1. Personal Data (Name of client, age, sex, etc,.

Name: Yllysa Dora M. Solidum Date of Birth: August 15, 1995 Age: 19 yrs. old Gender: Female
Street Address: Zone 1-B Prk. Sudlonon Tibanga City: Iligan City Zip: 9200

1.1. Background Information

A. Social - Relationship with peers, family members, friends & in the community.
Relationship with peers

She is not the type of person who get along with so much of people because she
thinks that she does not have a good sense of humor when it comes to communication skills.
She does not socialize much as other does. She is not the kind of person who usually opens
up first a topic in a group but still she always make sure that she is at the same pace with
others. She responds well when asked but sometimes she get awkward around people whom
she isnt close with. She is just the person who wait for anyone come near to her and start a
conversation. She may be shy at first but in a matter of time, shyness diminishes through her
interaction with others especially at situations where it involves sharing and giving ideas.
Although she is not that good at communication or conversation, she still tries to belong in
her peers. Overall, she still have a good relationship with her peers despite of her introvert
personality type.

Relationship with family members

Based on what she stated about her family, she is somewhat also an introvert
for some reasons. Her family does not always see each other often. She said that they only
have get together whenever her father arrives from abroad at work. But when that time
comes, they really make the most of it because they only each other as a whole family once
in a year. She has lived like this for quite some time since her died. She is also close with her
sisters and sometimes acts childish or over-reacting or acts like a baby because she is the
youngest in their family. Through her foolishness, she get to make her sisters laugh and enjoy
her company. Since she has a very flexible personality, she is like the center of attention in
the family, like shes the entertainer in her family. She really has a different personality in
terms of her relationship with her family and her friends and peers. She isnt not the kind of
girl who shows much of herself to others especially with her peers. Many would be surprise
to hear it, but she is. But she dont really show her funny side to her friends or others maybe
because shes afraid that no one would appreciate it. Nevertheless, her social relationship
with her family is in good state. They exchange conversations often. Although they have a
gap between her relationships with her father, she still respects and love his father despite
of the problems they have encountered in their family.

Relationship with friends

As everyone knows, friendship is one of the most important things in our lives.
Sometimes we cannot live without friends. According to relationship, we have to make
friendship with good friends to get benefits. On other hand, we have to be optimistic
although we have some bad friends in our lives and we have no idea about them. However,
in her case she can divide her friends into three groups: honest friends, successful friends,
and motivated friends. Her honest friends are always with her whatever happens to her or
wherever she is, and that makes them honest friends in her opinion. In addition, her honest
friends always say the truth and help her when she needs help. Therefore, she spend a lot of
time with them more than anyone else. What she loves the most in her honest friends is that
they always care or ask about her especially her health, education and all other things. Her
relationship with her friends, she always feel safe, comfortable and more open than with her
family and peers. Whenever shes with her friends, she feels like shes home with them. She
treat her set of friends like a second family. For her, her friends brings out the best in her,
her funny side most especially. She feels accepted and understood for who she was
whenever shes with them. She feels the sense of belongingness with her friends.

Relationship in the community

In terms of her relationship with the community, she is somewhat helpful and
open to whatever problems or favors in order not to fail the expectations of the community.
She can say that she am somehow helpful whenever theres a community activities. She very
sensitive to what is happening to our community. She make sure that in any means, she can
help to others.
B. Cognitive - Awards, honors garnered for elementary, HS or through tertiary (GPA's, DL)
Kindergarten to elementary
Based on what she have shared during the session, as a counselor, I can say that
she is a talented and witty person. Like every other toddler she is also always the star. She
gets to be rewarded always in every recognition. Her mother is the reason why she always
get many awards and why she always have high grades. Her mother is very strict at education
because her mother didnt finished her studies thats why her mother wants them to succeed
on their studies. Thats why she is really eager also to do well in her studies because she
wants to make her mother proud.

