ABSTRACT
Drawing from feminist counseling theory roots in the women’s movement of the 1960s, approaches take into consideration intersectional identities within the sociocultural context that surrounds survivor psychological functioning. This chapter provides consideration feminist approaches to psychological treatment. Feminism focuses on the role of social, political, and cultural contexts of individuals’ issues as they relate to gender and power. Feminist therapists attend to a range of tenets as they apply to post-trauma psychological functioning and complex trauma recovery. Feminist frameworks enabled researchers to identify how systems of power and oppression fuel the trafficking of persons across Colorado communities, and how community precarity supports or prohibits survivors from receiving services. The chapter also provides examples of putting feminist principles into practice beyond therapeutic settings. Feminist tenets can be identified in several policy arenas and services for survivors, most importantly beginning with policy recommendations posed by survivors.
