All About LGBTQ Counseling NY

By Christine Hamilton


Throughout time in history, queer people have always been ostracized from society because they were different and even described as sinful. Back in the past, people were less tolerant of queer people because of the influence of the church being that they were sinning against God. Because of this behavior, many queer people have been developing mental conditions and are in need of LGBTQ counseling NY.

Although queer people have been more accepted by society, many big organizations, especially the religious ones, still shun them out. It is because of this that queers are often bullied when they are younger and grossly discriminated in society when they grow up. Due to this, these people would end up with some mental conditions such as depressive tendencies, or even worse, suicidal tendencies.

So now that this social issue has been brought into light, the big question here is how can this type of therapy help these kinds of people. First of all, these sessions would seek to understand these people and let them talk. Let them talk about their feelings about being born who they are and how they struggle to live in a society that clearly shuns them and do not accept them for who they are.

As stated above, the first step of these sessions would be to gain rapport and this is done so that they can start feeling more comfortable about opening up. If they realize that there is actually someone who is willing to listen to them, then they will be able to let out their feelings. It also helps the counselor have a better idea of the struggles of his patient.

Most of these people just need someone who can listen to them and someone who will not judge. With this, counselors will just let them talk and also affirm them from time to time. This is to allow them to let out any tension or feelings that they have been harboring all this time while keeping quiet.

It is through this that the counselors are now able to bring up some solutions for self improvement and positive feelings. This is one of the more delicate parts of the process wherein the counselor will try to change the mindset of these people. So no matter what negative mindsets one may have, it can change.

Now, while most counselors work alone, there are some that have to work together with psychologists to further diagnose if their patients have existing mental conditions. Counselors cannot be able to diagnose if the patient would have something like depression or anxiety. With some psychological testing and the help of a good psychologist, the counselor can further understand the mental health of the patient.

These efforts are done so that people from the LGBTQ group who have been bullied and ostracized before can have a happier life. These people do have it hard because they are not usually accepted by society. Even through all this hardship, counseling will be able to help these people develop more confidence and happiness.




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