Client: Miranda 30 year old female, completed her higher school certificate at the age of 19, and is now a housewife. She married a foreigner and has two children, the elder a son of 5 year old and the younger a 3 year old daughter. The husband works for a shipping company and earns well.

Problem: Interpersonal relationships disruptive, she prefers to be alone, has problems socializing, she is always lost in her thoughts, and does not sleep well. The need for counselling was felt as husband and wife argue often and the wife prevents the daughter from sitting on the lap of the husband.

Illustrate how Miranda might be counselled from the following theoretical perspectives:

(a) Psychoanalytic

(b) Person-Centered (Rogerian)

(c) Behaviourism

(d) Cognitive therapy