News

20 February 2007

Dominic Davies and Cloud Taylor have both had articles published in the latest edition of the BACP journal Therapy Today (Feb 2007) about the need for therapists to be properly trained to work with sexual and gender minorities.

Click on the links to download them as PDF files

Dominic has also been invited to give a keynote presentation (with Glyn Hudson-Allez) at the BASRT residential conference at Warwick University on 12 & 13 May. The subject will be exploring our countertransferences to diverse sexual practices. Click here for the programme.

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Thursday 8 March 2007
Pink Therapy is expanding!
We are relocating our premises from Harley Street to Soho! From 1st April, our new address will be Flat 3, 3/4 Archer Street, London W1D 7AP which is above Barcode.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Charles Neal was one of the founding Clinical Associates invited to join Pink Therapy, by Dominic Davies in 2002. He has recently decided to solely practice from his home in Hastings and as he will no longer be seeing individual clients in London, Dominic has invited him to become an Honorary Clinical Associate. Charles will continue to be involved in Pink Therapy, but clients wishing to work with him will need to see him in Hastings.

Wednesday June 20, 2007
Dominic was commissioned by Videojug to make some short self-help video's on a range of topics relevant to lesbians and gay men. They are now online, click here. Topics include: How to know if you are lesbian, gay or bisexual; How to accept yourself as gay; How to come out to a friend; How to come out to your parents; What to do when your friend tells you they are gay; What to do when your child tells you are gay; What to do if you suspect your child is gay; How to tell if someone is gay or straight; How to get involved in the gay community.

Weds July 12, 2007
Dominic has been invited by the Individual Psychology Institute to visit Riga (in Latvia) to offer some training to psychologists who are wanting to develop counselling provision for the LGBT community in Riga. The trip is scheduled for March 2008.

Friday July 20, 2007
Charles Neal and Dominic have made a training video for use internally on our courses of a demonstration of a therapy session illustrating Sexual Minority Therapy priniciples in action. Charles was the therapist and we are grateful to Gwynfor Evans who is a trained actor who was the client.

Friday July 27, 2007
Dominic has been featured in an article in Out in the City, a monthly free gay magazine. Click here to read what was said.

Thursday September 6, 2007
We are pleased to welcome Dr Catherine Butler onto the team of Clinical Associates. Catherine is a clinical psychologist and has been working at the Mortimer Market Clinic for the past four years and is also a UKCP Registered Systemic Therapist trained in working with couples and families.

September 11, 2007
Dominic has just been awarded a Fellowship by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He is seen here collecting his Fellowship from Professor Cary Cooper, President of BACP

March 2008
Dominic Davies was invited by the Individual Psychology Institute of Riga (Latvia) to undertake some training for therapists there in working with gender and sexual minorities. As a result of the training, the mostly heterosexual group of therapists have decided to set up Latvia's first LGBT helpline and counselling service. The situation for sexual minorities in Latvia is probably the worst of all Baltic states. Click the links below for more information on the situtation there.
Gay Rights in Latvia - Wikipedia

Amnesty International on Latvia and Poland

April 2008
Dr Catherine Butler has an article published in Out in the UK on coping with HIV. Click this link to see it

January 2009
Article from OUT Magazine. Dominic Davies suggests ten reasons why some men take risks with their health. Click this link to read the article (PDF)

February 2009

Dominic Davies has been invited by UKCP to programme their first conference on Working with Gender and Sexual Minorities
Keynotes from Professor Mike King, Dr Bernard Ratigan, Dominic Davies, Angie Fee and Judy Yellin. Afternoon workshops. Full details in our Conference section.

26 March 2009
Research out today by Prof Mike King points to 17% of counsellors and psychotherapists who have agreed to requests to change and eliminate homosexual feelings.
Covered by the BBC, Independent, and the Guardian Read Mike King's preliminary report here