“The difference that makes a difference”: What matters to lesbians and gay men in psychotherapy

Malley, Maeve; Tasker, Fiona

doi:10.1080/19359705.2007.9962472

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“…Unlike the biological family of the LGBQ individual, their family of choice might include, among others, current and former lovers, friends, coworkers, and selected members of one's family of origin (Weston 1991). A family of choice typically provides one with long-term support, intimacy, and a safe space in which to discuss and share one's emotional, social, and sexual experiences (Malley and Tasker 2007). A family of choice can also facilitate one's connectedness to the broader LGBTQ community (Nardi and Sherrod 1994), thereby alleviating the sense of loneliness.…”

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Individual and Community Resilience Factors Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer and Questioning Youth and Adults in Israel

Shilo

Antebi

Mor

2014

American J of Comm Psychol

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Drawing on resilience theories, this study examined the individual and community factors of Israeli lesbians, gays, bisexuals, queers, and questioning (LGBQs) that contribute to positive mental health and the degree to which individual and community protective factors mitigate the adverse effect of risk factors for poor mental health. Differences in resilience factors between LGBQ youth and adults were explored. Data were collected on 890 LGBQ youth and adults. Findings emphasize the role of community-level resilience factors in the lives of LGBQs, and that these support systems differ slightly between the two age groups. Among youth, family support was both a strong predictor for well-being and a protective factor for mental distress. Although family support was found as a resilience factor among adults as well, other community-level factors (friends' support, LGBT connectedness and having steady partner) were found as protective factors for poorer mental health. These findings suggest for efforts on fostering familial support for LGBQ youth and a multi-level system that offers support at the familial, peer, relationship and community levels for both LGBQ youth and adults.

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Section: Resilience Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual and Community Resilience Factors Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer and Questioning Youth and Adults in Israel

Shilo

Antebi

Mor

2014

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Although homosexuality was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 1973, heterosexism and related biases still exist within the mental health professions (EubanksCarter et al 2005). Clinical theories (Malley and Tasker 2007) and assessment instruments (Matthews 2007) are vulnerable to the dominant culture's biases and may therefore marginalize alternative sexual orientations. Furthermore, some clinicians continue to promote the ''cure'' of same sex attraction and behavior through so-called ''conversion'' or ''reparative'' therapies.…”

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Affirmative Practice and Alternative Sexual Orientations: Helping Clients Navigate the Coming Out Process

Hill¹

2009

Clin Soc Work J

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Those who differ from the dominant heterosexual ideal of exclusively other-sex attraction and intimacy encounter unique challenges, such as the coming out process, during which individuals with alternative sexual orientations must explore, define, and disclose their orientations in a way straight individuals need not. This article focuses on how clinicians can aid clients throughout the coming out process in a way that affirms the full range of sexual orientations. Following an overview of alternative sexual orientations and models of the coming out process, a case example is used to illustrate how clinicians can help clients address three challenges of coming out: overcoming internalized biases; clarifying their sexual orientation and identity; and making decisions about disclosure.

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“…Specifically, respondents stated that psychotherapists were ignorant of relevant aspects of bisexuality, criticizing and pathologizing their bisexual identities, also assuming that bisexuality is linked with conflicts and clinical issues ( Page, 2004 ). Likewise, researchers surveyed 637 LGT people regarding what they expected from psychotherapy and their psychotherapists ( Malley and Tasker, 2007 ). The participants reported that they appreciated the fact that their psychotherapists were knowledgable about aspects of diverse sexual identity and trusted them enough to discuss these subjects; also, they stressed how important it was for therapists to display an attitude of understanding and clinical listening unaffected by heterosexism ( Lingiardi and Drescher, 2003 ).…”

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Using the Generic Model of Psychotherapy to Develop a Culturally-Sensitive Approach to Psychotherapy With Sexual and Gender Minority Patients

2020

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This article discusses how the Generic Model of Psychotherapy (Orlinsky and Howard, 1987) can help to organize the psychotherapy research and the knowledge in the field of psychotherapy for sexual and gender minority patients. The structure that this traditional model provides is a good foundation for research in this field, inasmuch as it stresses macrosocial aspects that determine the provision of psychotherapy and contextualize its outcomes. Each one of the main components offered by the Generic Model of Psychotherapy – Determinants, Processes, and Consequences – are specified for psychotherapy with LGBT patients and are illustrated with a selection of already existing research in the field of sexual minorities; they are also stress areas marked by knowledge gaps that require future developments. In addition, a set of questions are proposed to contribute to new studies, including the clinical implications that can be derived from this model.

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“The difference that makes a difference”: What matters to lesbians and gay men in psychotherapy

Cited by 5 publications

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Individual and Community Resilience Factors Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer and Questioning Youth and Adults in Israel

Individual and Community Resilience Factors Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer and Questioning Youth and Adults in Israel

Affirmative Practice and Alternative Sexual Orientations: Helping Clients Navigate the Coming Out Process

Using the Generic Model of Psychotherapy to Develop a Culturally-Sensitive Approach to Psychotherapy With Sexual and Gender Minority Patients

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