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Following Dr. Harms´ case report, the identity development of adolescence and emergent adulthood is viewed through a postmodern environmental framework. The holding function of the therapeutic relationship provides crucial scaffold to revisit earlier traumas. A pluralism of concepts, along with a consideration of the therapeutic setting, is integrated within an overarching personal theory of the therapist. These factors, in combination, offer stabilizing properties and a secure space for development.