Book contents
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Black Women in Context
- Part II Therapy Contexts
- Part III Core Themes in Black Women’s Stress and Distress
- Part IV Helping Black Women Recover and Thrive
- 13 Improving Black Women’s Physical Health and Wellness
- 14 Black Women’s Inner Healing and Resources for Thriving
- 15 Black Women’s Spiritual and Religious Coping
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Index
- References
Conclusion
How Psychotherapy Helps Black Women
from Part IV - Helping Black Women Recover and Thrive
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 June 2023
Book contents
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Black Women in Context
- Part II Therapy Contexts
- Part III Core Themes in Black Women’s Stress and Distress
- Part IV Helping Black Women Recover and Thrive
- 13 Improving Black Women’s Physical Health and Wellness
- 14 Black Women’s Inner Healing and Resources for Thriving
- 15 Black Women’s Spiritual and Religious Coping
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter emphasizes how therapy can be a resource for Black women in their mental health and wellness goals, including personal growth and resilience, recovery, and reinvigoration. We present therapist and client stories to illustrate the benefits of psychotherapy. We also discuss our joys working with Black female clients and how these relationships can enrich therapists’ lives.
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- Promoting Black Women's Mental HealthWhat Practitioners Should Know and Do, pp. 377 - 389Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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