Building a feminist clinic

therapeutic sensitizers in women’s care

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38034/nps.v33i80.796

Keywords:

Feminist Therapy, Social Constructionism, Feminism

Abstract

Feminist clinic practice as a method and theory invites therapists to constantly and critically analyze their practice, learning to recognize the influence of patriarchy on women’s stories of suffering and admitting their responsibility in subverting or sustaining this logic. The aim of this article is to recognize in the assumptions (whether in feminist studies or in feminist social movements) and in feminist therapies paths for the construction of clinical sensitizers that favor the (re)construction of self-narratives and the (re)definition of problems in women’s care. Based on this critical review of the work and the fact that women are the majority in the clinic, with similar suffering, it was possible to create, name and describe three clinical sensitizers: Testifying in protest, Patchwork of stories and Pointing the finger. Practicing politically positioned clinical listening suggests that narrative coincidences are denunciations of the cultural and social structures that condition the process of constructing meaning.

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Author Biographies

Marina Arantes, Clínica particular, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

Psicóloga clínica formada pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia e mediadora de conflitos pelo Instituto Conversações de Ribeirão Preto. Membra associada ao Taos Institute. Atende adultos, casais e famílias a partir das premissas do construcionismo social, e atua como supervisora e docente em diferentes contextos de formação profissional, com ênfase em construcionismo social e questões de gênero na prática clínica. Psicóloga clínica.

Domitila Gonzaga, Instituto de Terapia Familiar de São Paulo - ITFSP e Coletiva Olhares - São Paulo, SP, Brasil

PhD in Psychology from the Postgraduate Program in Psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, USP, with a double degree from the University of Porto, Portugal. Psychologist and Master in Special Education from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). Graduated in Family and Couple Therapy and Intervention from UNIFESP. Researcher of issues of gender, sexualities, adolescence, based in constructionist epistemology. Member of the Laboratory for Research and Studies in Group Practices (LAPEPG-USP) and participating member of the Psychology, Health and Social Constructionism (CNPQ) research group. Works as a Clinical Psychologist in a private clinical context and provides supervision of care in different contexts.

Published

2025-06-11

How to Cite

Arantes, M., & Gonzaga, D. (2025). Building a feminist clinic: therapeutic sensitizers in women’s care. Nova Perspectiva Sistêmica, 33(80), 44–57. https://doi.org/10.38034/nps.v33i80.796

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