Feminist counseling puts gender and powerat the center of the therapeutic process. Itrecognizes that in order to understand a client,a counselor must consider the clientâs social,political and cultural context. Feministcounseling, therefore, uses a gendered analysisto understand a womanâs experiences andissues. A feminist counselor may help aclient to understand how gender, socialinjustice and power imbalances betweenmen and women impact her life so that theclient can better understand and addressher problems. Feminist counseling alsostresses the importance of counselorsâattitudes, values, and beliefs on thetherapy process and outcome. Thecounselor must maintain an equalrelationship with the client at all times.This involves taking steps to reduce anypower imbalances between the counselor and clientand emphasizing the clientâs power to make her own decisions. Feministcounseling always aims to empower the client.
