I chose to analyze Salvador’s Minuchin structural family therapy session “Agitated depression in an adult woman.” (Minuchin, Nichols, & Lee, 2007). I want to preface by saying that I have a deep respect for Dr. Minuchin’s work, especially after watching videos of his live sessions. He seems to be a very attentive and attuned therapist, and that is why it is, even more important, to see if he might be subjected to gender bias in his work. If someone, as experienced as Dr. M

In my work as a family therapist in Boulder, whether it's individual therapy, couples therapy, or family therapy, I always take into account the larger picture: What is the person's role in the family? How is the family structured? What are the patterns in the family that contribute to the family members' happiness and the family's resilience, and what is actually hurting everyone? Structural family therapy is the result of the work of Salvador Minuchin and his colleagues dur