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A comprehensive clinical portrait is drawn of a 13-year analysis of “Linda,” utilizing Kohut's notion of “the grandiose self” as a framework for understanding the case. In addition to Kohut and others, Modern psychoanalytic literature is used to explore the relationship between “the grandiose self,” a history of trauma, and the therapeutic relationship. A discussion of integrating modern psychoanalytic technique into clinical social work ensues.