Class, politics and the training of counsellors

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Counselling and psychotherapy are inherently embedded in Western capitalist political culture and have lost their potential as socially transformative activities. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Anne Kearney

doi:10.24377/3dh9tr72

September 3, 2026Open Access

Class, politics and the training of counsellors

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To examine the political dimensions of counselling and counsellor training within Western capitalist society and assess its potential for broader social transformation.
Theoretical analysis evaluating the social and ideological foundations of modern therapeutic practices.
Critique of person-centred counselling frameworks and counselor education models.
Counselling and psychotherapy practices function as politically non-neutral activities embedded in Western capitalist culture.
Person-centred counselling modalities have largely lost their transformative potential for systemic and social-level change.

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Critical analysis reveals political embedding in counsellor training and practice, suggesting psychotherapy has diminished its capacity for social and personal transformation.

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