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
Sam Field is a licensed professional counselor, certified addiction counselor and trained extensively working with the LGBTQ community. Sam earned her MA in Wilderness Therapy from Naropa. She works towards providing a unique therapeutic approach blends talk therapy, wilderness and equine therapy, somatic trauma informed, mindfulness practices, and horticultural therapy. She offers a nurturing,...
I work well, enjoy, and have experience with adolescents and adults in individual and group therapy. I am trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy so plan to develop groups focused in that area. My focus in individual therapy is both cognitive and emotion based so I can coach my clients in both areas of her/his life, as well as address any behavioral concerns. I am currently part time with a pla...
As a retired school counselor with extensive background in dealing with substance abuse issues, I am best positioned to assist clients with difficulties related to social, academic or behavioral issues. I am particularly attuned to the ways in which parenting styles impact upon the functioning of children and to the most efficient ways of creating change to promote the likeliness of a person's ...
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What I feel I have to offer people is a helpful relationship based on acceptance and safety. My hope is always that together within this supportive relationship you can feel free to explore your thoughts, feelings, strengths, challenges and choices. I've found that understanding and accepting where we are gives us a strong foundation to sustain positive change. In over 30 years of professional...
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Hello. My name is Lawanda Williams and I am an LCSW-C based in Baltimore City. I have a deep commitment to the city and the strength that resides within its people. I have been a practitioner for over 10 years, working with elders, children and adults seeking recovery from substance use and mental health issues. I specializing in serving individuals experiencing homelessness and people managing...
Welcome! Life is about relationships: with ourselves, our work, and our people. Yet self-negating messages, unresolved family issues, shame, comparison to others, and anxiety can run our minds ragged, blocking our ability to be present in our own lives. I work with individuals who seek meaningful changes in their lives, using the premise that change happens from the inside outward. My...
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( English | Hrvatski | español | Српски ) I am a Psychologist/Neuropsychologist who specializes in trauma and gender identity (WPATH member). I practice in a group setting with another clinician. We offer individual individualized psychotherapy, designed to meet your needs using different best practice models of therapy. We provide evaluations for HRT and gender affirming surgeries (usually wit...
