Women, Intersectionality, and Power in Group Psychotherapy Leadership

This ground-breaking book presents multifaceted perspectives to examine assumptions about gender, intersecting identities, and power that impact women’s experience as group psychotherapy leaders, mentors, and educators.

Leaders in the field discuss the theories, training, personal experience, mentorship, and clinical work that empower women group psychotherapists beyond the limits of traditional technique and practice. Chapters boldly investigate theoretical, cultural, and personal paradigms, and explore themes of intersectionality, gender-role identity, and hidden bias. The authors challenge embedded societal norms to encourage deeper gender and cultural intelligence in group psychotherapy leadership.

This text provides guidance and clinical wisdom that will inspire, scaffold, and embolden contemporary group psychotherapy leadership.

Yoon Im Kane, LCSW, CGP, is a Yale University trained psychotherapist, author, and founder of two companies based in NYC and Hawaii. She presents on Mindfulness and Group Leadership at professional conferences.

Saralyn M. Masselink, LCSW, CGP, is in private practice in Los Angeles, CA and teaches locally and nationally about the transformative power of group therapy. She graduated from Smith College School for Social Work.

Annie C. Weiss, LICSW, CGP, FAGPA, leads local, national, and international trainings. She has a private practice in Newton, MA, teaches group dynamics to Harvard medical students, and holds degrees from Yale University and Smith College.