Liberating psychotherapy: Liberation psychology and psychotherapy with LGBT clients

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 59-75

  Russell, Glenda M ^a   Bohan, Janis S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Activism; Bisexual; Gay; Homonegativity; Homophobia; Homosexuality; Internalized homophobia; Lesbian; Liberation psychology; Psychotherapy; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249057812     PISSN: 08917140     EISSN: 15407128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J236v11n03_04     Document Type: Article

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