Revisiting Identity: A Therapeutic Approach to Counselling Women in Midlife

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cityu.schoolDivision of Arts and Sciences
cityu.siteVancouver, BC
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorGresham, Roxanne
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-15T00:19:25Z
dc.date.available2016-06-15T00:19:25Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractWomen of middle age may present in the counselling setting with a variety of issues contributing to their experience of psychological distress. The author contends that these diverse issues may also pose challenges to a woman's identity development during the midlife period of the adult lifespan. The author presents a discussion of the issues experienced by many midlife women, and provides a conceptual analysis of how these may challenge a woman's identity and contribute to the psychological distress suffered by many midlife women. The author proposes that therapeutic interventions that support the co-construction and re-authoring of "narrative identity" may be effective in working with women who are struggling during midlife. These issues are presented in the format of a manuscript thesis and intended as a reference for therapists who are working with this population. A literature review and conceptual analysis are employed as the research methodology.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/146
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.titleRevisiting Identity: A Therapeutic Approach to Counselling Women in Midlife
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCounseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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