Intake interviewing with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients: Starting from a place of affirmation

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-32

  Heck, Nicholas C ^a   Flentje, Annesa ^a   Cochran, Bryan N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative practice; Affirmative psychotherapy; Intake interview; LGBT; Sexual minority

Indexed keywords

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION; BISEXUALITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEXUAL MINORITY; STIGMA; STRESS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84872677279     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-012-9220-x     Document Type: Review

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