Feminist Therapy
Feminist therapy is an approach that emphasizes the importance of social context, gender, and power dynamics in understanding mental health and well-being. It seeks to address the impact of societal norms, power structures, and inequalities on mental health, particularly for women and other marginalized communities. This approach challenges traditional therapeutic models that may overlook systemic oppression and its effects on individual experiences.
At Resilience, we provide feminist therapy that encourages self-exploration, challenges oppressive narratives, and helps individuals reclaim their voice and agency. It empowers clients to understand how societal expectations and gender roles shape their experiences and provides tools for navigating these pressures in an affirming and healthy way. Our approach promotes social justice and empowerment, aiming to create a therapeutic relationship that is collaborative, non-hierarchical, and centered on the client’s lived experiences.
Core Principles
Empowerment: Focuses on helping individuals recognize and challenge societal oppression and injustices, fostering a sense of agency over their lives. Clients are encouraged to actively engage in their healing process and transformation.
Collaboration: Encourages a collaborative, equal, and non-hierarchical therapeutic relationship. The therapist and client work together to explore emotions, set goals, and navigate experiences, with both parties actively contributing to the process.
Contextualizing Mental Health: Mental health is seen through the lens of social, cultural, and political contexts, acknowledging how systemic oppression and inequality shape emotional and psychological well-being.
Intersectionality: Is inherently intersectional, recognizing that individuals are influenced by multiple aspects of identity, such as gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, and more. This approach honors the complexities of each person’s experience, integrating these layers of identity into the healing process.
Social Justice: Recognizes how societal systems (such as patriarchy, racism, classism, etc.) impact well-being. Feminist therapy highlights the interplay between personal experiences and broader societal structures, advocating for social change and equality both within the therapy room and in the larger world.
Feminist therapy aims to help you reclaim your voice, navigate the complexities of identity and oppression, and foster personal growth with a greater sense of agency and awareness of the societal forces at play.
By integrating personal narratives with an understanding of social contexts, we are committed to promoting healing and empowerment in a supportive therapeutic environment.
Who is it For?
Feminist therapy is beneficial for anyone who is affected by gender-related issues, including those who:
Are navigating gender identity or gender expression and seeking affirmation and support in a society with restrictive gender norms.
Are working through the challenges of self-esteem, body image, and identity within the context of societal beauty standards and expectations.
Have experienced gender-based trauma such as sexual violence, domestic violence, or harassment, and want to heal from these experiences in a supportive and validating environment.
Seek a social justice-oriented approach to therapy that integrates an awareness of political, cultural, and social realities.
Seek empowerment and self-advocacy, particularly in the face of societal pressures, oppressive gender roles, or inequity.
Struggle with the emotional and psychological impact of patriarchy, racism, classism, or other systemic inequalities.
Want to address relationship dynamics influenced by gender roles, including those in intimate partnerships, workplaces, and family structures.
Feminist therapy at Resilience offer a compassionate, empowering, and socially conscious approach to healing. We are committed to helping you challenge oppressive norms, reclaim your voice, and navigate your unique life journey with agency, empowerment, and resilience.
