Socio-cultural factors influence almost all significant relational interactions between clients and themselves, clients and their significant others, as well as clients and therapists. Language, economic status (and sense of mobility), ethnicity, gender, privilege, among other identities through which clients (and therapists) navigate their realities intersect in therapeutic interactions.
Failure to name and discuss these factors leaves clients to continue entrenched stories of self and relationships, and limits clients’ options for negotiating their needs and pursuing their sought-after changes.
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