Articles And Interviews

Psychotherapist Rick Miller discusses the challenges and benefits of working with gay men and their mothers.

David Nylund takes us to the intersection of Narrative Therapy, subversion and a vision of queertopia.

In the volatile domain of transgender care, science often clashes with beliefs and values, leaving mental health professionals with many unanswered questions.

What psychotherapists and counselors should know about the bond between gay sons and their mothers, and why it’s critical to healthy identity development.

Transgender psychotherapist Erica Anderson shares her personal wisdom and clinical experience with therapists interested in working with clients across the gender spectrum.

With attempted suicide rates greater than 40% in the transgender community, it's important for clinicians to be aware of the issues gender nonconforming clients bring to therapy, and to be knowledgeable about how best to support them. Karisa Barrow challenges therapists to deconstruct the gender binary, identify and work through prejudices, and seek guidance from gender specialists to ensure that we "do no harm."

Queer therapist, Mark O'Connell, describes therapy with a heterosexual woman client, and how claiming his queerness, rather than playing a role of "expert," helped his client create a new story for her life.

Don Clark, the first openly gay psychologist provides thoughtful pointers on what all psychotherapists should know when working gays clients.

Queer therapist and writer Mark O'Connell shares a psychotherapy vignette about navigating traditional heterosexual milestones as a gay man.

Janelle Johnson helps us to understand the complexities and challenges of counseling college students.