Heterosexual therapists leading lesbian and gay therapy groups: Therapeutic and political realities
Abstract
The authors describe the thought processes, plans, and reflections of two heterosexual therapists who decided to lead gay and lesbian therapy groups in a university counseling center. The debate regarding the viability of the heterosexual counselor and the gay and lesbian client pair is discussed, as are the practical issues informing and maintaining thegroups. Campus political issues regarding the groups and counselor homophobia are explored.
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Extant research shows that heterosexual facilitators can be effective with LGBTQ group interventions.
“Extant research shows that heterosexual facilitators can be effective with LGBTQ group interventions [66,80].”
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- Authors
- Holahan, W., & Gibson, S. A.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Holahan, William
- Venue
- Journal of Counseling & Development
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1994-07-08
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 591-594
- ISSN
- 0748-9633 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-6676
- OpenAlex
- W2138739840
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2024: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 1.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Counseling & Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- group counseling, university politics, university counseling services, therapeutic relationship
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