This article reports research findings regarding ways in which Virginia Sat
ir incorporated attention to gender in her growth model of family therapy.
Characteristics of a feminist-informed approach to therapy were used as a c
onceptual framework for: the research. Findings yielded three themes which
characterize ways Satir incorporated gender in the growth model: (1) by pay
ing attention to the societal context; (2) by transforming gender-based pow
er inequities; and (3) by transforming old learnings about gendered roles.
Areas of convergence and divergence between characteristics of the Satir gr
owth model and feminist-informed therapy are examined.