What is cultural sensitivity in counseling?

Culturally sensitive therapy emphasizes the therapist’s understanding of a client’s background, ethnicity, and belief system. Therapists can incorporate cultural sensitivity into their work to accommodate and respect differences in opinions, values, and attitudes of various cultures and different types of people.

What makes a therapist culturally competent?

A culturally competent therapist should recognize and respect the beliefs, perspectives, and values of clients from a particular race, ethnicity, or region. Their clients should also be confident that the therapist is able to address topics like white privilege or oppression. Cultural sensitivity isn’t just about race.

What is an example of being culturally sensitive?

➢Example: People who seamlessly interact with others from different cultures by following the norms of that culture. They feel that they can respect their own values while adapting to the values of other cultures they interact with.

What happens when you stop seeing your therapist?

Your therapist takes a new job and can’t take you with them Your spouse demands that you stop seeing your therapist Another person tells you that your therapist is “bad for you” Your therapist gets fired and can no longer work with you

How do you feel about being a therapist?

I have been a therapist since 2005. And if I do say so myself, I think I’m pretty good. I have a solid rapport with all my clients. I see growth with all of them. Well, almost all of them. They give me good feedback on my counseling skills. It feels like there is a lot of trust built up between me and them.

Do you feel like a competent therapist?

Well, almost all of them. They give me good feedback on my counseling skills. It feels like there is a lot of trust built up between me and them. All in all, I feel like a very competent therapist. I enjoy what I do and I love to keep learning. However, I have made some truly boneheaded mistakes.

What happens when a did survivor loses their therapist?

In my experience, when a DID survivor loses their therapist, especially when there is very little time for a termination or goodbye process, there is a huge emotional fall-out from the sudden loss.   The therapeutic relationship is far too important to have a sudden ending, and the emotional overflow will be huge. The DID survivor tends to: