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The Two Triangle Form (To be used inside or outside of therapy)
What problems do you want to resolve?
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Can you give an example of the problems you want to resolve?
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What emotional conflicts (affect phobias) contribute to your problems (i.e. closeness, anger, rage, sadness,
grief, positive feelings of the self and or other, joy, etc..)?
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Core Conflict Formulation: What is your hypothesis about your emotional conflict? Where does it come
from? How is it playing out in your life? What feelings are you avoiding? How are you avoiding your feelings?
Why are you avoiding your feelings? With whom did your emotional conflict originate? With whom is it
maintained? With whom is it challenged or resolved?
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