting Dependency Needs Met as an Adult: Reparenting in Anorexia Nervosa

Pages 55-61
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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A brief description of reparenting is given. An example of the process of reparenting a recovering female anorexic is provided in the transcription of a dialogue between the client and her therapist, who is her contractual mother. The work centers on the client's fears of growing up and beginning a career. A diagram of the client's old and new ego state belief systems related to these issues is included. This process, which demonstrates a healthy way to resolve dependency issues, is applicable to other parenting and reparenting situations.

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Tyanne Steckel

(Clinical Teaching Member) and CM (Clinical Member) of I.T.A.A., has been in practice for several years and is a licensed MFCC and a licensed Educational Psychologist in private practice in Walnut Creek, California, and a school psychologist in Fremont, California.