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Orientation

Theoretical Orientation

Feminist therapy focuses on societal, cultural, and political causes and solutions with respect to identifying, understanding, and addressing issues associated with distress.

 

Basic Tenets of Feminist Therapy:

  • Importance of egalitarian relationship between client and therapist;
  • Importance of empowerment and independence;
  • Enhancement of strengths, rather than a focus on weaknesses;
  • Lack of emphasis on pathology and victim-blaming;
  • Importance of education about sex-role differences;
  • Acceptance and validation of feelings.

Goals of Therapy:

  • Equality
  • Balance between independence and interdependence;
  • Empowerment
  • Self-nurturance
  • Valuing diversity
  • Therapeutic Strategies
  • Empowerment
  • Self-disclosure
  • Gender-role analysis
  • Gender-role intervention
  • Power analysis and power intervention
  • Bibliotherapy
  • Assertiveness training
  • Reframing and relabeling
  • Group work
  • Social action

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