In clear, lively prose, Harriet Lerner takes a bold look at women and the psychotherapists who work with them.

There is no shortage of literature about working with men in counseling and psychotherapy, but almost none of it addresses the unique issues that a female clini

1. authenticy in feminist therapy. 2. the therapist as imposter. 3. the convergence of psychoanlysis and feminism: gender identity and autonomy. 4. feminist psy

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 The Therapeutic Process. 2 The Mentally Healthy Woman. 3 Problems Women Bring to Therapy. 4 Role Transitions in Women's Lives. 5 How to Hel