Counselling Psychology Contributions to Understanding Sexuality

Hicks, C

doi:10.1002/9780470667279.ch15

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“…The major limitation to the present research is that it was not sufficiently intersectional, and therefore missing additional complexity in therapeutic relationships. None of the participants were double minorities, who, as discussed in the research by Hicks (2010), face different struggles than those who have only a marginalized sexuality or gender. Intersectionality is an important part of working with LGBTQ+ clients (Addison & Coolhart, 2015), and, therefore, future research should seek to gather information from queer people of colour, disabled queer people, etc.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Connection Failure: Systemic Disadvantages Facing the LGBTQ+ Community in Therapy and how to Address them

Roach

2019

JPDS-SJPD

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This paper examines the experiences of members of the LGBTQ+ community in accessing mental health care in Ottawa, Canada, both positive and negative, and what might be done to improve outcomes. The paper includes a literature review of empirical studies and theoretical works about conducting therapy with LGBTQ+ clients, as well as the results of a pilot study conducted by the researcher to examine in depth the experience of a small sample of LGBTQ+ clients in Ottawa (N=4). Through semi-structured interviews, the researcher found that three out of four participants had experienced some dissatisfaction with how their identity was addressed in therapy, and as a result their overall well-being had suffered. This implies that therapists could be doing more to connect with their LGBTQ+ clients, potentially through better educating themselves on the issues affecting the community, as recommended by the participants. Increasing therapist knowledge would likely improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ clients.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These researchers also focused on minimizing the power difference between therapist and client. Hicks's (2010) article discussed counselling people who belong to more than one marginalized group, known as a double minority. A therapist must be mindful of the ways in which each identity plays a role in the client's life.…”

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confidence: 99%