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Initially relieved after leaving Ashley, Cory felt a wave of disappointment as she approached home. She tried to be objective about her failure with Ashley.
After all, it was a difficult case from the start, and she had thought Ashley’s obsession with the furnishings compromised therapy. Now, she reconsidered. On an unconscious level, antiques may be linked to Ashley’s past—and to her trauma.
Cory had tried to pursue Ashley’s obsession with the antiques, but the young woman wasn’t ready to explore in that direction. She seemed fearful of dredging up anything that could be tied to the traumatic event preceding her amnesia.
Cory had ended the session out of frustration. Feeling manipulated, she also didn’t trust Ashley’s personality swings. Cory had succumbed to a gut reaction and
