Dis-Illusioning Psychology: Epistemology and the Contextual Psychology of Ellyn Kaschak

Ellyn Kaschak is a pioneer feminist therapist whose contributions to feminist theory, practice, education, and advocacy have spanned the globe over the past 40+years. From being a founder of one of the first feminist counseling services in the country in the early 1970s, Kaschak has influenced decades of feminist, family and multi-cultural therapists through her teaching and countless others through her feminist epistemology and theory development and the Mattering Map. This article describes Kaschak's life and work and the lasting contributions she has made to the field of feminist psychology.