feminist therapy
an eclectic approach to psychotherapy based conceptually in feminist political analyses and scholarship on the psychology of women and gender. In this orientation, the ways in which gender and gendered experiences inform people’s understanding of their lives and the development of the distress that serves as a catalyst for seeking therapy are central. Race, class, sexual orientation, age cohort, and ability, as they interact with gender, are explored. Feminist therapy attempts to create an egalitarian therapeutic relationship in which intentional efforts are made by the therapist to empower and define the client as an authority equal in value to the therapist. Feminist therapy can be indicated for both female and male clients.