Case Study
Working Through an Aversion to Intimacy
Presenting concern
The client described avoiding intimacy entirely, alongside anxiety whenever the topic came up in the relationship, with no clear physical cause identified by a prior medical evaluation.
Approach
Sessions combined CBT to address the anxiety and avoidance pattern with Ego State work to explore an earlier experience the client identified as connected to the aversion.
Outcome
Over a structured course of sessions, the client reported reduced anxiety around intimacy and reintroduced physical closeness in the relationship at a pace they were comfortable with.
Related: Sexual Dysfunctions
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