Counseling the Contemporary Woman

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.

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.

Table of ContentsContributorsAcknowledgementPart I: Foundational Perspectives and Theory1 Re-envisioning the Feminine Ideal: Women are the Sum of Many Diverse Parts Adrienne N. Erby2 Integrating Feminist Theory into Counseling PracticeSuzanne Degges-White3 Integrating Relational Cultural Therapy into Counseling PracticeKatherine Hermann-TurnerPart II: Development from Adolescence through Older Adulthood4 Counseling Adolescent GirlsMarcela Kepic5 Counseling Emerging Adult WomenMarcela Kepic 6 Counseling Midlife WomenSuzanne Degges-White7 Counseling Older WomenMarcela KepicPart III: Career Counseling8 Career Counseling over the CareerspanWendy KillamPart IV: Counseling Concerns of Relational Focus9 Counseling Women facing Family-of-Origin IssuesLucy Parker and Dana Isawi10 Counseling Contemporary CouplesRebecca Meeks, Jessica Shull, Ana Ulloa Estrada, and Bonnie Cardillo11 Counseling Women facing Contemporary Family ChallengesElizabeth O'Brien12 Counseling Women Survivors of Physical and Emotional AbuseAnne Shragal13 Counseling Strategies to Help Women Build Healthy Support NetworksSuzanne Degges-WhitePart V: Individual Concerns14 Counseling Women with Body Image ConcernsRachel Brandoff and Marcela Kepic15 Counseling Women with Low Self-EsteemLucy Parker16 Counseling Women with DepressionMarcela Kepic and Wendy Killam17 Counseling Women with AnxietyLucy Parker and Nina Mendez18 Counseling Women with AddictionsSuzanne Degges-WhitePart VI: Caring for Self and Caring for Others19 Counseling with Chronic Illness and DisabilityYuleinys A. Castillo20 Counseling Women who CaregiveMarcela Kepic and Kim TassinariPart VII: Coping with Grief and Loss over the Lifespan21 Counseling Women who have Lost their MothersSuzy Wise and Elisa Woodruff22 Counseling Women who have Lost a PartnerMarcela Kepic23 Counseling Women suffering from Fetal or Perinatal LossDonna Gibson24 Counseling Women who have Lost a ChildSuzanne Degges-White