Rachel Hare-Mustin is a clinical psychologist who has been a faculty member of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and Villanova University. She has published widely on gender issues, ethical practice, and feminist theory and postmodern theory. Her work in theory, research, and practice has been recognized by awards from a number of groups, including AFTA, the American Psychological Association Divisions of Psychotherapy, Family Psychology, and Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, as well as by a Presidential Citation from the APA.

In addition to two books and numerous chapters, many of her articles in journals have become classics, including, in Family Process, “A feminist approach to family therapy,”(1978) and (with J. Maracek) “Discourses in the mirrored room: A postmodern analysis of therapy” (1994); “The meaning of difference: Gender theory, postmodernism, and psychology,” American Psychologist (1988); and “Sex, lies, and headaches: The problem is power,” Journal of Feminist Family Therapy (1991).

In addition to being a Past President of AFTA (1990-1991), Dr. Hare-Mustin has also served as Secretary, Board Member, and Chair of the Bylaws Committee. She received AFTA’ s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy Theory and Practice in 1993.