Abstract
Considering the life cycle, developmental crises are expected to affect individuals. However, if not dealt with in a timely and effective manner, they can grow into crises that are more difficult to overcome. Therefore, individuals experiencing problems from time to time seek qualified support to solve these problems. This study aimed to describe application of a dynamically oriented short - intensive - emergency psychotherapy practice, which is used successfully in treating depression, grief and traumatic problems, to a university student with some developmental crises. In this study, the casework method, which is a key method for psychotherapy research, was used. In this context, nine sessions of brief - intensive - emergency psychotherapy were carried out with a university student who volunteered to receive psychotherapy. Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R), Hacettepe Personality Inventory (HPI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beier Sentence Completion Test Form B (BCCT-B) were applied to the client as a pre-test, post-test and follow up tests. While the measurement tools used in the study revealed quantitative data on the psychotherapy process, anamnestic interviews and therapy sessions uncovered the qualitative data. Then, these data were subjected to qualitative content analysis. As a result, it was found that this therapy method is effective in solving the client's problems.