Handbook of Counseling Women

Mary Kopala is Professor Emerita at The Graduate Center and Hunter College, City University of New York.  She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University in 1987 and her Master’s of Education in Counselor Education in 1980 also from Penn State.  During her teaching career which spanned nearly 25 years, she taught master’s students in rehabilitation and school counseling, and doctoral students in counseling and school psychology.  She has worked as a clinician in private practice and at Georgia State University counseling center.  Previous to receiving her Ph.D., she worked with college students at Temple University’s career counseling center, with college and high school students at Drexel University in Special Programs and Upward Bound, with international college students at Penn State, and as a counselor in Penn State’s freshmen orientation program. She coauthored and coedited professional articles, chapters, and books, and she presented at numerous state, regional, and national conferences.  She also served in various administrative capacities, most recently as Executive Officer in Educational Psychology at the Graduate Center.  Since retiring, she has continued to contribute to the profession as a reviewer of articles, book proposals, and health psychology student papers.  Merle A. Keitel is currently Professor and Director of Training of the APA-accredited doctoral program in Counseling Psychology in the Division of Psychological and Educational Services at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education in New York City.  Her primary teaching responsibilities are in the areas of individual counseling and psychotherapy and counseling theory and process.  Dr. Keitel takes pride in the accomplishments of the many doctoral students she has mentored over the past 30 years at Fordham University. She is the co-author with Mary Kopala of Counseling Women with Breast Cancer (Sage, 2000) and the co-editor of the first edition of the Handbook of Counseling Women (Sage, 2003). She has written numerous book chapters and articles on topics related to women’s issues and health psychology such as cancer, infertility and miscarriage, PCOS, and eating disorders. Dr. Keitel presents on these topics regularly at national professional conferences. She has been awarded the James C. Hansen Humanitarian award from the University of Buffalo, the Katherine J. Scanlon Award for “extraordinary contribution to Fordham University and to the field of Psychology”, and was represented in the Oral History of Feminist Psychologists (Division 35, American Psychological Association).

"Finally—a comprehensive, integrative, multicultural exploration into the understanding of women’s life experiences…their growth, suffering, and triumphs as they face the challenges of an ever-present patriarchal world…a text written by women about women from a feminine developmental perspective."

