ABSTRACT

Despite increasingly nuanced conversations about women’s issues in family therapy, discussion about internalized oppression in women remains limited. Without addressing internalized sexism within our clients and ourselves as therapists, the growth that women clients experience in therapy and society will remain limited by sexist dominant discourses. In this paper, we have explored the effects of four dimensions of internalized sexism on the therapy process, discussed the metaphor of the funhouse mirror in family therapy, and provided questions that therapists can use to assess for the ways in which their own lives may be influenced by internalized oppressive discourses. Finally, we offer suggestions for building a woman-affirming practice.

摘要

尽管在家庭治疗中关于女性问题的讨论越来越细致，但关于女性内在压迫的讨论仍然有限。如果不解决我们的客户和我们作为治疗师的内在性别歧视，女性客户在治疗和社会中所经历的成长将仍然受到性别歧视主流话语的限制。在本文中，我们探讨了内化性别歧视的四个维度对治疗过程的影响，讨论了家庭治疗中有趣的镜子的隐喻，并提供了治疗师可以用来评估他们自己生活的方式的问题。受到内化的压迫性话语的影响。最后，我们提供建立女性肯定实践的建议。