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COU 530 Week Eight Mesoskills Activity Omar Jose Saez Southern New Hampshire University COU-520-Q1137 Diversity in Counseling 23TW1 Professor Maureen Chauncey 11/12/2023

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy An article published by Psychology Today (2022) identified feminist therapy as a counseling approach that “focuses on the challenges that women face as a result of bias, stereotyping, oppression, discrimination, and other factors, and how those stressors can negatively affect their mental health” (para. 1). In the Feminist Therapy (2009) video, Leonore Walker demonstrated the effectiveness of taking a feminist therapeutic approach with a client who was experiencing the final stages of divorce with a man who had also verbally, physically, emotionally, and mentally abused her. During her interventions, Walker demonstrated unconditional positive regard and multicultural sensitivity. Additionally, Walker was able to foster a positive therapeutic relationship with the client in which the counselor was able to be directive and address sensitive topics such as abuse while the client was able to express herself in full transparency and be receptive. The use of both microskills and mesoskills were displayed on behalf of Walker, alongside the application of feminist therapy techniques which helped the client to analyze her strengths, focus on her accomplishments, and realize that although her divorce was almost final, there was still some personal work that needed to be done as it pertained to dealing and coping with her trauma. Parsons and Zhang (2014) described feminist counseling as being rooted and concerned with addressing issues within societal contexts such as trauma, humiliation, etc., which were present and addressed in the session between Walker and her client. Goal Setting Early in the Feminist Therapy (2009) video, the client was clearly leading the session, and it was evident that Leonore Walker designed it to be that way as she wanted to learn as much

as she could about the client. But later in the session, primarily towards the end, and after establishing the strengths of the client, Walker addresses some goals that the client already had been working on prior to coming to their session. For example, at the 1:06:57 point of the video, the counselor suggested to the client that she was indeed a survivor and possessed certain qualities such as intuitiveness that were important when it came to helping her get through her trauma, and during the 1:07:18 point of the video, the counselor states, “I think you’re getting to know yourself” and follows up her statement by highlighting areas where the client could improve on, such as impulsivity and being busy. Thus, the client was given multiple goal setting approaches to consider, many of which she had already started to pursue. First, there were some goals that the client was working towards and achieving that she was being pushed to continue doing via the counselor. At the 1:09:27 point of the video, for example, the counselor stated, “It sounds like you’re getting back with friends, back with family, etc. You really are setting up a new life for yourself” – it was evident that the counselor wanted the client to continue doing positive things that may have been lost during her abusive marriage. However, the counselor also wanted the client to be more mindful of seeing how her impulsivity and busy lifestyle could have been contributing towards her inability of stopping, processing, and dealing with her traumatic experiences. Focusing There was a point in the Feminist Therapy (2009) video where the client disclosed that she had resided in a battered woman’s shelter for some time (29:50). At this point of the session, Leonore Walker began to not only develop a deeper understanding of the societal contexts surrounding the client, but she further explored the client’s history of abuse at the hands of her husband. At the 29:35 point of the video, the counselor inquired on the types of abuse that the

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