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Reclaiming One's Voice

The metaphor of ‘‘voice’’ can be traced back to Carol Gilligan’s (1993) groundbreaking book, In a Different Voice. Her work details how women’s perspectives and views have been left out of developmental research. Since psychological norms were based on male development, women often appeared lacking in comparison. Her work, along with postmodern influences, provided a foundation for exploring voice in therapy. Family therapist Lynn Hoffman was inspired by the work of Gilligan (Hoffman & Wheat, 1997). She recognized how women’s voices had been under-represented in family therapy, particularly in the area of professional style, which was predominantly one of distance and hierarchy (Hoffman & Wheat, 1997). Similarly, family therapists influenced by social constructionism and postmodernism began to ex-