A qualitative study of the counselling experiences of sexual minorities

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dc.contributor.authorWrightson, Chelsea R.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
dc.contributor.supervisorPiquette-Tomei, Noëlla A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-08T17:58:46Z
dc.date.available2019-07-08T17:58:46Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractDue to negative bias, individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) or any other non-heterosexual and/or non-gender binary identity are at risk of experiencing a host of physical or mental health concerns. This risk has led to a disproportionately greater number of LGBTQ individuals seeking counselling, where many then experience further negative bias. The aim of this study was to delve deep into the counselling experiences of LGBTQ clients in southern Alberta, a region of Canada. To achieve this aim, a phenomenological method inspired by Max van Manen’s (2014) interpretive descriptive phenomenology was used. The research questions that guided this inquiry were “What are the counselling experiences of sexual minority adults?” and “What are the sociocultural mediators for counselling with sexual minority adults?” Eleven participants were guided through semi-structured interviews. The participants’ stories were then analyzed using thematic analysis. From this emerged several key themes.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5448
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0519en_US
dc.proquest.subject0621en_US
dc.proquest.subject0451en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education)
dc.subjectcounselling experiences
dc.subjectinterpretive descriptive phenomenology
dc.subjectLGBTQ adults
dc.subjectLGBTQ counselling in southern Alberta
dc.subjectnegative bias
dc.subjectsexual minority adults
dc.subjectDissertations, Academic
dc.titleA qualitative study of the counselling experiences of sexual minoritiesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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