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Deconstructing Heterosexism: Becoming an LGB Affirmative Heterosexual Couple and Family Therapist
Author(s) -
McGeorge Christi,
Stone Carlson Thomas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00149.x
Subject(s) - heterosexism , lesbian , psychology , context (archaeology) , heterosexuality , homosexuality , family therapy , psychotherapist , social psychology , psychoanalysis , paleontology , biology
The purpose of this article is to propose a three‐step model to help heterosexual therapists become more aware of the influence of their own heteronormative assumptions, heterosexual privileges, and heterosexual identities on the therapy process. This article also provides definitions of concepts central to the practice of affirmative therapy with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients and strategies that therapists and clients can use to deconstruct heterosexism in the context of therapy.