The therapist, Dr. Elena Vasquez, structured the initial meeting around three pillars:
| Issue | Manifestation | Therapeutic Solution | |-------|---------------|----------------------| | | Aunt acts like a parent but has no legal authority. | Define boundaries: "Aunt as mentor, not mom." | | Loyalty Conflicts | Nephew feels loving his aunt betrays his mother. | Reassure that loving more people doesn’t divide love; it multiplies it. | | Resentment from Parents | Mother/father feels threatened by aunt’s bond. | Include parents in periodic sessions. | | Unresolved Grief | Aunt reminds nephew of a dead/absent parent. | Separate the aunt’s identity from the missing parent. | FamilyTherapy 18 07 23 Sunny Hart Aunt And Neph...