‘It overshadowed everything’: Understanding working‐class clients' experiences of social class differences within the therapeutic relationship
Anna Katie Jones,
Tanya Lecchi
Abstract:BackgroundLittle is known about the experiences of working‐class clients in psychological therapy. This qualitative study explores how social class differences are experienced within the therapeutic relationship by six clients from a working‐class background.Materials & MethodsSemi‐structured interviews were conducted with women in Britain who self‐identified as working‐class and had engaged in therapy with clinicians whom they perceived to be from a higher class background than themselves. Interpretative … Show more
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