Gays, Lesbians, and Their Therapists: Studies in Psychotherapy

by Charles Silverstein (Editor)

This anthology of case studies collects unique and recurring issues addressed by therapists in support of their gay and lesbian patients. Each contributor shares a case, focusing not only on the patient's history, dynamics, and treatment, but also on the therapist's countertransference, thus demonstrating how both patient and therapist influence the therapeutic process when the patient and, in many cases, the therapist are gay or lesbian.

Genres: Psychology, LGBT

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Charles Silverstein (born 1935) is an American writer, therapist, and gay activist.

Silverstein is a frequent lecturer at conventions on both the state and national levels, author of eight books and many professional papers, and has received many awards from the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Foundation e.g. Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology receiving it "for his 40-year career challenging the criteria of social morality as the basis for diagnosing sexual disorders. For his presentation before the American Psychiatric Association to eliminate homosexuality as a mental disorder. For his founding two counseling centers for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in order to deliver unbiased treatment, and for his founding of the Journal of Homosexuality."