Empowerment Feminist Therapy with Latina Immigrants: Honoring the Complexity and Socio-Cultural Contexts of Clients' Lives
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Originally Published In
Women & Therapy
Volume Number
35
Issue Number
1-2
Page Numbers
80-92
Abstract
In this article, we present how empowerment feminist therapy (EFT) can be effectively used with Latina immigrant clients. A key idea anchoring the arguments is the need for therapists to use a complex conceptual framework and a contextual perspective in understanding clients’ experiences. A brief description of the psychological stressors experienced by women immigrants from Latin America to the United States is presented. Principles of EFT are discussed with specific emphasis on how these apply to therapy with Latina immigrants. We argue that EFT can be effectively used with Latina immigrants as long as therapists take into consideration the complexity and cultural context of their lives.
