Intersectionality in Psychotherapy: Critical Factors and Challenges in Serving Gay Black Men

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https://doi.org/10.14295/idonline.v18i74.4115

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critical factors in psychotherapy, intersectionality, race, sexuality, psychotherapy

Abstract

This study investigated the critical factors in the psychotherapeutic care of gay Black men. A qualitative and exploratory research was conducted with four psychotherapists from Rondônia, utilizing the Phenomenological Method of Investigation in Psychology for the analysis of the interviews. Four main factors were identified: Intersectional Awareness of Oppression (IAO), Challenges of Intersectional Practice (CIP), Dynamic Intersectional Perspective (DIP), and Psychotherapeutic Identity Dissonance (PID). It concludes that understanding and integrating these critical factors can prevent errors and enhance the effectiveness of care. These factors can contribute to the training of psychotherapists, through a clear adoption of intersectionality with multi-identity marginalized clientele. It is suggested that future studies should evaluate the application of these factors in other intersectional settings and critically investigate care for diverse populations subjected to various forms of oppression.

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Leandro Aparecido Fonseca Missiatto, Escola da Magistratura do Estado de Rondônia (Emeron)

Doutor em Psicologia Clínica pela Universidade do Valeo do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Mestre em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR), Graduado em Psicologia pela Faculdade de Ciências Biomédicas de Cacoal (Facimed). Analista Processual em Psicologia no Tribunal de Justiça de Rondônia (TJRO) e Docente na Pós-Graduação em Direito para Carreira da Magistratura na Escola da Magistratura do Estado de Rondônia (EMERON). Pesquisador em raça, diversidade, gênero, colonialidade/decolonialidade, Direitos da Natureza e Amazonidades, e autor do livro “Colonialidade Normativa”.

Janine Kieling Monteiro, Universidade do Valeo do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)

Doutora em Psicologia (2000), mestra em Psicologia (1995), graduada em Psicologia (1991) todos pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq desde 2009. Vinculada à Universidade do Valeo do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), desde 2000, é Professora Titular nos cursos de Psicologia, Direito e Administração, e nos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia e Gestão e Negócios. Coordena o LABORClínica. Participa do Grupo de Pesquisa em Liderança e Gestão de Pessoas na Unisinos e atua como consultora de empresas em Gestão de Pessoas.

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Missiatto, L. A. F., & Monteiro, J. K. (2024). Intersectionality in Psychotherapy: Critical Factors and Challenges in Serving Gay Black Men. ID on Line. Revista De Psicologia, 18(74), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.14295/idonline.v18i74.4115

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