ABSTRACT
We have emphasized how clients as well as psychotherapists are bound by sociohistorical and cultural factors. Our task as clinicians is to bridge the sociohistorical differences in life experiences between us and our clients; to use language, narrative, and method that contribute to client empowerment. We ask many questions: What will move our clients forward? How is "help" conceptualized? Is what we are offering culturally appropriate? We humbly acknowledge that our professional training-which is itself bound by a sociohistorical context-has often not provided the answers; it has given us both the tools of liberation and of oppression.
