REFLECTIONS ON MULTICULTURALISM AND PSYCHOTHERAPY:

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE BRAZILIAN CONTEXT

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Authors

  • Samuel Kamohara Teixeira Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre
  • Marina Helena Dias da Costa Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre
  • Lucia Marques Stenzel Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56579/prxis.v3i2.2749

Keywords:

Multicultural Psychology, Multicultural Orientation, Multicultural Competencies, Psychotherapy, Cultural Humility

Abstract

The multicultural paradigm asserts the need for psychologists to recognize and incorporate their clients’ cultural dimension into the psychotherapeutic process. Studies have shown that culturally sensitive psychotherapy is a predictor of positive clinical outcomes. Nevertheless, in the Brazilian context, discussions on multiculturalism remain incipient compared to the international landscape. The aim of this study is to investigate the state of the art of the dialogue between multiculturalism and psychotherapy in Brazil. To this end, a critical review was conducted using the PePSIC, SciELO, and BVS databases, with the following keywords: “multiculturalism,” “multicultural psychology,” “multicultural competencies,” “multicultural orientation,” “cultural competence,” “cultural humility,” “psychotherapy,” “psychological care,” and “psychological intervention.” Five studies were selected based on inclusion criteria. The results indicated that, although the studies addressed cultural topics such as gender, race, religion/spirituality, and disability, they did not adopt the multicultural paradigm. These findings suggest limited consideration of intersectionality, little emphasis on the therapist’s cultural humility, and a restricted approach to the transversal development of cultural therapeutic skills.

Author Biographies

Samuel Kamohara Teixeira, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre

Samuel Kamohara Teixeira, undergraduate student in Psychology at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), researcher at the Center for Studies and Research in Humanistic and Experiential Psychology (ALETHEIA), scientific initiation fellow funded by FAPERGS, and member of the Membership Committee of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (APA Division 29).

Marina Helena Dias da Costa, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre

Marina Helena Dias da Costa, master’s student at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), conducts research in the fields of ethnic-racial relations, the psychotherapeutic process, and psychology training, institutional scholarship holder.

Lucia Marques Stenzel, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Lucia Marques Stenzel, PhD in Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Associate Professor at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), coordinator of ALETHEIA, conducts research in the humanistic-experiential field and psychotherapeutic skills.

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2025-12-03

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Teixeira, S. K., Costa, M. H. D. da, & Stenzel, L. M. (2025). REFLECTIONS ON MULTICULTURALISM AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: : A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE BRAZILIAN CONTEXT. PRÁXIS EM SAÚDE , 3(2), 01–07. https://doi.org/10.56579/prxis.v3i2.2749

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