The last stage is the introspection stage. In this stage, the individual is exhausted from the intensified feelings of anger towards the dominant culture, that they start to forget about understanding themselves and their self-worth (p. 374). An example of this would be an African American feeling like cannot become friends with the white population because they are scared they are going to shame their family/culture. Certainly, the client could feel like dropping out of therapy due to feeling like counseling is not going to benefit them due to their heritage. A way a counselor can approach this is by telling the client the main goal of the sessions is to find the happiness in their culture. Throughout the counseling sessions, the client will
