Shawn utilizes role playing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and somatic therapy in empowering clients to move beyond obstacles. Shawn also encourages healthy humor development as a coping skill....
Feminist Psychotherapy emerged as an approach to counseling as the waves of feminism gained popularity in mainstream western society. It examines the unique way women relate to the world around them after being seen as inferior to men for many generations. It’s also a response to the once male-dominated field of psychotherapy as a whole.
Feminist therapists aim to treat all genders as equally deserving of respect and dignity and accept. They believe in the historical marginalization of all genders besides males.
Critical to Feminist Psychotherapy is an analysis of power dynamics. Power dynamics are inherent in any relationship, specifically within the counseling relationship. Usually, a counselor is an “expert” with high levels of education and status. The client then is thought to be less than. Feminist Psychotherapy, instead of ignoring this power dynamic or using it to their advantage to tell clients what they ought to do, seeks to highlight it and converse about it. Bringing up how the power dynamics affect the counseling relationship helps people examine the power dynamics in all other areas of their life.
Feminist Psychotherapy can be helpful for a range of mental health concerns, can be utilized for a person of any gender identity, and can be used in group settings, family settings, or individual counseling.
Critical to Feminist Psychotherapy is the idea that people grow through relationships with others. Your therapist might help you analyze your patterns of relating to significant others in your life and might ask you to recall some of your early relationships with parents or other caregivers.
Feminist Psychotherapy does not have a list of techniques necessary for treatment. It focuses on the ideas of empathetically relating to you, from one human being (your counselor) to another (you). A healthy relationship with your counselor becomes a model for all of your relationships.
Therapists Who Specialize in Using Feminist Psychotherapy
I bring the depth and breadth of forty five years of professional experience to people of all ages, life styles, and cultural and spiritual backgrounds. I work with individuals, couples or families creating a safe environment to reduce stress, anxiety and depression, release trauma and reduce both emotional and acute and chronic physical pain. I integrate holistic psychotherapy, neurobehavioral...
I have worked with children, youth and families for the last 15 years in various settings. I have extensive experience working with individuals, children, and families who have been impacted by trauma, domestic violence, human trafficking and sexual assault. I have a passion for working with individuals and turning struggle into strength, and difficulties into wisdom. I utilize mindfulness,...
Rocio Day LLC is composed of a team of therapists who provide a range of therapeutic services including; Anger Management, Couples Therapy, Grief Counseling, Individual Therapy, Domestic Violence- Survivors and Perpetrator therapy, Sexual Abuse Therapy, Trauma, Anxiety Disorder, and Hypnotherapy in both English and Spanish for all of Hudson and Bergen County. We are able to go into the home whe...
You might be experiencing intense and complex emotions associated with the current COVID 19 outbreak. Changes in schedules, loss of income, general uncertainty can be major disruptions in life. If you are concerned about your emotional reaction to this unpredictable time, I am here to assist you. Despite the unfamiliarity of this situation, there are many things we can do to support and manage ...
I am a social worker with many years of experience in diverse settings, which I believe gives me a unique perspective on how people can face their particular life challenges to make positive changes in their lives; challenges such as relationship conflicts, serious illness, depression, anxiety, divorce, grief, loneliness, trauma, or other emotional or behavioral concerns and I bring this...
Robert Gomez
Chicago
Illinois
Robert Gomez
Chicago
Illinois
I identify as a queer person of color and hope to best serve those communities who feel underrepresented in professional fields. Common areas that I work with are trauma, gender identity and expression, gender issues, career related difficulties, and mood/anxiety disorders. I work heavily with the linguistic ways we approach "problems" and through a narrative approach we would work on creating ...
I have been working with children and families in one capacity or another since 1978. I try to work in a creative and analytic manner to individualize therapy to help people solve problems. Helping others effectively while keeping a loving detachment requires working on my own balance. That involves keeping a balanced place in my own relationships, work, play and surroundings. Generally, I am a...
Each of us has a wealth of wisdom within us, but circumstances sometimes prevent us from accessing our own innate wisdom. Therapy is a process of discovery and a way to receive assistance in accessing your own deep wisdom. My role as your therapist is to walk beside you on this journey and to help you make the most of your unique inner wisdom through talking, reflecting, learning, and discoveri...
Cindy L Gilbert
Seattle
Washington
Cindy L Gilbert
Seattle
Washington
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with a Master's degree in social work from Loyola University of Chicago, and a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. My professional goal is to support individuals as they explore possibilities, process experiences and resolve issues. My career has spanned twenty five years. In that time I have worked with...
I approach therapy through a process, and toward a goal, of what the psychologist Diana Fosha has described as "undoing aloneness." Emotional experiences can be confusing, overwhelming, and even traumatic, especially if you feel that you have to navigate them by yourself. I offer witnessing and support as you explore past and present aspects of your life, develop your strengths and skills, and...
Leah Farley
Durham
North Carolina
Leah Farley
Durham
North Carolina
Relationship issues and chronic illness are the two primary focuses of my practice. Relationship therapy includes couples counseling, sex/intimacy issues, divorce, co-parenting, parent-child relationship, and other significant relationships in one’s life. Therapy for chronic illness encompasses learning healthy lifestyle habits to support limitations, navigating the health/sick care system,...
I am a compassionate Licensed Professional & Nationally Certified Counselor with 23 years of professional School and Community Mental Health Counseling. I am a culturally competent, mindful professional who has international experience working with individuals of diverse cultures. I focus on providing therapy services that are Holistic, Developmental, Client Centered, Strength Based, and Trauma...
Lorena Abarr
Reno
Nevada
Lorena Abarr
Reno
Nevada
These are such trying times for so many. Pandemic-related stress, grief and trauma are occurring, and for some, these are getting layered on top of grief and trauma that already existed. Online and phone therapy support is available to help navigate this time. I work with older teenagers age 18 and up and adults of all ages, offering a compassionate and holistic approach to therapy that recogni...
I help people struggling with isolation from depression,anxiety, and trauma. I guide clients and their families in various life transitions in order to engage in a more fulfilling manner. My clients often say I'm a therapist that helps them laugh, find connection, and most of all validation and hope in a laid back, and relaxed environment. You can expect being in charge of your time with me fro...