FAP and Feminist Therapies: Confronting Power and Privilege in Therapy

The quote by McIntosh (1988) reflects a theme that weaves together this chapter on functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) and feminist therapies. Briefly, psychotherapy is comprised of a series of social encounters fraught with sources of behavioral influence that are subtle, indirect, and generally undetectable by those involved. We will examine the characteristic sources of influence on social behavior (Biglan , 1995; Glenn, 1988; Glenn & Malagoid , 1991; Guerin , 1994; Parott , 1986; Zimmerman , 1963) and make the case that their role within the therapeutic process should be of interest to therapists.