Feminist theories and feminist psychotherapies: Origins, themes, and diversity, 2nd ed.

* Acknowledgments * Introduction * Chapter 1. Principles of Feminist Therapy * The Complexity, Diversity, and Variations of Feminist Therapy * A Feminist Approach to Understanding Problems * Principles of Feminist Counseling * The Counseling and Psychotherapy Relationship * The Goals, Processes, and Outcomes of Feminist Counseling * A Brief Sampler of Feminist Therapy Techniques * Summary * Chapter 2. Liberal Feminist Theory and Therapy * Liberal Feminism * Liberal Feminism and Therapy * Liberal Feminist Alternatives to Gender-Biased Theories * Concluding Comments * Chapter 3. Radical Social Change Feminisms in Feminist Theory and Therapy * Radical Feminism * Social Change Themes in Feminist Theory * The Varieties of Social Change Feminist Therapies * Concluding Comments * Chapter 4. Cultural Feminist Theory and Feminist Therapy * An Overview of Cultural Feminist Theory * Cultural Feminist Themes in Feminist Therapy * Concluding Comments * Chapter 5. Women-of-Color Feminisms and Feminist Therapy * Women of Color and Feminism * Black Feminisms * Chicana Feminisms * Asian-American Feminisms * The Future: New Images of Sisterhood * Women of Color and Feminist Therapy * Concluding Comments * Chapter 6. Global/Transnational Feminisms and Their Implications for Feminist Therapy * Global and Transnational Feminisms * The Example of Japan * Concluding Comments * Chapter 7. Feminist Postmodernism, Lesbian/Queer Feminisms, and Third-Wave Feminisms * Postmodern Feminism * Contemporary Lesbian Feminisms and Queer Theory * Third-Wave Feminisms * Commonalities of Postmodern, Lesbian/Queer, and Third-Wave Feminisms * Implications of Postmodern, Lesbian/Queer, and Third-Wave Feminisms for Practice * Concluding Comments * Chapter 8. Developing a Personal Approach to Feminist Therapy * Introduction * Creating a Personal Theroretical Approach * Toward Integration and Ongoing Exploration * References * Index