Author : Jaime Spatrisano
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Book Synopsis Microaggressions Towards Gender Diverse Therapy Clients and the Mediating Effects of Repair Attempts on the Therapeutic Process by : Jaime Spatrisano
Download or read book Microaggressions Towards Gender Diverse Therapy Clients and the Mediating Effects of Repair Attempts on the Therapeutic Process written by Jaime Spatrisano and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microaggressions are a widespread phenomenon that negatively impact those who experience them. They can make their way into intentionally safe spaces such as therapy rooms, as wellintentioned mental health providers may express them towards clients. In the general context of therapy, microaggressions negatively impact aspects of the therapeutic process (e.g., therapeutic alliance, satisfaction, and psychological wellbeing) and contributed to early termination from therapy. Nevertheless, questions remain about how microaggressions are experienced by transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) therapy clients and how microaggressions affect their therapy experiences. Thus, this cross-sectional online study examined the types and impacts of microaggressions committed by mental health providers towards TGNC clients, expanding upon the categories of microaggressions examined in previous studies. Further, this study looked at the mediating effects of therapists’ attempts to address microaggressions (a type of “rupture repair”) on the relationships between microaggressions and therapeutic alliance, satisfaction with therapy, and premature therapy dropout. Participants were 220 adults who identified as gender diverse and had seen a mental health provider. Most participants experienced TGNC microaggressions from their most salient mental health provider (83.6%), which was associated with reduced ratings for therapeutic alliance, satisfaction and premature dropout from therapy. Respondents also considered all categories of microaggressions as harmful. Further, the mediation analysis revealed that when therapists addressed microaggressions, those attempts to repair ruptures to the therapeutic process mediated (suppressed) negative effects microaggressions had on the therapeutic alliance, satisfaction with therapy and the therapist, and reduced premature client dropout. Study results suggest that attempting to address microaggressions in therapy may not only mitigate the negative effects of therapy, but may also be associated with improving the therapeutic process. Future research and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.