Self Reflection Essay

Amy was a recently graduated psychologist who had just opened up a new practice. John, her friend since grade school, calls her up in the middle of the night. It was immediately apparent that he was in distress and he tells her that he needs someone to talk to. He begins to confide in her about how his life has gone downhill lately, at first losing his employment and then his house. This increase in stress has also led to marital problems because he has been taking it out on his wife and it has turned into physical fights. His wife has now left him and he has become really depressed even having thoughts of hurting himself sometimes.
Throughout the call, Amy listens to him and empathizes with his situation. The y spoke on the phone for three

It is important for her to engage in this self-reflection in order to increase the probability that her choice of action will benefit and not harm John. Her personal values and self-interest can affect the questions she asks, how she asks them, assumptions she makes and what she observes or fails to observe.
Multiple relationships create a conflict of interest situation, which often leads to a distorted judgment and can motivate a psychologist to act in a way that promotes their own personal interests. We, as humans, have a capacity to deceive ourself, especially when given a reason to rationalize. But above all, the client’s well-being must be the main focus of the therapy, not the psychologist’s.
If Amy feels that this dual role with her client will make it difficult to remain objective, competent or effective; then the relationship should be avoided. She may also be concerned about sharing her own information, the way she normally would with another client that was not engaged in her inner circle. Amy would not be just observing John’s life, because she is actively engaged in it. It could risk a total collapse of both