Feminist Therapy

Libbe A. Gray

Feminist therapy, rather than being a succinct theoretical model, is a philosophy of psychotherapeutic intervention that recognizes the impact of varied social practices on personal well-being. It has its roots in the feminist and equal rights movements of the 1960s, and it embraces the conviction that “the personal is political”—that is, that which affects the person is representative of and ensues from the macrocosm in which she or he lives. Feminist therapists practice from a variety of feminist and psychological theoretical perspectives and represent a diverse group of individuals striving for political and social changes that exemplify justice and equality for all peoples. The tenets of feminist therapy include, broadly, recognition of diversity in identity and of multiple oppressions, acknowledgment of power differentials inherent in the therapeutic relationship and in society, and responsibility for personal involvement in engendering individual and social changes that equalize power. Feminist therapy acknowledges multiple aspects ...

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