Return to GIPP Faculty Page

Sarah F. Pearlman (Emeritus)
I think of myself as a feminist psychologist, academic, and writer. I began my professional life during the early 70’s, first as a psychotherapist and then as a teacher of topics in clinical psychology at the Masters and later the doctoral level. I received a Psy.D. degree from Antioch-New England Graduate School in 1991 and accepted a full time academic position at the University of Hartford in 1993. In addition, I have a clinical practice in Hartford. My approach to psychotherapy (teaching and practice) is primarily psychodynamic combined with cognitive-behavioral interventions. I am a published writer in the areas of the psychology of women and lesbian relationships with a special interest in women and aging, lesbian issues, inter-racial lesbian relationships, the mother-daughter relationship, gender studies and gender liberation politics. My current research activity is a qualitative research project, which involved interviewing mothers of lesbians and female-to-male transgender children for (hopefully) a forthcoming book.

PUBLICATIONS

Pearlman, S. & Bilodeau, R. (1999). Academic-community collaboration in teen pregnancy prevention: New roles for professional psychologists. Professional Psychology: Research, and Practice, 30 (1), 92-98.

Pearlman, S. (1996). Loving across race and class divides: Relational challenges and the interracial lesbian couple. Women & Therapy, 19 (3), 25-35.

Pearlman, S. (1996). Lesbian clients/lesbian therapists: Necessary conversations. Women & Therapy, 18 (2), 71-80.

Pearlman, S. (1995). Making gender: New interpretations/new narratives. In J. Glassgold & S. Iasenza (Eds.), Lesbians and Psychoanalysis: Revolutions in Theory and Practice (pp. 309-325). NY: The Free Press.

Pearlman, S. (1995). The radical edge: Feminist therapy and political activism. In E. Williams (Ed.), Voices of Feminist Therapy (pp. 3-11). Newark: Gordon & Breach Publishers, Inc.

Pearlman, S. (1993). Late mid-life astonishment: Disruptions to identity and self-esteem. Women & Therapy, 14, 1-35.

Pearlman, S. (1992). Heterosexual mothers/lesbian daughters: Parallels and similarities. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 4 (2), 1-26.

Pearlman, S. (1988). Distancing and connectedness: Impact on couple formation in lesbian relationships. Women & Therapy, 8, 77-88.

Pearlman, S. (1987). The saga of continuing clash in lesbian communities, or will an army of ex-lovers fail? In Boston Lesbian Psychologies Book Collective (Eds.), Lesbian Psychologies: Explorations and Challenges (pp. 313-326). Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.

COURSES TAUGHT AT GIPP Return to GIPP Faculty Page