The first three books here form the Pink Therapy trilogy.  They are recommended core text books on many therapy training programmes. Thereafter we include some other books which we think may be helpful for therapists. At the bottom of the page you'll also find some websites which may be useful.

See also the separate section Trans Issues for Therapists

Pink Therapy

Edited by Dominic Davies and Charles Neal. Open University Press, 1996

Contents:

    An historical overview of homosexuality and therapy - Dominic Davies
    Towards a model of gay affirmative therapy - Dominic Davies
    Homophobia and heterosexism - Dominic Davies
    Working with people coming out - Dominic Davies
    Working with single people - Lyndsey Moon
    Working with people in relationships - Gail Simon
    Lesbian and gay parenting issues - Helena Hargarden and Sara Llewellin
    Working with young people - Dominic Davies
    Working with older lesbians - Val Young
    Working with older gay men - Bernard Ratigan
    Alcohol and substance misuse - Graz Kowszun and Maeve Malley
    Religious and spiritual conflicts - Bernard Lynch

Reviews:

"A comprehensive British Volume on lesbian and gay affirmative psychotherapy has been a while coming.  Pink Therapy, however, has arrived, amply fills this gap, and is well worth the wait.... I particularly liked the contributors' subtle appreciation of theoretical nuance, genuine open-mindedness to diversity of ideas, and willingness to synthesise in a pragmatic and client-oriented manner"

John C. Gonsiorek, Past President , Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian and Gay Issues (Division 44 of the American Psychological Association

"It is all too easy for the liberal heterosexual therapist to imagine he or she has it all sewn up as far as attitudes to homosexuality are concerned. This book shows that even the politically correct, have so much to learn not just about being gay, lesbian or bisexual, but also about research into sexuality, attitudes amongst therapists, and on training courses as well as in the development of psychotherapy and counselling."

Michael Jacobs. BACP Fellow and author of numerous psychodynamic textbooks.

Pink Therapy (Vol. 1) has now been translated into Russian!

Pink Therapy Vol 2: Therapeutic Perspectives on a Working with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients

Edited by Dominic Davies and Charles Neal. Open University Press, 2000

Contents:

    Analytical psychology - Deirdre Haslam
    Cognitive-behavioural therapy - James Gray
    Existential-phenomenlogical therapy - Martin Milton
    Gay, lesbian and bisexual therapy and its supervision - James Pett
    Neuro-linguistic psychotherapy - Denis Bridoux and Martin Weaver
    Person-centred therapy - Dominic Davies
    Psychoanalytic psychotherapy - Susannah Izzard
    Psychosynthesis - Keith Silvester
    Social constructionist and systemic therapy - Gail Simon and Gwyn Whitfield
    Transactional Analysis - Graham Perlman

Reviews:

"An invaluable resource for all therapists and counsellors. (And I do mean all.) The book's challenging and innovative strategy of linking theoretical orientation and sexual orientation sets it apart from other, apparently similar volumes. The various contributions are notable for the exemplary way they link psychological concepts and the human experience of therapist and client in the work."

Andrew Samuels, Professor of Analytical Psychology, University of Essex

"Written from a well-informed insider's perspective on each theory, this book demonstrates a real coming of age of therapeutic work with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients. Many books in the past have been written about the difficulties of therapeutic work with these clients. This book, by contrast, puts theoretical perspectives on the couch, explores their strengths and weaknesses in relation to this client group and offers affirming strategies and solutions to working within these models."

Sue Webb, President of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors

Pink Therapy Vol. 3: Issues in Therapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual and Transgender Clients

Edited by Charles Neal and Dominic Davies. Open University Press, 2000

Contents:

    Issues of race, culture and sexuality - Rita Brauner
    Kink therapy: SM and sexual minorities - Denis Bridoux
    Management of ethical dilemmas - Lynne Gabriel and Dominic Davies
    Issues in HIV/AIDS counselling - Pavlo Kanellakis
    Expressive therapy - freeing the creative self - Timothy McMichael
    Psychosexual therapy - Ian McNally and Naomi Adams
    We are family: gay men in groups - Charles Neal
    Looking both ways: bisexuality and therapy - Claire Lucius and Elizabeth Oxley
    Working with people who have been sexually abused in childhood - Fiona Purdie
    Long term consequences of bullying - Ian Rivers
    Gay men and sex: clinical issues - Jan Schippers
    Transgender issues - Tony Zandvliet

Reviews:

"A diverse and extremely useful set of chapters at the cutting edge of thinking on work with sexual minorities.... An important and too often neglected aspect of therapists' and counsellors' training which this book does much to correct."

