2Assessing Clients“A comprehensive assessment of the patient who presents for psychotherapy is necessary to develop an appropriate treatment plan. This assessment is a relational process that sets the tone for subsequent sessions” (Wheeler, 2014, p. 131). As a future Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, it is essential to be able to accurately assess clients to determine whether yourtherapeutic approach would contribute to improved clinical outcomes. The purpose of this assignment is to select a client that was observed or counseled at my practicum site and completea comprehensive client assessment and genogram for the client selected.Comprehensive Client AssessmentDemographic information for the client chosen is as follows: The client is a 27-year-old African female who resides in Maryland. She is a single, heterosexual, mother of fraternal twins,a boy and a girl. She was referred by her psychiatrist to the current counselor for psychotherapy and is primarily followed by the psychiatrist for medication management. The client has been receiving psychotherapy for the past two years. Her presenting problem revolves around learning how to be independent while coping with her mental illness. She stated, “I need help with figuring out my finances.” History of present illness: Client has a history of bipolar and presented to the office with complaints about her “baby daddy” not wanting to help her out with their children and about how difficult it’s going to be when her cousin stops keeping her twins because daycare is expensive. She also expressed discontent towards her father interfering in herpsychiatric care because he shares the same Nigerian ethnicity as her psychiatrist and she wants to be on less medication and receives more psychotherapy. The client’s past psychiatric history includes two psychiatric hospitalizations for manic episodes with psychosis. Medical history includes a previous diagnosis of hypertension (HTN), but that diagnosis was later removed. The 3client never took any medications for HTN diagnosis, and HTN resolved through life modifiers. Currently takes Lithium and Cogentin. The client has no substance use history, and developmental milestones were reached as expected. No family psychiatric history reported. Psychosocial history: She currently lives with her father. Her youngest brother and cousin, who is married, also reside in the same house. She works a full-time minimum wage job and is recently single. She has been in contact with her ex-boyfriend who is trying to ‘hook up’ with her to have sex. She is the mother of fraternal twins, a boy and a girl. No history of abuse or trauma.Psychiatric Review of SystemsClient denies “shortness of breath, heart palpitations, panic attacks, sweating flushing, hyperventilation, sense of doom, fear of death or collapse, cold or clammy skin, and tingling sensations in extremities” (Wheeler, 2014, p. 140). Client denies feeling sad, irritable, tired, h.