Possibilidades de Interlocução entre a Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental e a Terapia Feminista

Feminist therapy is characterized by the therapist’s commitment to feminist principles, rather than a specifi c theoretical approach. This article aimed to investigate possibilities for integrating principles of feminist therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) through a scoping review. A search was onducted in the SciELO, PubMed, IndexPsi, PsycInfo, and PePsic databases, using the terms and Boolean operators “terapia cognitivo-comportamental” or “cognitive behavior therapy” and “psicologia feminista” or “terapia feminista” or “feminist psychology” or “feminist therapy”, and six studies were selected for the review. The low number of articles found indicates that the topic is incipient in the scientifi c literature. Applications of CBT with specifi c populations were presented from a feminist perspective. It was also found that specifi c CBT techniques can be used in accordance with feminist objectives, such as belief restructuring, guided discovery, and the use of the therapeutic relationship. The guiding principles of the two therapeutic approaches are compatible with each other, and their integration can support a more sensitive and eff ective cognitive-behavioral clinical practice for clinical problems that are repercussions of patriarchal, sexist and class social structures .Keywords: Cognitive behavioral therapy, feminist therapy, feminist psychology, gender,, psychotherapeutic approaches.