Stigma, fear and a lack of training cause many counselors to feel unprepared and vulnerable when faced with sexualized transference.
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Loneliness is a growing public health concern, but counselors can help clients examine the underlying cause of this feeling and learn to rebuild their connections to others.
Without the awareness and willingness to acknowledge how they have benefited from cultural racism, white counselors risk creating fractured alliances and distrust in the therapeutic process.
Edil Torres Rivera, ACA’s 72nd president, shares how his Puerto Rican heritage and the women in his life have made him the counselor and scholar he is today.
Making friends isn’t always easy, but it can be especially challenging for neurodivergent adults.
Over the past year, ACA President Kimberly Frazier has worked hard to move the counseling profession and ACA forward with her three spotlight initiatives.
Counseling can help adults with bullying behaviors learn to change how they relate to others and accept responsibility for their actions.
Eating is often viewed exclusively as a nutritional issue, but counselors can play an important role by helping clients unpack the emotional aspects of their relationship to food.
Parental alienation can be hard to notice much less treat, but the long-term effects can be devastating for the children and targeted parent.
Mindfulness is often seen as a cure-all approach, but as with other clinical approaches, counselors should carefully consider when and how they integrate this practice into sessions.