Counseling the Contemporary Woman

Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Counseling and Higher Education at Northern Illinois University. She is also a licensed counselor with expertise in counseling adults over the lifespan, especially women in transitions. She has written multiple books on relationships including friendships and family relationships. Dr. Degges-White is an invited blogger for Psychology Today and is a nationally consulted expert on women’s friendships and relationships. Marcela Kepic, PhD, is associate professor of the Department of Disability and Psychological Studies at the University of Arizona. She is also a licensed professional counselor with expertise in counseling couples and adults over the lifespan. As an approved clinical supervisor, she mentors and supervises students, counselors, and future professional. Dr. Kepic contributes to peer-reviewed publications and books, and presents at national, regional, and state conferences. Wendy Killam, PhD, is a professor and coordinator of the counseling and student affairs in higher education program in the Department of Human Services at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. She is also a licensed counselor with experience in counseling adults across the lifespan. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and enjoys working with college students. Dr. Killam has written peer reviewed publications and books in the field of counseling and student affairs.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Acknowledgement

Part I: Foundational Perspectives and Theory

1 Re-envisioning the Feminine Ideal: Women are the Sum of Many Diverse Parts

Adrienne N. Erby

2 Integrating Feminist Theory into Counseling Practice

Suzanne Degges-White

3 Integrating Relational Cultural Therapy into Counseling Practice

Katherine Hermann-Turner

Part II: Development from Adolescence through Older Adulthood

4 Counseling Adolescent Girls

Marcela Kepic

5 Counseling Emerging Adult Women

Marcela Kepic

6 Counseling Midlife Women

Suzanne Degges-White

7 Counseling Older Women

Marcela Kepic

Part III: Career Counseling

8 Career Counseling over the Careerspan

Wendy Killam

Part IV: Counseling Concerns of Relational Focus

9 Counseling Women facing Family-of-Origin Issues

Lucy Parker and Dana Isawi

10 Counseling Contemporary Couples

Rebecca Meeks, Jessica Shull, Ana Ulloa Estrada, and Bonnie Cardillo

11 Counseling Women facing Contemporary Family Challenges

Elizabeth O’Brien

12 Counseling Women Survivors of Physical and Emotional Abuse

Anne Shragal

13 Counseling Strategies to Help Women Build Healthy Support Networks

Suzanne Degges-White

Part V: Individual Concerns

14 Counseling Women with Body Image Concerns

Rachel Brandoff and Marcela Kepic

15 Counseling Women with Low Self-Esteem

Lucy Parker

16 Counseling Women with Depression

Marcela Kepic and Wendy Killam

17 Counseling Women with Anxiety

Lucy Parker and Nina Mendez

18 Counseling Women with Addictions

Suzanne Degges-White

Part VI: Caring for Self and Caring for Others

19 Counseling with Chronic Illness and Disability

Yuleinys A. Castillo

20 Counseling Women who Caregive

Marcela Kepic and Kim Tassinari

Part VII: Coping with Grief and Loss over the Lifespan

21 Counseling Women who have Lost their Mothers

Suzy Wise and Elisa Woodruff

22 Counseling Women who have Lost a Partner

Marcela Kepic

23 Counseling Women suffering from Fetal or Perinatal Loss

Donna Gibson

24 Counseling Women who have Lost a Child

Suzanne Degges-White