Abstract

Laura Brown is a clinical and forensic psychologist who works from a feminist theory perspective. She is an intellectual, a writer, and ardent social justice activist. Growing up the grandchild of immigrants in a middle class, well-educated suburb, Laura’s early career aspirations felt within reach but did not insulate her from the “rampant sexism” of the time simply because that was so pervasive. Built on foundations of fairness and equal treatment for all beings, shaped equally by her Jewish heritage and family values of contrarianism, Laura’s path to feminism and liberation felt like the inevitable outcome of all of her previous immersion in the world of social justice activism and provided a community of likeminded women. These women and spaces would become critical beacons in the fostering of her own consciousness-raising and racial and sexual identity development. Her contributions to psychology and related fields are extensive and include prominent themes in feminist therapy theory and psychotherapy and the treatment of trauma.

摘要

Laura Brown 是一位临床和法医心理学家，从女权主义理论的角度工作。她是一位知识分子、作家和热心的社会正义活动家。作为移民的孙子，劳拉在一个受过良好教育的中产阶级郊区长大，她的早期职业抱负触手可及，但并没有仅仅因为那是如此普遍而使她免受当时“猖獗的性别歧视”的影响。建立在公平和平等对待所有人的基础上，同样受到她的犹太传统和逆向主义的家庭价值观的影响，劳拉的女权主义和解放之路感觉就像她之前沉浸在社会正义激进主义世界中的必然结果，并提供一群志同道合的女性。这些女性和空间将成为促进她自己的意识提升以及种族和性别认同发展的关键灯塔。她对心理学和相关领域的贡献是广泛的，包括女权主义治疗理论和心理治疗以及创伤治疗的突出主题。