THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
Feminist Approach
the approach
What Is Feminist Therapy?
Feminist therapy recognizes that individual distress is connected to social, political, and structural conditions. This gender-informed, power-conscious framework views personal struggles as direct reflections of systemic inequalities and cultural pressures, rather than isolated internal problems.
Core Principles
What This Approach Centres
01
The personal is political.
Individual struggles are shaped by systemic forces
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Power dynamics within therapy are named and worked with, not ignored
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The therapeutic relationship is collaborative, not hierarchical
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Clients are the experts on their own experience.
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Gender, race, class, and ability intersect, and all are held
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Strengths and resilience are foregrounded alongside difficulty
Who This Is For
Who Benefits from a Feminist Approach
Feminist therapy is a good fit for clients of any gender who:
❋ Want a therapist who understands how gender shapes mental health.
❋ Are navigating experiences linked to systemic inequality, racism, sexism, ableism.
❋ Are looking for a collaborative, non-hierarchical therapeutic relationship.
❋ Feel their struggles have a social or structural dimension that is not being named elsewhere.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this politically prescriptive?
No. Feminist therapy holds a perspective, but it does not impose ideology. The goal is to help clients think critically about what has shaped their experience, and make their own meaning from it.
Is feminist therapy only for women?
No. Feminist therapy is for anyone whose experience has been shaped by gender, power, or systemic inequality, which includes people of all genders, non-binary individuals, and men.
Take the next step
Use your free consultation to ask questions, get a feel for the approach, and explore which therapy style may best support your needs