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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). About the Authors.

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How to Choose a Therapist: Tips and Fits

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“Therapy” is often used interchangeably with the terms “counseling” and “psychotherapy.” What areas do counseling and therapy address? Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . In this article, we’ll discuss how to choose the right therapist for you.

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Diversity Spotlight: Beverly Greene, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

Her work focuses on psychotherapy with people who belong to marginalized and subordinate positions in the social hierarchy, and the psychological effects of social inequities such as heterosexism, sexism, and racism, as well as LGBTQIA+ psychology from an Intersectional identity and Black feminist lens. Considerations for Psychotherapy.”

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News Items – January 20, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Yurilka Hernandez is a member: Yurilka Hernandez, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker with Psychotherapy Today. Yurilka is a licensed clinical social worker currently serving patients at her private practice, Psychotherapy Today. Based in New York, she guides patients through life’s most complex and difficult matters.

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News Items – May 18, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Danielle Smith is executive director of NASW-OH: ‘If Kids Aren’t Telling Their Parents, There is a Reason’: Opponents Testify Against Ohio Bill That Would Out LGBTQ+ Students to Parents CityBeat “It is not the goal of school personnel to keep information from parents.

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News Items – August 18, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Sonyia Richardson , a licensed clinical social worker who owns a counseling agency that serves mostly Black and brown clients in Charlotte, N.C. Marcus Wade is a member: Are East Texans concerned about safety in the upcoming school year? So who’s more concerned, is it the students going back to school or is it the parents?

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Diversity Spotlight: Dr. Nita Tewari

Society of Clinical Psychology

In 2000, she completed her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Southern Illinois University. Tewari began her professional life at UCI, providing individual and group psychotherapy in the student counseling center and teaching Asian American Psychology.