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[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

I mean, this is patently false. Mental health professionals - especially therapists - aren’t there to “allow” or not “allow” you to talk about things. You can talk about whatever you like.

And most therapists, especially clinical social workers, are well-versed in systemic perspectives and anti-oppressive practices.

I’m a clinical social worker and a therapist, and I talk with my clients about socioeconomic factors all the time. Especially because I see a lot of people from the LGBTQIA+ community, and it’s impossible to do therapy with any marginalized community without mentioning the social aspects.

I get that there are bad therapists out there who may not do this. But still, these kind of posts just gaslight people about what therapy is really like.

[-] zoltanshields@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago

Yeah feel like maybe 60-70% of my therapy sessions involve talking about socioeconomic factors behind my problems and I've never felt like my therapist downplayed that

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