Experiences of nonbinary psychotherapists have largely gone unexamined in the present literature. Using critical-constructivist grounded theory, we explored the experiences of 13 nonbinary licensed psychotherapists through qualitative semistructured interviews. Interviews were an average of 1.36 hr, and participants were recruited via social media and professional listservs. We found that nonbinary therapists ground their professional praxis-the embodiment of professional theory, action, and practice-in identity across four interconnected areas: navigating minority stress, disclosing identity, utilizing identity, and centering anti-oppression ideologies. Findings add to the nascent examination of experiences of marginalized mental health professionals and note the value of identity integration into professional work. For this population, identity is used in praxis, as it permeates their entire professional sphere. We highlight how these clinicians use their identity in challenging binary understandings of the therapeutic profession. Furthermore, nonbinary therapists demonstrate resilience among systems of oppression and are empowered when challenging binary ways of thinking with clients, supervisors, and peers. Our results indicate the importance of supporting and training nonbinary clinicians in how to use themselves and identity disclosures as effective therapeutic tools and how to manage minority stress and microaggressions that occur in their professional practice. It also underscores the general need for increased training targeted to educators and binary mental health professions aimed at increasing competence in working with nonbinary people. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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“我做我自己不是障碍”：非二元心理治疗师的身份和实践。


目前的文献基本上没有对非二元心理治疗师的经验进行检验。我们利用批判建构主义扎根理论，通过定性半结构化访谈探讨了 13 名非二元执业心理治疗师的经历。访谈平均为 1.36 小时，参与者是通过社交媒体和专业列表服务招募的。我们发现，非二元治疗师将他们的专业实践（专业理论、行动和实践的体现）扎根于四个相互关联的领域：应对少数群体压力、披露身份、利用身份以及以反压迫意识形态为中心。研究结果补充了对边缘化心理健康专业人员经历的初步审查，并指出了将身份融入专业工作的价值。对于这一人群来说，身份被用于实践，因为它渗透到他们的整个职业领域。我们强调这些临床医生如何利用他们的身份来挑战对治疗行业的二元理解。此外，非二元治疗师在压迫系统中表现出弹性，并在与客户、主管和同事挑战二元思维方式时获得力量。我们的结果表明，支持和培训非二元临床医生如何使用自己和身份披露作为有效的治疗工具以及如何管理专业实践中发生的少数压力和微侵犯的重要性。它还强调普遍需要增加针对教育工作者和二元心理健康专业人员的培训，以提高与非二元人群合作的能力。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。