Publications
Dr. Litam’s award-winning publications have garnered international notoriety.
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(2022). Best Practices in Research Award. Conferred by the American Counseling Association.
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(2022). APEX Award for Publication Excellence. Conferred by Communications Concepts, Inc.
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(2021). APEX Award for Publication Excellence. Conferred by Communications Concepts, Inc.
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(2019). Outstanding Scholar in Research Award. Conferred by the National Board for Certified Counselors.
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(2019). Dissertation Excellence Award. Conferred by the National Board for Certified Counselors.
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(2018). Humanistic Dissertation Award. Conferred by the Association for Humanistic Counselors.
Learn culturally sensitive strategies for counseling Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities facing COVID-19 related racial discrimination.
Filipinx communities may be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how to promote the mental health equity of Filipinx communities.
Asian Americans in predominantly White institutions often face distinct challenges. Learn more about culturally sensitive strategies and how PWIs can retain AAPI colleagues.
Experiencing anti-Asian discrimination negatively impacts the psychological wellbeing of Chinese Americans. Here’s how mental health professionals can help.
Resilience and coping strategies are moderators to stress-related growth among Asian and AAPI communities.
Experiences of COVID-19 related discrimination have unique impacts of Asian Americans across the lifespan.
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Issues
Filipinx Americans may need specific types of counseling support to deconstruct suicidal thoughts. Learn how to decolonize the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide with Filipinx American clients here.
Curious about the mobilizing factors that lead Asian Americans to stand in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter Movement? Learn more in this powerful article.
Learn more about the relationship between ethnic identity and coping strategies on racial discrimination and mental health among Korean Americans.
Filipinx Americans may use a variety of different coping skills to mitigate mental health distress. Learn more here.
Learn more about the relationship between ethnic identity, resilience, and coping strategies on racism and stress related growth among Asian internationals.
Learn how instances of COVID-19 related racial discrimination impacts life satisfaction and mental health among Asian Americans.
Learn more about the experiences of stress and help-seeking behaviors among Filipino Americans.
Curious about how relationship status and adult attachment styles impacted mental health distress during COVID-19? I was too, so I did the research. Read about the findings here.
Being an “essential” worker may exacerbate disparities during COVID-19. Here is how mental health professionals can help.
Mental health professionals providing services during COVID-19 may be facing higher rates of burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatic stress. Read my study about how to mitigate these effects and promote resilience.
Frontline healthcare workers may be facing higher rates of moral injury during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about what can be done.
Learn how to incorporate a critical feminist and bioecological approach to counseling international students.
Impact of COVID-19
Clinical Counseling and Counselor Education
Learn more about how counselor educators can infuse self-care and wellness into CACREP curricula.
Labels matter! Referring to individuals as “sex trafficking survivors” rather than “prostitutes” impact attitudes, empathy, and rape myth acceptance
Are you prepared to employ trauma-informed strategies for counseling adult sex trafficking survivors? Check out this important publication.
Learn how to integrate the social determinants of mental health into case conceptualization and treatment planning.
Learn strategies for identifying, counseling, and advocating for child sex trafficking survivors.
Sex trafficking beliefs are present in mental health professionals. Learn how to infuse sex trafficking content into counselor education curricula.
Sex Trafficking
Counseling sex trafficking survivors? Here’s what you need to know.
Short on time? Check out this practice brief on human trafficking.
Review case studies about two buyers’ attempts to purchase sexually exploited children.
Curious about the relationship between sexism and personal comfort with sexuality and human trafficking myths? Check out this important research study!
Review a qualitative study of mental health workers’ perceptions of risk factors for forced labor exploitation in Nairobi, Kenya.
Human trafficking myths are a mediator in the relationship between ambivalent sexism and sex trafficking among undergraduate medical and public health students.
Human Sexuality and Relationships
Learn more about counseling individuals who practice consensual non-monogamy.
Learning to deconstruct sexual shame and develop a sex-affirming counseling framework is crucial to enhance the sexual empowerment of clients. Read more about how to cultivate these strategies.
Curious about who uses OnlyFans? Learn more about the demographics and sexual attitudes of OnlyFans users in this innovative study.
Embrace kink! Learn more about what mental health professionals need to know about kink culture.
Are you a school counselor working with transgender and gender expansive students? This article is essential to support your work!
Sex differences in depression, sexual attitudes, and impulsivity predicted breaking shelter-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adult attachment styles moderate the association between relationship status and depression.
Learn about the relationship between spirituality and relational health among Black Americans.
Bayesian racism is the belief that it is rational to discriminate against people based on existing racial stereotypes. We validated a psychometric tool that measures this phenomenon.
Learn more about the relationship between worry, racism, and belief in a just world in this interesting article.
Racial identity attitudes and vicarious traumatization from undue police violence impacts anticipatory traumatic reactions among Black Americans. Read more in this powerful study.
Diversity and Multiculturalism