Aims and objectives: This qualitative study explores the experience of using a later-learned
language, English (ELX), in the therapeutic journey of refugee survivors of sexuality …

Lack of proficiency in the language of the host country predicts distress among refugees, but
many refugees and asylum seekers in the United Kingdom have less than functional …

Trauma is inherent to the experience of forced migration and resettlement in a foreign
country. Adding to the ordeal, language barriers often hinder access to essential services …

In a companion paper, we have argued that therapeutic work with interpreters has been
viewed more negatively than is warranted, and that the inherent advantages of this way of …

The number of people in exile is rising. Sexual and ethnic minority refugee and asylum-
seeking people present with special needs. This study utilised a collective narrative …

This paper is concerned with linguistic vulnerability to man-made trauma, displacement, and
exclusion, as well as with strategies of resilience that valorise socially-depreciated …

Therapists are often unprepared to deal with their clients' use of other languages. This study
focuses on therapists' experiences of having undertaken awareness-raising training about …

This chapter discusses how to prepare for and conduct a research interview, where this is
the chosen research method. In particular, questions of power in the relationship between …

This article addresses issues of multilingualism in domestic violence support services,
building on and findings from a small qualitative study involving an organization in the North …

Purpose–Working across languages is playing an increasingly important role in the delivery
of mental health services, notably through psychotherapy and psychological therapies …