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<p>The silent mental health struggles and low mental health counseling utilization of Black men have been a scholarly focus for over thirty years. Many factors have been identified as barriers to treatment or influential in Black men’s decisions to seek help for their mental health, but little attention has been given to their preferences for therapists. Guided by Critical Race Theory and Black Critical Theory, we used interpretive phenomenology to explore and understand factors contributing to Black men’s racial and gender preferences for therapists. The following themes were identified: Cultural Relevance, Black Manhood, and Complex Comfort. Implications for mental health professional, particularly counselors and counselor educators, are discussed.</p>

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A Phenomenological Exploration of Black Men’s Racial and Gender Preferences for Therapists

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    2025年6月27日

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  • Demetrius Cofield,
  • Donetta Shelby,
  • Jordan Shannon

摘要

The silent mental health struggles and low mental health counseling utilization of Black men have been a scholarly focus for over thirty years. Many factors have been identified as barriers to treatment or influential in Black men’s decisions to seek help for their mental health, but little attention has been given to their preferences for therapists. Guided by Critical Race Theory and Black Critical Theory, we used interpretive phenomenology to explore and understand factors contributing to Black men’s racial and gender preferences for therapists. The following themes were identified: Cultural Relevance, Black Manhood, and Complex Comfort. Implications for mental health professional, particularly counselors and counselor educators, are discussed.