Psychotherapy with Lesbians and Gay Men

Hancock, Kristin A.

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“…Isolation was the factor arching across all categories in this research. Other researchers and writers (Browning, Reynolds, & Dworkin, 1991;Davies, 1996;Erwin, 2000;Garland-Thomson, 2002;Greene, 1994Greene, , 2000Hancock, 1995;Herek, 1995;Herndon, 2002;Sullivan & Wodarski, 2002;Wilkerson, 2002) have reported similar findings.…”

Section: Isolation Safety and Agingmentioning

confidence: 61%

“…All precautions should be taken to maintain the physical and emotional safety of clients seeking counseling, particularly when counseling in rural areas where the simple act of cashing a client's check at a local bank or acknowledging her at the grocery store or post office can serve to compromise her confidentiality and safety (Corey, Corey, & Callanan, 1998;Hancock, 1995). It is important for counselors to reassure lesbian clients about confidentiality, for example, speaking A Qualitative Analysis of the Lesbian Connection frankly with lesbian clients about what will and will not be discussed with third-party payers (Browning et al, 1991;Corey et al, 1998;Fassinger, 1991).…”

Section: Isolation Safety and Agingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unless counselors can fully support, validate, and advocate for lesbian clients who want children or who have children, they cannot adequately provide for the most basic needs of lesbian clients (Crawford, 1987;Falco, 1991;Fassinger, 1991;Fontaine & Hammond, 1996;Hancock, 1995;Murphy, 1989).…”

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A Qualitative Analysis of theLesbian Connection's Discussion Forum

Erwin¹

2006

Journal of Counseling &Amp; Development

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Letters submitted to the discussion forum of the Lesbian Connection between 2000 and 2002 were analyzed to identify issues of importance to lesbians. The analysis revealed 5 discussion categories: (a) isolation, safety, and aging; (b) children; (c) lesbian relationships and sexuality; (d) physical and mental health; and (e) political issues. The author presents an overview of those discussions along with the implications of the findings for counselors working with lesbian clients.

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Section: Isolation Safety and Agingmentioning

confidence: 61%

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A Qualitative Analysis of theLesbian Connection's Discussion Forum

Erwin¹

2006

Journal of Counseling &Amp; Development

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“…Algunos estudios estiman que las personas homosexuales rechazan su propia orientación del deseo en un porcentaje que oscila entre un 25 y un 35% (Lock y Kleis, 1998). Conocer las características de la propia homofobia, así como el análisis del rechazo familiar y social facilita el desarrollo de estrategias de intervención eficaces con las personas homosexuales (Greene, 1994;Hancock, 1995;Kahn, 1991;Lock y Kleis, 1998). Como podemos ver, los estudios sobre el bienestar de las mujeres lesbianas recogen tan solo aspectos parciales.…”

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Bienestar de las mujeres lesbianas en el medio rural: un estudio exploratorio

Fernández-Rouco

González

Cantero-Garlito

2014

Rev. Investig. Psicol.

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RESUMENLa homosexualidad, especialmente en el medio rural, ha sido relegada a un segundo plano, especialmente cuando se trata de la mujer. Este estudio tiene por objetivo aproximarse al estado de bienestar de mujeres homosexuales en el medio rural, así como conocer las relaciones entre diferentes aspectos del bienestar en esta población. Basándonos en un diseño transversal, se llevaron a cabo entrevistas semiestructuradas, así como escalas para conocer diferentes variables relacionadas con el bienestar. Los resultados mostraron una percepción general de bienestar vital satisfactoria, contraste con la vivencia de soledad. Asimismo, se observó relación entre algunas de las variables estudiadas. Este trabajo resalta la importancia y necesidad de abordar la investigación de mujeres homosexuales, al mismo tiempo que refleja la necesidad de intervención futura.Palabras clave: homosexualidad, lesbianas, calidad de vida, bienestar, rural ABSTRACT Homosexuality, especially in rural areas has been relegated to the background, especially related with women. The aim of this study is to investigate rural homosexual women wellbeing and the relationships between different wellbeing variables in this population. Based on a cross-sectional study semi-structured interviews and scales for different variables related to wellbeing were conducted. The results showed a satisfactory general wellbeing perception, although experience of loneliness is high. Furthermore, relationships between some of the variables studied were founded. This study highlights the importance of research about homosexual women, while reflecting the need for future intervention.

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“…Therefore it is suggested that the therapist should be knowledgeable about lesbian and gay sexualities (McWhirter and Mattison, 1985;Rochlin, 1985;Cabaj, 1988;Buhrke, 1989;Isay, 1989;Murphy, 1991;Ratigan, 1995;Liddle, 1996;Browning et al, 1997;Shannon and Woods, 1997;Milton and Coyle, 1998;Gray, 2000) and particularly about the stresses associated with being lesbian or gay in discriminatory contexts (Malyon, 1982;Falco, 1991;Greene, 1994;Hancock, 1995;Young, 1995;McCarn and Fessinger, 1996;Annesley and Coyle, 1998;Davies, 2000;Hancock, 2000;Izzard, 2000). A final common theme in the literature concerns the need for the therapist to be open about and comfortable with their own sexual identity in order to avoid personal issues related to sexuality becoming entangled with their clients' issues (McWhirter and Mattison, 1985;Falco, 1991;Garnets et al, 1991;Hayes and Gelso, 1993;Hitchings, 1994;Brown, 1996;Liddle, 1996;Davies, 2000;Dworkin, 2000;Izzard, 2000;Perlman, 2000).…”

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Countertransference issues in psychotherapy with lesbian and gay clients

Milton¹,

Coyle²,

Legg³

2005

European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling

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This article briefly reviews literature on responses towards same-sex (lesbian and gay) sexualities from psychoanalytic and 'lesbian and gay affirmative' psychotherapeutic perspectives. An analysis is presented of reports of countertransferential reactions to lesbian and gay clients, obtained from interviews with 14 psychotherapists who work in a lesbian and gay affirmative manner and 18 clients who had received affirmative psychotherapy. Data were subjected to grounded analysis. Participants consistently attended to the thoughts, feelings and values that therapists held in relation to lesbian and gay clients and how these affected the meanings and practices available to them. These were linked with the therapist's sexual identity among other factors. Negative countertransferential reactions were regarded as potentially occurring among heterosexual and lesbian and gay therapists and were seen as arising from therapists' conscious and unconscious fears about same-sex sexualities. These findings indicate a need to continue debating these issues more widely in the professional arena.

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Psychotherapy with Lesbians and Gay Men

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A Qualitative Analysis of theLesbian Connection's Discussion Forum

A Qualitative Analysis of theLesbian Connection's Discussion Forum

Bienestar de las mujeres lesbianas en el medio rural: un estudio exploratorio

Countertransference issues in psychotherapy with lesbian and gay clients

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