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Comparing psychotherapies for gay and bisexual men’s mental health

Society of Clinical Psychology

Based on this knowledge, our team at Yale created an identity-affirming psychotherapy to reduce the cognitive, affective, and behavioral mechanisms through which stigma erodes sexual minority men’s mental health. LGBTQ-affirmative counseling (10 sessions-as-usual at a local community clinic). Target Article. Pachankis, J. Harkness, A.,

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Diversity Spotlight: Dr. Nita Tewari

Society of Clinical Psychology

Diversity Spotlight The current spotlight is on Dr. Nita Tewari whose work focuses on Indian American, South Asian, and Asian American mental health. Dr. Tewari is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (CA) who provides psychological and consulting services to young adults, parents and diverse populations in her practice.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

Systemic racism in the economy, the healthcare system, and the field of clinical psychology perpetuates the disparities in access, retention, and effectiveness of mental health services. The FSU Psychology Clinic is a training clinic staffed by doctoral students and housed within the university’s clinical psychology PhD program.

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Psychotherapy research in the 21st century

Society of Clinical Psychology

Buss, BS; Robinson De Jesús-Romero, BA, MsC; Allison Peipert, BS; Isabella Starvaggi, BS Psychotherapy research in the 21st century Mental disorders account for a substantial proportion of the disability attributable to health conditions (Whiteford et al., 2014), positive psychotherapy (Lopez-Gomez et al., 76, Issue 1.

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Microaggressions towards LGBT individuals: what about clinical practice?

Society of Clinical Psychology

When working with minorities, this also means that we must be aware of the social system we navigate and how social norms, stereotypes, and biases may affect us and the person(s) we take care of in the clinical setting. WHAT DO MICROAGGRESSIONS LOOK LIKE IN THE CLINICAL SETTING? Journal of Clinical Psychology.

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The Promise of Data Informed Patient-Therapist Matching: Context Matters

Society of Clinical Psychology

It may come as no surprise to patients and therapists to hear that the therapist matters when it comes to the quality of psychotherapy. Findings from psychotherapy outcome research have “caught up” to anecdote and patient and therapist intuition. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90, 61-74. Target Article.

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News Items – May 18, 2023

Social Workers Speak

The signs and how to help an HSC Care.com With that said, Michelle Felder , a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Parenting Pathfinders , adds that it’s important to note that being highly sensitive is not a disorder and cannot be diagnosed. Personality clashes are very common.”

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