Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling

Author ORCID Identifier

Lee R. Pradell https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0525-6198

Joshua G. Parmenter https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3291-171X

Renee V. Galliher https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0430-9294

Volume

19

Issue

1

Publisher

Routledge

Publication Date

1-29-2025

Journal Article Version

Accepted Manuscript

First Page

71

Last Page

96

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Abstract

The present study uses action research and critical trans theory frameworks to adapt a cognitive restructuring task to assist non-binary people in minimizing internalization from sexual objectification experiences (SOEs). Nine non-binary participants completed process charts documenting their experiences with SOEs. Participants also completed interviews about their experience with the process chart. Findings explored the nine categories of the process chart and the process of completing the process charts, highlighting the power participants reclaimed by interrogating objectifying sentiments and managing their environments in the wake of SOEs. We discuss utilizing our study’s process chart to better support marginalized people through SOEs.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in the Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling. Lee R. Pradell, Joshua G. Parmenter, Renee V. Galliher, Elizabeth Grace Wong, Kevin Chi, Hanna Huenemann, Lindsey Rowley & Sadie South (2025) “It Was Oddly Cathartic and Just Good - Freeing”: An Adaptation of a Cognitive Restructuring Task for Non-Binary People Experiencing Sexual Objectification, Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling, 19:1, 71-96, DOI: 10.1080/26924951.2024.2439603.

It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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