Navigating Prejudice and Discrimination Through Counseling
Sex, Gender and Sexuality are complex issues for us as individuals and for our society in general. Whether you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community or know someone close to you who is, the issues that can come up around a Queer identity are often challenging, and these challenges are rooted in the prejudices and discrimination inherent in our culture.
Discussing thoughts and feelings associated with gender identities and sexual orientation can feel like navigating a minefield.
This is why confidentiality is so crucial to therapeutic success. Rest assured, you can feel safe and trusted in sharing your own personal experiences as someone newly out, thinking about coming out, questioning, someone who’s been out for a long time or as an ally of LGBTQ+ people.
The same philosophy holds true for any marginalized communities. Often times, our distress is not necessarily personal or individual, but is connected to larger social forces and structures that are impeding an individual’s sense of happiness and wellbeing.
Understanding the impact of these social forces can be liberating and can provide us the impetus needed to help bring about social change at both an individual as well as a societal level.
Request a consultation today for LGBTQ+ with Douglas Layer, LPCC. Call (575) 405-1990 or Request a consultation online.