%0 Journal Article %A Renata Carneiro and Jody Russon and Allena Moncrief and Erica Wilkins %D 2012 %J International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 66, 2012 %T Breaking the Legacy of Silence: A Feminist Perspective on Therapist Attraction to Clients %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5815 %V 66 %X Views on therapists- attraction have influenced the ethical and professional development of the mental health fields. Because the majority of therapist attraction literature (63.6%) has been conducted from a psychoanalytic standpoint, approaches to attraction from feminist perspectives have not been adequately developed. Considering the lack of a feminist voice regarding attraction, this article attempts to offer a feminist perspective on this issue. The purpose of this article is to offer a feminist perspective on the phenomenon of attraction in order to raise awareness about the importance of power inequalities, intersectionalities, contextual variables and the need for action in the field. %P 1527 - 1530