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Conclusion

How Psychotherapy Helps Black Women

from Part IV - Helping Black Women Recover and Thrive

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2023

Donna Baptiste  and
Adia Gooden
By
Susan Branco
Donna Baptiste
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
Adia Gooden
Affiliation:
Unconditionally Worthy, Co.
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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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Black womenpsychotherapycounselinghelpfulness
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Promoting Black Women's Mental Health
What Practitioners Should Know and Do
 , pp. 377 - 389
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Conclusion
  • Donna Baptiste, Northwestern University, Illinois, Adia Gooden, Unconditionally Worthy, Co.
  • Book: Promoting Black Women's Mental Health
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108913447.021
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  • Conclusion
  • Donna Baptiste, Northwestern University, Illinois, Adia Gooden, Unconditionally Worthy, Co.
  • Book: Promoting Black Women's Mental Health
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108913447.021
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  • Conclusion
  • Donna Baptiste, Northwestern University, Illinois, Adia Gooden, Unconditionally Worthy, Co.
  • Book: Promoting Black Women's Mental Health
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108913447.021
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