Intersections of Privilege and Otherness in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Mockingbird

by Dwight Turner

Intersections of Privilege and Otherness in Counselling and Psychotherapy presents an in-depth understanding of the role of privilege, and of the unconscious experience of privilege and difference within the world of counselling and psychotherapy.

To address the absence of the exploration of the unconscious experience of privilege within counselling and psychotherapy, the book not only presents an exploration of intersectional difference, but also discusses the deeper unconscious understanding of difference, and how privilege plays a role in the construction of otherness. It does so by utilising material from both within the world of psychotherapy, and from the fields of post-colonial theory, feminist discourse, and other theoretical areas of relevance. The book also offers an exploration and understanding of intersectionality and how this impacts upon our conscious and unconscious exploration of privilege and otherness.

With theoretically underpinned, and inherently practical psychotherapeutic case studies, this book will serve as a guidebook for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Genres: Psychology

142 pages, ebook

Published February 2, 2021

Reviews

[Danielle Kerris · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant and compelling book, so rich in ideas you could read it many times and come away with something new. It's pitched at therapists, but I think anyone who works in a helping profession would find it useful. Or, in fact, anyone who is interested in what it means to be human. Turner skilfully weaves together theory with client case studies and autobiographical writing. For example, he writes about his childhood love of outsider comic book superhero's The X-Men. Turners own super-power is his ability to make the invisible visible. When he contextualises a childhood photograph of himself dressed in a sailor suit, an outfit that doesn't make sense from the perspective of his parents cultures, we can envisage not only the boy, but also the unseen and often unacknowledged powers that compel us to conform and assimilate in order to survive. This book is an invitation into a richer, more complex world.

[Nikita · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75... it took me a long time to read and it was really interesting. My only issue was the complex language throughout which I always struggle with in therapy books! But I learnt a lot about working with otherness and it has left me wanting to learn more.

[Bryony · Rating 4 out of 5]

An insightful book in considering intersectionality within counselling. A little heavy on psychodynamic theory in places for me, but still very thought provoking.