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Clarita mentions that she has considered suicide. The counselor associates this death instinct with her depressive symptoms and explores her trauma reactions to family separation and climate instability leading to cultural displacement. The counselor understands that the energy created by the life instincts is known as the libido and is exemplified in love, cooperation, and other prosocial actions, and thus emphasizes Clarita’s resilience through applied coping skills, which may now be more healthfully adapted to her current circumstances. As Clarita shares her history of negative relationship experiences, the counselor helps her make meaning of these experiences and articulates her need for unconditional love that is currently unmet. The counselor also explores the implications and consequences of Clarita’s psychosexual development and elucidates how any unaccomplished tasks at these levels have greatly contributed to her relationship issues and the manifestation of her anxious and depressive symptoms. For example, because Clarita was immersed in family responsibilities during her adolescence, she was unable to engage in her own self-development. Consequently, she is now struggling to maintain a healthy balance between all aspects of her life. The counselor will help her recognize how the manifestation of maladaptive behaviors and symptoms indicates a psychic struggle that she must fully explore in terms of mental and personality processes.