LIBET therapy protocols and procedures part two: phases of the protocol and Antonia A. clinical case
Giovanni Ruggiero, Gabriele Caselli, Carolina Redaelli, Sandra Sassaroli
The Life themes and plans, Implications of biased Beliefs: Elicitation and Treatment (LIBET) therapy
protocol and its implementation in a clinical case are described. There is an assessment phase in which
the model is shared with the client, a phase implementing a plan of therapeutic interventions and
monitoring both emotional and behavioural improvements, and a final stage of discharge and followup.
Antonia A. showed symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder focused on performance, adequacy,
judgment of others, health and travelling fears. The LIBET model includes cognitive interventions
on frustration intolerance and links them to the process of learning symptoms in relations with
emotionally significant figures, within which a theme of inadequacy is processed, together with
avoidance and perfectionistic control planning.
Keywords
Cognitive behavioural therapy, Clinical conceptualisation, Emotional disorder,
Dysfunctional plan, Life theme.
