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Case Studies in Integrative Psychotherapy – Part 2  
(Editorial) 

 
 
          Gregor Žvelc 
 
 
 
 In the first 2013 issue of International Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy 
we continue exploration and discussion of integrative case study written by 
Richard G. Erskine. Richard Erskine has written a thought provoking case study 
in three parts. In the last issue of IJIP we published the first part of the case study 
with responses from five psychotherapists from different countries. For the whole 
understanding of the case, please read also the first part of the case study 
published in 2012, No. 2.   
 
In this issue we publish the second and third part of the case study trilogy titled 
‘Balancing on the ‘Borderline’ of Early Affect-Confusion’ and ‘Relational Healing 
of Early Affect-Confusion’.  
Four integrative psychotherapists from different countries comment and discuss 
the case. They are: James Allen (USA), Grover E. Criswell (USA), Ray Little 
(GB) and Maša Žvelc (Slovenia). They were asked to write from the perspective 
as if they were the psychotherapist working with Erskine’s client. They were 
invited to reflect on the following questions: If you would be working with the 
client, what would you have in mind regarding theory and practice? What would 
you do similarly and what perhaps differently? The responses of four 
psychotherapists are edited into collective response to second and third part of 
Erskine’s case study.  
 
Richard Erskine was asked to write a response to each of the psychotherapist 
who commented on his case study. His responses are joined into two articles 
titled ‘Phenomenological Inquiry and Self-functions in the Transference-
Countertransference Milieu’ and ‘Intrapsychic Conflict, Transference, and a 
Healing Relationship’. 
 
Finally we publish two post-scripts written by Marye O’Reilly-Knapp, co-editor of 
the International Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy. She comments on all the 
discussion so far and makes conclusion to the second and third part of Erskine’s 
case study. 
 
 
 

 
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Author: 
 
Assist. Prof. Gregor Žvelc, PhD is clinical psychologist and doctor of psychology. 
He is International Integrative Psychotherapy Trainer & Supervisor (IIPA). Gregor 
is director of the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy and Counseling in 
Ljubljana, where he has a private practice and leads trainings in Integrative 
Psychotherapy and Transactional Analysis. He is co-editor of International 
Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy. He can be reached at Institute IPSA, 
Stegne 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. E-mail: gregor.zvelc@guest.arnes.si 
Homepage: www.institut-ipsa.si 
 
 
        
 
       Date of publication: 6.5.2013