Feminist Therapy

Chapter 12 Summary:

Feminist Therapy is not necessarily a therapy as much as it is a philosophical approach. There is no specific individual who created feminist therapy. Rather, it was created due to the frustration with traditional psychotherapy. FT focuses on the empowerment of the client. It recognizes the societal pressures that women so commonly struggle with.

  How it applies:

FT made me think a lot about my training I have had about equality for my GA. There is a higher rate of females on campus than there are males but I often find females in my office more than males. There is a trend in the struggles they tell me about, as it often has to deal with difficulties with men or peer pressures they feel from men. I focus on trying to empower these young girls. I help them to realize there is more to college than the party scene.

 Video:

 Individual: Reframing Perception Video

                

The client in this video was discussing how she has struggle with her mother. The client mentioned how she has difficulties with the word no with her mother and children. The client said she not like how she feels when both her mother and children say no. The therapist asked why and the client had some difficulty. She believed it was because she is used to hearing her mother say do as your told. This is a result of mothers having an impact on their kids and their development and continuing on to grandchildren in some cases.