Therapist qualities preferred by sexual-minority individuals

Psychotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-49

  Burckell, Lisa A ^a   Goldfried, Marvin R ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Gay; Homosexuality; Lesbian; Psychotherapy; Sexual minority; Therapist characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; LESBIAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 33744794896     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.43.1.32     Document Type: Article

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