Regulating Emotion, Regulating Selves: A Critique of the Emotion Regulation Discourse in Psychotherapy
Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work
Published online on November 24, 2025
Abstract
Affilia, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 347-359, August 2026.
The discourse of emotional regulation is a dominant narrative in contemporary psychotherapy and clinical social work practice, framed as essential to psychological well-being and adaptive functioning. However, through a critical theory and narrative ...
The discourse of emotional regulation is a dominant narrative in contemporary psychotherapy and clinical social work practice, framed as essential to psychological well-being and adaptive functioning. However, through a critical theory and narrative ...