Therapeutic Perspectives on Working with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients / Edition 1

by Davies, Charles (Eds.) Neal, Charles Neal

Overview

Following the success of Pink Therapy (1996 Open University Press) as a practical guide for therapists, counsellors and others in related professions working with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients in affirmative ways, this volume is the first to address how this can be approached from ten of the major therapeutic perspectives. Each approach is discussed with regard to its historical and theoretical relationship to these client groups and how the approach can be beneficial or negative. guidelines for using the perspective supportively or practically are given, along with references for further study. The volume marks an important step in the dialogue between theoretical approaches and in the future development of, and debate about, these increasingly important fields in contemporary therapy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335203338
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	06/28/2000
Series:	Pink Therapy Series , #2
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	187
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

Davies, Dominic (Nottingham Trent Univ); Neal, Charles

Table of Contents

	Notes on contributors	ix
	Acknowledgements	xii
	Foreword	xv
	Introduction	1
1	Analytical psychology	5
2	Cognitive-behavioural therapy	24
3	Existential-phenomenological therapy	39
4	Gay, lesbian and bisexual therapy and its supervision	54
5	Neuro-linguistic psychotherapy	73
6	Person-centred therapy	91
7	Psychoanalytic psychotherapy	106
8	Psychosynthesis	122
9	Social constructionist and systemic therapy	144
10	Transactional analysis	163
	Index	182

Editorial Reviews

Addresses working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients from 10 major therapeutic perspectives. Each approach is discussed with regard to its historical and theoretical relationship to these client groups and how the approach can be beneficial or negative. Guidelines for using the perspective supportively or practically are given. Davies is a therapist and visiting fellow at Nottingham Trent University. Neal is a therapist and founder of the Association for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychologies. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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