Chapter 12- Feminist Therapy

Chapter 12- Feminist Therapy

According to the text, there is not one sole founder of feminist therapy. Feminist Therapy is  considered more philosophical than theoretical. It emerged out of dissatisfaction of current world practices and health concerns for women. In this type of counseling the role of the counselor is to acknowledge the inequalities a client may face due to social oppression. Throughout the sessions, the counselor will focus on the individual's strengths and tools to help the client grow. End goals of counseling is client feels empowered and knowledgeable.

Although this method of counseling was designed for women, I believe I will be able to use it in my future career in student affairs. I plan on working in multicultural affairs with historically represented students. Therefore, many of the issues my students may face will be similar to the issues women face. I believe by following the approaches in this therapy, I will be able to empower my students and help them achieve their goals. I also believe I can use this method to help educate other students on the historical disparities.