“In Therapy, We are Moving Towards the Permission for Recognition the Significance of Our Peculiarities and Our Uniqueness Before God”

Abstract

Interview with Anna Sergeevna Yarygina, a psychologist practicing in the modality of transactional analysis, and the wife of an Orthodox Christian priest. Anna Sergeevna grew up in a religious family and now mostly works with religious clients, Orthodox Christians, as she understands and shares their path, the specifics of their growing up and their beliefs. In this interview, Anna Sergeevna talks about her personal observations, about what life script processes and drivers are inherent in Orthodox clients, how a therapeutic alliance is built, and what difficulties may arise in such work.