Children living in rural communities can have higher levels of mental health needs due to limited access to developmentally appropriate care. Often the lack of play therapy training or access to mental health resources makes it difficult for children or families in rural areas to receive care. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has forced virtual methods of service delivery to increase around the world, which provide opportunities for mental health professionals to reach rural communities and families. Child-Parent Relationship Therapy offers healing to families through strengthening the child-parent relationship. Recommendations are provided to successfully facilitate Child-Parent Relationship Therapy virtually to rural communities in need.

Children with disabilities have unique and often specialized needs. The parents of children with disabilities play an integral and sometimes challenging role in supporting, advocating, and caring for their children. This article introduces an evidence-based approach to work with parents of children with disabilities that focuses on strengthening the relationship between the parent and child through child–parent–relationship therapy (CPRT). Disability-responsive adaptations and recommendations are provided for CPRT, specifically for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, children with physical disabilities, and children with autism spectrum disorder.

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This participatory action research study explored queer womxn of color's (QWoC) experiences of microaggressions in counseling. Due to the multifaceted and complex experiences of QWoC, this study was informed by intersectionality theory and utilized photovoice methodology to explore QWoC's experiences of microaggressions in counseling. The seven QWoC who participated in this study provided portrayals of their experience of microaggressions in counseling. Five major themes were prominent in their photographs and narratives: (a) counseling as a tool of oppression, (b) impact of oppression in counseling, (c) strategies for survival, (d) healing for QWoC, and (e) the power of sharing mi historia. Overall, co-researchers provided insight into their experiences of oppression in counseling, while highlighting clinical and research practices that may be healing and liberatory for QWoC. Additionally, implications and conclusions drawn from the experiences of co-researchers provide recommendations for counselors working with QWoC. K E Y W O R D S intersectionality, liberatory clinical practices, microaggressions in counseling, participatory action research, queer womxn of colorLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning (LGBTQ) people experience mental health issues, which can be exacerbated by overt and covert discrimination (e.g., hate crimes, microaggressions), minority stress, and a lack of understanding, among other factors (Casey et al., 2019;Weber, Collins, Robinson-Wood, Zeko-Underwood & Poindexter, 2018). Minority stress is the sum of the additional stressors LGBTQ people experience from ongoing oppression in the form of discrimination, stigmatization, and harassment due to their sexual identity, gender identity, and/or gender expression (Meyer, 2003;Meyer, 2012). Experiences of oppression can occur across institutional, systemic, and interpersonal domains (Casey et al., 2019;Meyer, 2012). Other factors that may contribute to LGBTQ people's increased risk of mental health issues include: feelings of isolation, shame, guilt, internalized homophobia, biphobia, or transphobia; history of traumatic events such as physical, emotional, or sexual child abuse; and familial rejection and lack of social support