Mrs C is a divorced lady in her early 50’s. She is a very successful counsellor specialising in relationships between couples. A reasonably active person who works out about 3 x weekly as well as walking the dog. Mrs C has several major stresses in her life, the main stress is due to an alcoholic ex-partner who lives with her eldest son. There is no animosity in the relationship, however her son finds it difficult to handle his father’s drinking which affects his moods and overall wellbeing. The second major stress is the mental health of her middle son who is agrophobic. He lives in the same house as his mother with her current partner. Mrs C originally came to see me with the following symptoms: