What is the difference between womens psychology and mainstream psychology?

Answer 1

I do not know the term "women's psychology". However, if you are talking about feminist psychology, there are some core differences. One of the differences is that in feminist psychology, the therapist counsels the patient with the political and social environment in mind - For example, the woman might be diagnosed with straightforward "depression" in mainstream psychology. But, in the feminist mindset, she may view the dysphoria as the woman suffering from the inherent gender differential she is experiencing in her environment. Also, feminist psychologists tend to be more self-disclosing than mainstream psychologists. They will often tell stories about their experiences and encourage the patient to call them by their first name (so that there is no perceived power difference standing in the way of therapy). A mainstream psychologist rarely (if ever, in some disciplines) self-discloses. And, most are "Dr. so-and-so" to keep an unconscious barrier there.