| Abstract: | Reviews the book, Women therapists working with women: New theory and process of feminist therapy edited by Clair M. Brody (1984). As with other edited volumes on this topic, this book attempts to address a very broad range of issues confronted by a therapist holding a feminist theoretical perspective in her work. Where this is most original and successful is in the examination of the issues faced by the therapist as a woman and feminist in the social and emotional environment of therapy. This volume does not stand alone as a text on feminist therapy, and that was clearly not the editor's intention. It will probably be of most interest and use to therapists already familiar with other literature on feminist therapy, and serves to complement what has come before. I would not suggest it as any reader's first introduction to feminist therapy theory and practice. However, it is sufficiently introductory that it can be of use to any experienced psychotherapist seeking to enhance her or his consciousness of women's issues and sexism as they impact upon the process of psychotherapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
