John is a 40-year old unemployed man who lives with his mother. He is seeking help because he has not been able to sleep due to low self-esteem brought on by not having a girlfriend, job, or place of his own. He believes his lack of attractiveness is why he cannot find a soul mate and was fired from his long-time job two years ago at age 38. Living with his critical mother exacerbates his self-esteem issues by her constantly pointing out his flaws.

1. The
sleeping
problem
Challenge
Assump.ons
(part
I)

2. OUR
CLIENT
Who
is
John?
• John
is
40
years
old.
• He
used
to
be
an
architect
but
he
is
currently
unemployed.
• He
is
single
and
has
two
brothers
and
one
sister.
• He
lives
at
his
mother’s
house.

3. HIS
PROBLEM
He
can’t
sleep

4. WHY
HE
CAN’T
SLEEP?
He
has
a
self-­‐
esteem
problem
because:
1.
He
has
no
girlfriend.
He
is
not
very
aBrac.ve
and
he
thinks
this
might
be
the
reason
why
he
doesn’t
find
his
soul
mate.
2.
He
has
no
job.
He
was
fired
two
years
ago
from
a
company
where
he
worked
for
30
years.
He
was
replaced
by
someone
younger.
3.
He
has
no
home.
He
lives
at
his
mother’s
house.
His
mother
is
an
old
woman
that
doesn’t
stop
poin.ng
out
his
defects
and
comparing
his
life
with
his
sibling’s
successful
stories.