SPEAKING UP - WHITE, WORKING-CLASS WOMEN IN THERAPY

This article challenges the lack of attention to issues of class in ps ychotherapy. It calls attention to the sociopolitical nature of therap y and defines some ways in which current therapeutic practices can bec ome oppressive when class differences between client and therapist are ignored, I draw upon my own experience with clinical training and pro fessional practice and invite other white, working class women, throug h narrative interviews, to share their experiences, Through this colla borative effort, I am able to suggest some ways in which therapy may b etter meet the needs of working class clients.