Broaching Counselor National Identity With Refugees and Other People on the Move

ABSTRACT The counseling literature on war refugees, and people on the move in general, tends to spotlight understanding client issues and experiences, such as exposure to trauma, acculturative stress, social determinants of health, assessing needs, accessing resources, and mental health treatment approaches. Articles tend to focus on specific client populations, including addressing culturally responsive approaches. Although these topics are important to better understand how we can provide excellent care for refugees, the broad lens misses an important, personalized element of our work as culturally responsive counselors and social justice advocates: counselor self‐awareness and broaching. This article turns the spotlight onto the counselor's ethical imperative to understand and name how their national identity could impact the client–counselor relationship.