Psychotherapy under neoliberalism

Neoliberalism is an economic and political movement that took hold in the 1970, that despite its initial premises created a broad range of negative effects, not only on the economy but also on the culture itself. Neoliberalism in fact became an invisible force rather than just a doctrine or a theory, originating a series of psychological values that promptly started to impact every aspect of life. Psychotherapy practice is hence deeply influenced by neoliberalism’s values and conceptions, becoming in some cases a form of reproduction of these constraints rather than freeing and making people aware of such aspects. There’s therefore the need for a new perspective in the psychotherapy field that could potentially criticize and by time modify these cultural and social patterns.