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construc�on of person in Chris�an psychothe- perienced in the feelings room and perfor-
rapy. The author argues that the aim of Chris�-
an therapy is the reconstruc�on and recrea�on
of the anthropological image of pa�ents in
accordance with their base nature as human
beings. This means that the therapeu�c recon-
struc�on of a person in Chris�an therapy invol-
ves uncovering and fulfilling the image and li-
keness of God in the person. The author further
explores the concepts of good and evil and ar-
gues that the interrela�on of nature and person
unfolds itself in the explora�on of the pa�ent’s
personality by means of the symbolic power of
a “moral word.” The author refers to Luke
22:47-53 as a perfect example of the ac�on of
the moral word spoken by Jesus Christ when he
said to Judas: “Would you betray the Son of
Man with a kiss?” Here Jesus Christ provides an
example of the pure, conscious, definite moral
assessment of the situa�on, taken as a whole,
without any sign of aggression, violence, hatred
or loss of control.
The ar�cle wri�en by Andrey Lorgus focuses on
intrapersonal conflict as a collision of different
basic needs. The author ar�culate that the fun-
damental personality model, at least in psycho-
therapy, is based in as to be (existence) and to
achieve self-worth. He further states that to
some extent they correlate with Maslow’s hier-
archy of needs model and Langle’s fundamental
mo�va�ons. The author presents a new ap-
proach to basic needs based on a phenomeno-
logical picture of intrapersonal conflicts. He
provides a graphic scheme of basic needs and
argues that intrapersonal conflict arises when
these need pull in different direc�ons. It can
lead to complex conflicts, for example, when
one basic need gives rise to several different
strategies for its implementa�on, which are in
conflict with each other, it creates ambivalence.
The author further explores the resolu�on for
this conflict by means of case studies.
Ulla Dahlen developed a model, the Heart-
House model, based on the Hebrew word lebh
and the metaphor of a house. The model is en-
capsulated in the discourse in her ar�cle. The
meaning of lebh is heart, and refers to feelings,
thinking and voli�on. These aspects of the
heart are the rooms in the house. Anxiety is ex-
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mance, based on choice and thinking in the
other rooms. The author argues that the gro-
wing experience of living as the Father’s be-
loved is reflected in each of these rooms. The
author offers a prac�cal model and metaphor
for the integra�on of Chris�an faith and psy-
chotherapy. She phrased it eloquently in the
following statement: “The heart-house model
offers an integra�ve Chris�an approach to psy-
chotherapy and counseling by bringing to-
gether several theories with the Word of God.”
The ar�cle wri�en by Marja�a Ollikainen des-
cribes a case study and psychotherapeu�c pro-
cess with a trauma survivor who has both type
A and B trauma with both physical and psycho-
logical symptoms. The author emphasised that
the actual therapy is embedded in the thera-
peu�c rela�onship. The therapy starts with
crea�ng a rela�onship that provides a safe
space and trust. The author integrated several
theories and approaches in the case study with
the main model being the Trauma-Informed
Stabiliza�on Treatment (TIST) model. The mo-
del is effec�ve in trea�ng clients who have ad-
dic�ons and self-destruc�ve behavior. The aut-
hor discusses the defenses and coping mecha-
nisms as well as the themes that emerged du-
ring therapy.
Pawel Surma and Malgorzata Surma focuses
on a 12 Steps recovery workshop as a method
to integrate spirituality into the praxis of psy-
chotherapy. The authors discuss how they pre-
sent the program as a prac�cal means of inte-
gra�ng Chris�an spirituality into the recovery
process. The message of the 12-step program is
analysed with an emphasis on spiritual growth.
The 12 Steps Living to the Full – recovery work-
shop has its roots in a Chris�an fellowship foun-
ded in 1921 by a Lutheran minister, Frank Buch-
man. The authors point out that the main em-
phasis of the group was on developing a perso-
nal bond with God by surrendering to Him who-
leheartedly. The underlying principles of the
work of the group were applied by the authors
to develop a recovery workshop that focuses on
advancing the spiritual growth of the par�ci-
pants.