Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practice with Nonreligious Clients

An affordable, practical, intersectional, research-based text on culturally-responsive therapy with nonreligious clients. This comprehensive guide covers best practices for recognizing one's unrecognized biases and providing supportive, culturally-affirmative counseling for these clients.

About the author

Dena Abbott is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Nebraska and an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s Counseling Psychology program. Funded by the Explaining Atheism program, she co-created “Unbelief Within Marginalized Communities,” a project aimed at understanding the causal origins of nonbelief among diverse atheists. She has published several journal articles related to the mental health of nonreligious U.S. Americans. She is dedicated to destigmatizing atheism, highlighting the strengths of nonbelievers, and promoting equity for nonreligious people. You can follow her work on X @DrDenaAbbott and at drdenaabbott.com.

Product details

• Authors: Dena Abbott
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 07.08.2025
• EAN: 9781538184622
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-8462-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Illustrations: 25 bw illustrations; 25 tables
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, EDUCATION / Counseling / General, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy: counselling, Religious counselling, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services