Laurel Therapy Collective | Virtual Psychotherapy | California
  • Online Therapy
  • Meet Us
    • Alexis
    • Coriann
    • Hadley
    • Laurel
    • In The Media
    • We're Hiring!
  • Specialties
    • Millennials
    • LGBTQ+
    • EMDR & Trauma
    • Couples
    • Teens
    • Enneagram Therapy
    • For Therapists
  • Appointments
  • FAQ
  • Blog

Why You Should See A Feminist Therapist (No Matter What Your Issue Is)

1/17/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture
There are so many different types of therapy out there. When you’re looking for help, it’s easy to feel lost or confused on top of whatever is bringing you to therapy. There are certain types of therapy that are proven to work well for certain issues – EMDR for trauma, for example – but otherwise, it’s likely the mode of therapy matters less than how good you feel about your relationship with your therapist. After all, research indicates that 80% of the effectiveness of therapy is created through your connection to, and trust in your therapist.

And what matters more than a therapist who gets you? Feminist therapists work foremost to make sure that happens.
 
Here’s why you should see a feminist therapist:

  1. Feminist therapists won’t judge. They have utmost respect for you, your choices, and your ability to decide what’s best for you.
  2. Feminist therapists actively think and talk about what it’s like for you to move through the world. Are you a man who has been taught to repress emotion? A queer woman who has had to navigate family disapproval or discomfort with your partner? A person of color who experiences micro- and macroaggressions daily? A second generation immigrant juggling conflicting cultural expectations? A woman experiencing physical and emotional changes related to aging that affect how others treat you? These things have a big impact on your mental health, and a feminist therapist will shine a light on them in therapy and help you navigate them with more strength and self-compassion.
  3. Feminist therapists are everywhere and trained in all kinds of therapy. There are many effective ways of doing therapy, and many of them can be feminist. There are feminist therapists in every specialty and modality, from CBT to art therapy.
  4. Feminist therapists tend to be more conversational. If you’ve been frustrated by long silences in therapy, or want more of a back-and-forth dialogue to help you explore what you came to explore, a feminist therapist might be right for you.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Laurel Therapy Collective psychotherapy practice in California

    Laurel Therapy Collective

    offers online therapy to California residents for anxiety, transitions, and trauma.

    Request Free Consultation

    Categories

    All
    Anxiety
    Attachment
    Boundaries
    Communication
    Couples
    Couples And Relationships
    COVID 19
    Dating
    Depression
    Diagnosis
    Finding A Therapist
    Grief
    Healthy Coping
    How To
    LGBT+
    Loneliness
    Mindfulness
    OCD
    Self Advocacy
    Self Care
    Teens
    Trauma


    Archives

    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020

    RSS Feed

​Laurel Therapy Collective
​415 504-2895​​

Send Us A Text

Request Free Consultation
Picture
Sign up for our mailing list

​Copyright 2022

Notice of Privacy Practices
  • Online Therapy
  • Meet Us
    • Alexis
    • Coriann
    • Hadley
    • Laurel
    • In The Media
    • We're Hiring!
  • Specialties
    • Millennials
    • LGBTQ+
    • EMDR & Trauma
    • Couples
    • Teens
    • Enneagram Therapy
    • For Therapists
  • Appointments
  • FAQ
  • Blog