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Vanessa Jackson works with Eva—a woman in her 30s. Eva's is a story like a lot of young women who hope to “have it all” and when they somehow fall short are disappointed and frustrated. Eva has had to rebuild her career after being laid off from her job. As such, she feels as if she has lost her opportunity for marriage and family. Jackson helps Eva unpack her expectations and separate her disappointment from societal expectations. Societal expectations often do not take into consideration life circumstances, which for Eva meant being laid off and having to rebuild her career. Jackson skillfully helps Eva honor what she has accomplished and helps her negotiate her disappointment. Jackson works from a power-based, multicultural, narrative approach. Her work encompasses an emancipatory counseling experience for Eva to help support her to live a full, powerful life. Jackson also demonstrates her “Black girl therapy”—which is not just for Black girls—where therapists drop some of the professional distance and become real with clients and get to the heart of the matter, asking tough questions that often have to do with power, race, and gender. Vanessa Jackson is a licensed clinical social worker and Soul Doula, who operates a private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. She has 30 years of experience working with adolescents and adults in community mental health centers and university counseling centers. Her work is heavily influenced by her activism in the Black women's health and psychiatric liberation movement. She characterizes her work as power-based therapy influenced by Elaine Pinderhughes's power theory and narrative therapy. She has created an inquiry process, “The Seven Healing Questions,” which guides her work with clients.
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Chapter 1: Social Constructs
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Chapter 2: What to Watch For in the Session
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Chapter 3: What to Take Away From This Session
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Chapter 4: Intellectualizing and Emotion
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Chapter 5: Session With Eva: Expectations
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Chapter 6: An Inner Conflict: Constant Reminders and Wants
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Chapter 7: Showing Vulnerability and Being Visible
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Chapter 8: Feeling of Despair
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Chapter 9: Stagnation and Instability
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Chapter 10: A Life Without Comparison
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Chapter 11: Support From Friends
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Chapter 12: Reflection on the Session
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