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Recognizing that many individuals begin therapy concerned about aspects of their actual life circumstances, Harry Stack Sullivan’s interpersonal model begins with a “detailed inquiry” where the therapist actively explores many aspects of the client’s past and present life circumstances including family, friends, education, workplace, community, ethnicity, and religion. Beginning with this data about the client’s life, the therapy can then proceed to explore the affects evoked by these real life experiences.