Elementary
During her early elementary days, she still get high grade, still get honor awards.
But later on, when her mother died, everything has changed. The routines, study habits, and
everything has changed. She became lazy at studying but somehow she managed to get back
up and do the things she usually do.

High school
During her highschool days, this was the time that she still soar high but
sometimes, she gets lazy. She didnt get any honor awards this time but still all her grades
were good enough to make her mother/family proud.

College
When she entered College, she started it bad. But still a blessing in disguise
because she wouldnt be like who she is right now if it werent for those. She became a
Deans Lister once but in the recent semesters, she didnt think of being a Deans Lister, she
just hoped that all her grades will be higher than ever. For her, grades/achievements doesnt
define how smart you are, but its what you have learned that makes you smart
She had a good start when she entered college but got distracted as every year
proceeded. She had a hard time balancing her academic performance for she learned to be
more attached and socialized with others/friends. She got shock when she entered college
and for her everything seemed new and that was the time when she is more eager to learn
and explore more about life.
 1.2. Family Background (Genogram)
2.
Grandfather Grandmother Grandfather Grandmother

Ruelson Meryll

Yllysa Micha Yllysa Dora Ruelle Shan

2. Behavioral Observation
A. Overt Manifestation What do you observe?
Base on the personal background and history of her life, I can say that she is just a
typical girl like any other. Her relationship towards her family reflects also how she treats and act
towards her peers, friends, and in the community. It also shows that she is much more close to
friends rather than with her family. Maybe the gap between her and her mother and father has a
thing to do with how she interact with other people. One result of it was what she have said that
she isnt that good at getting along or socializing with other people especially with anyone who
doesnt know or not close to. Also, she finds it hard to open up with her mother or with her family
in general.
3. Medical History
A. Ailments encountered since childhood
Fever, chicken pox, just minor sickness, no disorders at all

B. Hospitalization
Never.
4. Presenting problems/concerns
4.1. Initial Encounter: Establishing rapport
During the session, as a counselor in establishing rapport, I appeared relax interested
and understanding, so that she as my client is much more likely to feel safe and comfortable. We
had direct eye to eye contact frequently, with smiles and nods whenever she share something.
Whenever shes speaking, I didnt interrupt her and I observed and maintained a certain neutrality
to whatever she is sharing. Making it playing safe, I used empathic responses that doesnt take
any sides whenever she jumps into some criticisms while sharing. Our encounter was not smooth
at the start but as soon as I got her attention and her trust, we managed to share what we really
want to share.
4.2. Identify the root cause of the problem
As a counselor, based on her history and background information, maybe there is no
problem but only lack of good attachment with her parents or family. It is said that what you are
in the family is also what you show to your peers or friends. Maybe thats why she is much close
to her friends, besides her twin, because they have that gap between her parents. They dont
usually get along really well. And she feels like her parents or generally her mother does not
accept everything from her.
4.3. Possible solutions
As a counselor, we should not give any advice to our client. But the only solution that I
can think of is that let her reminisce the happy memories they had with her parents. And bring
back the old routines they have, the way they were before and the way they treat each other
before for her to realize the worth of her parents despite of their misunderstandings and mishaps
in their family.
5. Nature of Counseling: Cite what therapeutic technique is used.
The best technique that should be used is behavioral therapy because it is an action-
based therapy that looks to foster positive behavior change. Although the psychoanalytic
therapy can be given too because it tries to delve into the past which is somewhat inclined to
what have mentioned in the possible solution above. But psychoanalytic is by far broad whereas
in the behavioral therapy, the past is still important but as it often reveals where and when the
unwanted behavior was learned, however it looks more so at present behavior and ways in which
 it can be rectified. Family therapy can also be a good technique to be used because it can help
them improve to have a better interpersonal relationship.
6. Recommendations (assessment)
Taking a battery of tests would be better such as personality tests, projective tests
(Kinetic Family Drawing) and interpersonal tests because these can help her identify what are
her strengths, weaknesses, and temperament. Projective tests especially KFD can help her
remember what are the usual doings of their family and shell be reminded how close they are
as a family.