Pos, Alberta E.2018-03-012018-03-012017-08-222018-03-01http://hdl.handle.net/10315/34386A thematic analysis of early expressed needs of 10 (five good and five poor long-term outcome) clients in experiential therapy for depression. The study sought to: (1) establish a need theme structure from the current data set; (2) validate a previously established need theme structure of early expressed needs; (3) explore whether differences emerge in the types of expressed needs between good outcome and poor outcome cases; and, (4) begin exploration of coded depressogenic etiologies. Findings suggest: (1) the previously established need structure was validated by the current need theme structure; (2) good outcome clients express more self-oriented need themes, whereas poor outcome clients express more other-oriented need themes; and, (3) a common need conflict expressed in good outcome clients suggest these clients were willing to explore their experience in therapy in the service of self-growth, whereas poor outcome clients appear to struggle with more complex systemic need conflicts.enAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.Clinical psychologyElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2018-03-01NeedsDepressionQualitative researchThematic analysisExperiential therapyNeed conflicts