Beth is a 37-year-old woman who lives with her mother and brother in a rented apartment. She is seeking outpatient…

Beth is a 37-year-old woman who lives with her mother and brother in a rented apartment. She is seeking outpatient counseling. You are the intake assessment counselor at a community mental health center. She presents following an argument with her brother and mother after which she considered taking an overdose her clothes of pills and alcohol. She goes on to say that she made a previous attempt several years ago. She was referred to therapy then, but she didn’t like the therapist and says, “I just quit going. My doc says I need to stick with it this time!”