Feminist therapy addresses the perspective that all other forms of therapy that have been handed down have been based upon only the experiences of White, middle-aged male figures. Men were assumed to be the norm for a population study and women were considered to be similar in nature.   This inaccuracy does not address the thoughts, feelings, or perspectives of women or minorities. This blog will attempt to inform the reader about feminism history and current therapy applications.

   In reading our textbook and articles concerning Feminist Therapy, we agree that the idea is NOT about blaming males for the problems of women. There is nothing helpful in doing this; however, the goal is to help both men and women learn about and explore the impact that sexism, social roles of gender, and expectations placed upon us due to our gender have on us as individuals, couples, families and in the larger social context. It is an empowering form of therapy aimed at helping women gain an understanding about the impact gender has on our lives, how to define our lives according to our terms, to become truer to who we are as individuals, couples and families. Feminist therapy is not about alienating men or blaming men for the problems women experience. This is a common misconception. Feminist Therapy deals with understanding a social system that is oppressive to women, that directly impacts women on every level of their lives.

   The question is, “How can this injustice be corrected?”