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Feminism. Feminist therapy is a set of related therapies arising from what proponents see as a disparity between the origin of most psychological theories and the majority of people seeking counseling being female. It focuses on societal, cultural, and political causes and solutions to issues faced in the counseling process.
Trauma-informed feminist therapy. In psychology, Trauma-informed feminist therapy is a model of trauma for both men and women that incorporates the client's sociopolitical context. In feminist therapy, the therapist views the client's trauma experience through a sociopolitical lens. In other words, the therapist must consider how the client's ...
Feminist psychology is a form of psychology centered on social structures and gender. Feminist psychology critiques historical psychological research as done from a male perspective with the view that males are the norm. [1] Feminist psychology is oriented on the values and principles of feminism. Gender issues can be broken down into many ...
Ellyn Kaschak (born June 23, 1943), [ 1] is an American clinical psychologist, Professor of Psychology at San Jose State University. She is one of the founders of the field of feminist psychology, [ 2] which she has practiced and taught since 1972. [ 3] Her many publications, including Engendered Lives: A New Psychology of Women's Experience ...
Jonathan F. Miller. Edward D. Miller. Jean Baker Miller (1927–2006) was a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, social activist, feminist, and author. She wrote Toward a New Psychology of Women, which brings psychological thought together with relational-cultural theory. [1]
Relational-cultural therapy. Relational-cultural theory, and by extension, relational-cultural therapy (RCT) stems from the work of Jean Baker Miller, M.D. Often, relational-cultural theory is aligned with the feminist and or multicultural movements in psychology. In fact, RCT embraces many social justice aspects from these movements.
Oliva Maria Espín (born December 12, 1938) is a Cuban American counseling psychologist known for her pioneering intellectual contributions to feminist therapy, [1] immigration, and women's studies, and her advocacy on behalf of refugee women to help them to gain access to mental health services. [2] Her interdisciplinary scholarly work brings ...
Judith Worell. Judith Peschya Worell (born 1928) is a licensed clinical psychologist whose work has focused on developing a feminist model for counseling and psychotherapy. [1] She is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Kentucky . Worell served as President of the Society for the Psychology of Women, American Psychological ...