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
Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, is professor and chair of the
Department of Counseling and Higher Education at Northern Illinois
University. She is a licensed counselor with expertise in working
with adults over the lifespan, especially women experiencing life
transitions. She has written multiple peer-reviewed articles and
books on relationships including friendships and family connections
and is an invited blogger for Psychology Today and a nationally
consulted expert.
Marcela Kepic, PhD, is associate professor of practice 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 professionals. Dr.
Kepic contributes to peer-reviewed publications and books, and
presents at international, national, regional, and state
conferences.
Wendy Killam, PhD, is a professor and coordinator of the counseling
programs 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 assisting adults across the lifespan. She
is as well as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and she enjoys
working with college students. Dr. Killam has written peer
-reviewed publications and books in the field of counseling and
student affairs.
Counseling the Contemporary Women lives up to its title effectively
through its emphasis on a wide range of present-day lifespan issues
and lenses that highlight intersectionality, social justice,
cultural considerations, and advocacy. Case studies bring
intersectionality to life, and the chapters offer comprehensive,
highly readable, thought-provoking, and practical insights for
working with complex issues. The book focuses on the strengths as
well as the vulnerabilities of those who seek counseling and cover
a variety of topics that are rarely addressed in depth in
counseling texts, such as women’s grief and loss issues over the
lifespan.
*Carolyn Zerbe Enns, Cornell College*
Counseling the Contemporary Woman is an exciting book that will be
an excellent addition for courses on gender issues, diversity and
inclusion, and women’s issues in counseling.
*Catherine B. Roland, past-president, American Counseling
Association, Ed.D., LPC, NCC*
It's difficult to find a book that doesn't pathologize womens’
experiences and instead focuses on how counselors can effectively
support women who are navigating normal developmental transitions,
but this book does just that. The practical, applied focus is
refreshing and brings to life the ways counselors can support and
empower women as they navigate the many hurdles life presents. It
is obvious the authors have a deep respect and appreciation for
women's lived experiences, and their compassionate, culturally and
contextually-sensitive focus makes this text a valuable resources
for all counselors who counsel women.
*Victoria Kress, Youngstown State University*
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