• Part 1: Women’s Voices: Personal Perspectives on Professional ContributionsChapter 1: The Power of Connection: Reflections on Mutual Growth - Judith V. JordanChapter 2: A Latina′s Voice: Contributions to Psychology - Melba J. T. VasquezChapter 3: Diverse Paths: A Life of Contrasts - Jean Lau ChinChapter 4: On Lifelong Learning About Complexity and Intersectionality - Carolyn Zerbe EnnsChapter 5: To Create a Meaningful Career: Combine Personal Interests With Professional Expertise - Joan C. ChrislerChapter 6: Caminate No Hay Camino: The Road is Built as You Walk - Oliva M. EspinChapter 7: Professional Contributions of Ruth Fassinger: A Symphony in Four Movements - Ruth E. FassingerPart 2: Historical, Theoretical, and Sociocultural Considerations of Feminist Counseling and PsychologyChapter 8: Contemporary Adaptations of Traditional Approaches to Counseling Women - Carolyn Zerbe EnnsChapter 9: Relational-Cultural Therapy - Judith V. JordanChapter 10: The Evolution of Feminist Psychology: Integrating Feminism andMulticulturalism in Counseling Women - Mary Ballou, Rakhshanda Saleem, and Eleanor RoffmanPart 3: Issues of Social InjusticeChapter 11: Violence Against Women: Treatment Considerations - Christine A. Gidycz, Shannon M. JohnsonChapter 12: Counseling Women in Violent Relationships - Marcie M. Lechtenberg and Sandra M. StithChapter 13: Picture a Woman: Counseling Women Living in Poverty - Peggy Loo, Angela Gwak, and Laura SmithChapter 14: The Ecology of Women’s Career Barriers: Creating Social Justice Through Systemwide Intervention - M. Meghan Davidson, Mary J. Heppner, and Anne Scott LapourPart 4: Developmental Considerations of Counseling WomenChapter 15: Through the Eye of the Needle: The Emerging Adolescent - Vicki CompitelloChapter 16: Counseling Women in Emerging Adulthood (18-25) - Amy L. Reynolds and Sharon MitchellChapter 17: Counseling Young Adult Women (26-39) - Christina DohertyChapter 18: Counseling Women at Midlife: A Biopsychosocial Perspective - Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius, Silva Hassert, and Megan Foley NicponChapter 19: Counseling Women Greater Than 65 Years of Age - Diane S. Schaupp and Leia TingPart 5: Within Group Differences: The Implications For Multicultural CounselingChapter 20: Counseling Black Women: Understanding the Effects of Multilevel Invisibility - Janet E. HelmsChapter 21: Counseling Eastern Asian American Women - Sara Cho Kim, Lisa Suzuki, Kyoko Toyama, and Nina LeiChapter 22: Counseling South Asian American Women - Anneliese A. Singh, Muninder Ahluwalia, and Gagan S. KheraChapter 23: Counseling Latinas in the United States - Alison Cerezo, Oliva M. Espín, and Krizia PuigChapter 24: Counseling Issues for Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Women - Amy L. Reynolds and Anneliese A. SinghChapter 25: Counseling Jewish Women - Freda GinsbergChapter 26: Counseling Muslim Women - Saba Rasheed Ali, Michelle Nanji, and Samantha D. BrownPart 6: Counseling Women: Normative IssuesChapter 27: Effective Strategies for Career Counseling With Women - Nadya A. Fouad and Kristin IhleChapter 28: Hidden Biases in Counseling Women: Balancing Work and Family Concerns - Margo A. Jackson and Samantha SlaterChapter 29: Women in Intimate Relationships: Theory, Research and Implications for Practice - Ingrid GriegerChapter 30: Counseling Women for Grief and Loss: Theoretical and Clinical Considerations - Ismini GeorgiadesChapter 31: Counseling Women Who Are Caregivers - Kathleen Chwalisz and Jessica ZvonkovicChapter 32: Counseling Women Affected by Military Service - Jessica L. Larsen and Michelle D. ShermanChapter 33: Women’s Religion and Spirituality - Danielle Magaldi, Jennie Park-Taylor, and Lauren E. LatellaPart 7: Counseling Women: Mental Health ConcernsChapter 34: Women and Depressive Disorders - Alisha Ali, Roxane Caires, and Lauren WashChapter 35: Treatment of Anxiety Disorders - Dawn M. Johnson, Nicole L. Johnson, Katherine M. Fedele, Samantha Holmes, and Mitzi HutchinsChapter 36: Substance Abuse Disorders in Women - Mary M. Velasquez, Leslie Sirrianni, and Angela L. StottsChapter 37: Counseling Women With Eating Disorders - Melinda Parisi, Lauren Stack, Marissa Miller, and Merle KeitelPart 8: Counseling Women: Physical ConcernsChapter 38. Health Counseling: Assessment and Intervention - Anna C. Hoffman, Betsy Rippentrop, and Elizabeth M. AltmaierChapter 39: Helping Women Negotiate the Cancer Experience - Merle A. Keitel, Mary Kopala, Alexandra Lamm, Alyson Moadel, and Jodi BermanChapter 40: Women and Heart Disease: Information for Counselors - Sue C. Jacobs, Lahoma Schultz, and Ginger WelchChapter 41: Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (AKA Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, and Migraine Headaches: Meeting the Challenge - Mary Kopala and Molly BrawerChapter 42: Breaking Through the Barriers: Psychoeducation and Interventions for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women - Mary Ann Hoffman, Lisa Baker, Kathryn Schaefer Ziemer, and Trisha Raque-BogdanChapter 43: Infertility and Recurrent Miscarriage - Merle Keitel, Erica Tennenbaum, and Ishani TicinelliPart 9: Professional Issues In CounselingChapter 44: Empowering Female Supervisees: A Feminist, Multicultural, and Relational Perspective - Myrna L. Friedlander, Susana Blanco, Shaina Bernardi, and Katharine S. ShafferChapter 45: Value Choices and Methodological Issues in Counseling Research With Women - Georgiana Shick TryonChapter 46: Ethical Intelligence in Feminist Therapy - Cynthia de las Fuentes, Martha Ramos Duffer, and Melba J. T. Vasquez