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SUMMARY:Subversive Dialogues: Theory in Feminist Therapy Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:An online Reading Group open to all therapeutic practitioners a
 t any stage of training or practice. Meeting once a month over three month
 s.\n\nFeminist therapy aims to deprivatize the lives of the therapists and
  the people with whom they work by asking\, out loud and repeatedly\, how 
 each life and each pain are manifestations of processes operating in a lar
 ger social context.\n\n― Laura. S. Brown**\,** Subversive Dialogues: The
 ory in Feminist Therapy (1994)\n\nThis online Reading Group will closely a
 nd wholeheartedly engage with Laura S. Brown's seminal text on feminist th
 erapy: Subversive Dialogues: Theory in Feminist Therapy over three monthly
  meetings from September to November 2025.\n\nLaura S. Brown has been a vi
 tal voice in the articulation and actualisation of feminist psychotherapie
 s and is the author of over 15 books and 150 publications. Subversive Dial
 ogues is essential reading for psychotherapists and counsellors wanting to
  better understand the theory that feminist therapies stand upon. Brown co
 nstructs a robust and subversive vision of feminist therapy that understan
 ds the therapeutic encounter through a feminist lens\, addressing issues s
 uch as the power of the therapist\, assessment and diagnosis\, feminist et
 hics\, and diversity practice. Subversive Dialogues is a core and essentia
 l text for feminist / feminist curious therapists to engage with.\n\nBy te
 lling a story of liberation\, Laura Brown shifts the paradigm of feminist 
 therapy. Her cogent argument is a philosopher’s stone for an integrated 
 feminist therapy and practice. Valuable reading for all clinicians\, this 
 book guides us through a journey of transformation that is provocative\, i
 nsightful\, and rewarding.\n\n 	Lillian Comas-Diaz\, Ph.D.\n\n**Practicali
 ties:**\n\nThis Reading Group is specific to therapeutic practitioners at 
 any stage of training or practice.\n\nStarting in **September** **2025**\,
  we will meet together on Zoom on the **third** **Friday of the month** fr
 om **3.30pm – 5pm UK time**. Numbers will be limited to enable our share
 d discussion. We ask for a joining fee of £21 that **covers all three mee
 tings** to support the ongoing work and commitments of the Feminist Therap
 y Network. A CPD certificate of completion can be provided upon request.\n
 \nThrough reading and discussing a cluster of chapters together each month
  over three meetings\, we will undertake age-old practices of communal lea
 rning\, cultivating collective wisdom\, building solidarities and engaging
  the feminist imagination. To do so requires a commitment to each other. T
 o support our community of inquiry and to share the labour of learning tog
 ether\, the request is for Zoom screens to be on during our time together\
 , whenever possible. Please ensure you will be able to join and participat
 e from a stable physical place (not in transit).\n\nPlease familiarise you
 rself with the FTN's Ethos and Ali Phipps' Principles for a Feminist Class
 room before joining this Reading Group as these will inform how our time t
 ogether is held and interacted with. If it your first time joining a readi
 ng group\, we recommend visiting the FTN’s suggested Reading Group guide
 lines here.\n\n**Dates:**\n\nThe dates we will be gathering together are b
 etween 3.30pm – 5pm UK time on:\n\nFriday September 19th (Introduction\,
  Chapters 1 – 2)\n\nFriday October 17th (Chapters 3 - 6)\n\nFriday Novem
 ber 21st (Chapters 7 - 9)\n\nThe Zoom link to join will be sent to you via
  email the day prior.\n\n**Please read all the information\, including the
  FAQs before signing up to join.** If you have any further questions\, ema
 il: feministtherapynetwork@protonmail.com .
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