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

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:

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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.