Psychotherapy in the Age of Political Polarization: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Author(s) : William McCown, Author(s) : Linda L. Chamberlain

Psychotherapy in the Age of Political Polarization: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Book Details

  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Published : 2025
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 228
  • Category :
    Forthcoming
  • Category 2 :
    Psychotherapy and Politics
  • Catalogue No : 98027
  • ISBN 13 : 9781032651125
  • ISBN 10 : 1032651121

Table of Contents


1. The Great Divide
2. Left and Right: Models of Liberal and Conservative Differences
3. Political to Partisan: How We Got Here
4. The Question of Liberal Bliss in Mental Health Professionals
5. Politics Invades the Therapy Space
6. Empathy in Counseling the Politicized Client
7. Partisanship and Grief
8. Complex Mental Health Disorders and Political Partisanship
9. Politics, Substance Abuse, and Addictive Behaviors
10. Working with Political Polarization in Relationships and Families
11. Depolarization, Training, and Support
12. Ethics and Advoacy
Appendix A: Political Orientation and Therapeutic Outcomes
Appendix B: Resources for Information Engagement, Training and Support

Index

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