A Grammar of Power in Psychotherapy

“Writing from a sophisticated feminist ethics viewpoint, Fors (Univ. of Tromso, Norway) offers a matrix of relative privilege amp as a conceptual model designed to untangle and heighten awareness surrounding the subtle cultural blindness affecting psychotherapy. Recommended.” -Choice “To ignore power and privilege disparities in psychotherapy is to effectively ignore their existence within the broader societal and global context. Malin Fors detailed examination of power and privilege dynamics allows readers to learn not only what the literature says, but also to hear first-hand accounts of Fors’ experiences both in and out of the therapeutic dyad. Lastly, Fors’ leaves space to discuss where we can go from here and reminds the reader that this book is not intended as a manual or set of instructions, rather an incomplete, ever-evolving grammar geared at upheaving clinical blind spots, and raising awareness around power and privilege disparities within psychotherapy.” -APA Division 44 Newsletter