Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practice with Nonreligious Clients

An affordable, practical, intersectional, research-based text on culturally-responsive therapy with nonreligious clients. While this frequently maligned and stigmatized demographic is one of the fastest growing in the country, graduate training programs seldom cover best practices for recognizing one’s unrecognized biases and providing supportive, culturally-affirmative counseling for these clients, making the need for this comprehensive guide more essential for the field.

Author Biography

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.