How Therapists Became Social Justice Warriors
Posted By: Judy W., 5/18/2023 6:48:55 AM
Lily Cooney was fully committed to social justice. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, the now-26-year-old writing tutor marched proudly in Black Lives Matters protests through the streets of Portland, Oregon. But the culture in which she was steeped began to take a toll on her mental health. (Snip) She decided she needed therapy to work on both her “internalized white supremacy,” her “white guilt,” and to “become a better person.’ ” In January 2021, Cooney sought help from a black therapist in Portland she found through a therapy database, who agreed to work with her around issues of race and gender.
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$100,000. Do I hear $250,000?
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$5 MILLION!
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But the culture in which she was steeped began to take a toll on her mental health. (Snip)
She decided she needed therapy to work on both her “internalized white supremacy,” her “white guilt,” and to “become a better person.’ ”
In January 2021, Cooney sought help from a black therapist in Portland she found through a therapy database, who agreed to work with her around issues of race and gender.
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Psychology and social work have always been dominated by the left, but when I worked in the field many decades ago the emphasis was on helping the patient (or "client," as they were called). There was some silliness but nothing like what is described here. Now therapists are trained to be social justice warriors and treat patients as categories who need to recognize their victimization. Patients who don't go along with that may be fired. Therapists are not allowed to give actual therapy to patients who want to "become" the opposite sex but must immediately refer them for hormones etc. What a nightmare. There is little help for the millions of confused people who could use some real therapy.