This study tried to look into the experiences and the meanings of counseling with an alcoholic middle-aged woman. This study was conducted upon the qualitative research methodology, and the data were collected from the 20 sessions with the concent of the participant. As a result, this study found that the course of counseling with an alcoholic middle-aged woman was the process of identity transformation included 'falling into', 'seeing', 'making decision', 'understanding' and 'going out'. Next phases is inherent in the process of identity transformation. First, The participant went through a different experience accepting herself as she is in the course of counseling. The special relationship with a counselor paved the way for her raising the question of whether 'I am' based on past experience and began to reflect herself. Second, she constructed different concept of 'I' from 'I' that is already given. Third, Newly constructed self-concept is actualized through 'doing', and her 'body scheme' is changed. It is revealed that she felt herself quite different from the one that she used to feel. Besides, as the relationship with significant others has changed as well, a positive cyclic link is formed. So It indicates that the counseling for an alcoholic needs to provide an existentially open place for a counselee to construct self-conception through self-reflection and 'doing'.