Gay affirmative therapy: A theoretical framework and defence

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 27-43

  Langdridge, Darren ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Ethics; Existential psychotherapy; Gay affirmative therapy; Hermeneutic phenomenology; Homosexuality; Humanistic psychotherapy; Lesbian; Ricoeur; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447620691     PISSN: 08917140     EISSN: 15407128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J236v11n01_03     Document Type: Article

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