%0 Journal Article %T "A fuga de Andr¨¦": uma interven£¿£¿o psicoterap¨ºutica %A Mota %A Catarina Pinheiro %J Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) %D 2012 %I Pontif¨ªcia Universidade Cat¨®lica de Campinas %R 10.1590/S0103-166X2012000500017 %X the present case study addresses an problem inherent to the experience of a 15-year-old adolescent, marked by a disconnection between his self (in development) and the context that surrounded him. in the process of incongruence one sees a progressive move towards becoming psychologically ill, marked by permanent anguish and a feeling of personal alienation. the aim of psychotherapeutic intervention, conceived in the humanistic model, according to client-centered psychotherapy was to facilitate the formation of a healthy identity that would integrate with personal transformations, social demands and future expectations. results revealed a process of personal growth and autonomy of the adolescent marked by free expression of feelings and better self-acceptance in the surrounding context. %K adolescents %K self concept %K humanistic psychotherapy. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-166X2012000500017&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en