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Queer second-generation Arab/SWANA Americans are a rich, vibrant, and diverse community, yet, are marginalised within multiple contexts. Anti-Arab, anti-immigrant, and cisheteronormative structural norms and policies in the United States intersect with intense cultural and religious beliefs about the incompatibility of sexual and gender diversity and Arab/SWANA identity. As such, this population may seek psychotherapy services for support in managing minority stress related to oppression and disenfranchisement from multiple fronts. While visibility within the literature is increasing, there is still limited discourse on providing culturally affirming, liberatory psychotherapy that tends to address the unique concerns of queer Arab/SWANA American clients. Adames and colleagues’ Keeping Radical Healing in Mind (KRHM) therapeutic approach is particularly useful when working with this population because it centres on helping clients to combat internalised racism and oppression, connect to their cultural identities and communities, and enhance access to individual and collective strength and resistance. This paper will: (1) provide a brief introduction to relevant terminology and common Arab/SWANA cultural values; (2) identify common themes in psychotherapy with queer second-generation Arab/SWANA Americans; (3) describe the KRHM therapeutic approach and its relevance to queer second-generation Arab/SWANA Americas; and (4) apply the KRHM therapeutic approach to a composite clinical case of a queer second-generation Arab/SWANA American client.
Nadia Mohsen Alsamadi (Fri,) studied this question.