Counseling the Contemporary Woman

This book includes culturally diverse case studies, interventions, and best practices for counselors working with women across the lifespan. Topics include normative developmental issues, relationships, self-esteem, body image, addictions, parenting, caregiving, and loss.

Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education at Northern Illinois University. . She is active in the Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA). She is the author of four books exploring contemporary relationships, including Friends Forever: How Girls and Women Forge Lasting Relationships; editor of seven books addressing counseling theory and interventions; and has published over 20 refereed journal articles. Dr. Degges-White writes a blog for Psychology Today magazine and is a regular contributor on NIU's NPR radio station's Perspectives program. She has been a guest on the Ethan Bearman show, WGN's Morning and Midday television news programs, as well as print media including Canadian Living, Health Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, and the South China Morning Post.

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