When Your Client’s Beliefs Scare You: Building Your Capacity to Work with Clients Across Political Lines

In an increasingly polarized world, clinicians are being called to sit with clients whose

deeply held political beliefs may directly challenge or oppose their own. This task

requires more than neutrality or avoidance—it demands emotional maturity, internal

capacity, and self-awareness in the service of ethical and effective care.

This four-session, discussion-based continuing education (CE) series invites mental

health professionals into a deeper exploration of what it means to stay present,