Susie Orbach, author of The Impossibility of Sex

Lesbian and Gay Psychology

Edited by Adrian Coyle and Celia Kitzinger Pub: Blackwell 2002 £23

 This British-edited and authored collection on lesbian and gay psychology. Leading names in the field discuss a broad range of concerns cutting across social,  health, developmental, educational and counselling psychology. These include topics such as development during adolescence, girls' friendships, identity formation and disclosure, parenting and family issues, health issues, psychotherapy and social attitudes.

Psychoanalytic Therapy & The Gay Man

Jack Drescher

Psychotherapy with Gay Men and Lesbians: Contemporary Dynamic Approaches

Eds: Jack Drescher, Anne D'Ercole and Erica Shoenberg

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients

Christopher R Martell, Steven A Safren, Stacey E Prince

Feeling Queer or Queer Feelings? Radical Approaches to Counselling Sex, Sexualities and Genders

Ed: Lyndsey Moon Pub: Routledge 2008 £23

Safe, Sane and Consensual: Contemporary Perspectives on Sadomasochism

Eds: Darren Langdridge & Meg Barker

Pubs: Palgrave 2008 £53 hardback

This book is available via a special Pink Therapy discount of 50%, meaning you pay £26.50 + p&p
Please download this form and post or fax to Vince Leach at Palgrave (fax: 01256 330688)

Sex, Sexuality and Therapeutic Practice: A manual for therapists and trainers.

Eds: C. Butler, A. O’Donovan and E. Shaw. Routledge 2010 £22.99 RRP

This new book, (co-edited by Pink Therapy Associate Catherine Butler), is a valuable addition to the library of any therapist or trainer working in the field of human sexuality. As one can see from the chapters titles it’s comprehensive in it’s focus:

    Sex, body, behaviour and identity
    Talking about sex
    Health, disability and sex
    Sexual and gender minorities: consideration for therapy and training
    Sexual and sexuality across the lifespan
    Culture, sex and sexuality.

There are plenty of practical exercises for group work or indeed self-reflexive practice. The book takes a non-heteronormative stance and is written in a accessible style.

 

 

Understanding Non-Monogamies

Meg Barker and Darren Langdridge Ed.
Routledge 2009

Most social scientific work on intimate relationships has assumed a monoga- mous structure, or has considered anything other than monogamy only in the context of 'infidelity'. Yet, in recent years there has been a growing interest among researchers and the public in exploring various patterns of intimacy that involve open non-monogamy. This volume gathers contributions from academics, activists, and practitioners throughout the world to explore non- monogamous relationships. Featuring both empirical and theoretical pieces, contributors examine the history and cultural basis of various forms of non- monogamy, experiences of non-monogamous living, psychological under- standings of relationship patterns, language and emotion, the discursive con- struction of mono-normativity as well as issues of race, class, disability, sexu- ality and gender. This volume will be of interest to academics and practitio- ners working in the social sciences and anyone who is seeking greater insight into the intricacies of non-monogamous relationships.

 

 

 

 

Counselling Ideologies

Lyndsey Moon
Ashgate 2010

"Counselling Ideologies" draws our attention to the dilemmas inherent within the therapeutic ideologies commonly subscribed to by psychotherapists and counsellors working with those who challenge heteronormative models and approaches. Identifying the modernist, heteronormative understandings of the world implicit in the more popular models, this book employs queer theory to challenge these ideologies, drawing on disciplines both within and outside of counselling and psychology, as well as sociology, cultural studies and various ethnographic accounts. It highlights the dilemmas faced by those who may wish to practise as 'queer therapists', addressing not only therapeutic dilemmas, but also issues such as: identity, race, coming-out experiences, 'internalised homophobia', 'empathy', 'ethical issues', bisexuality and pathologisation. Comprising contributions from both academic experts and practitioners from the UK, USA and Australia, this book represents a new approach to counselling and psychotherapy that will appeal not only to sociologists and those working in the field of mental health, but also to scholars of race and ethnicity, gender, queer studies and queer theory.