Table of Contents

Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Pace of Change and the Challenge to Keep Up 
Kurt A. DeBord, Ann R. Fischer, Kathleen J. Bieschke, and Ruperto M. Perez
Part I: Foundational Information for Practitioners
Chapter 1: Considering Constructions: A New Model of Affirmative Therapy 
Ruth E. Fassinger
Chapter 2: Essentialist Views on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 
Francisco J. Sánchez and Tyson Pankey
Chapter 3: Context, Stigma, and Therapeutic Practice 
Glenda M. Russell and Christopher G. Hawkey
Chapter 4: (Re)Focusing Intersectionality: From Social Identities Back to Systems of Oppression and Privilege 
Bonnie Moradi
Part II: Affirmative Counseling With Sexual Minority, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming Clients
Chapter 5: Affirmative Counseling With Sexual Minority Clients 
Parrish L. Paul
Chapter 6: Affirmative Counseling With Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients 
Anneliese A. Singh and lore m. dickey
Chapter 7: Working With Survivors of Trauma in the Sexual Minority and Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Populations 
David W. Pantalone, Sarah E. Valentine, and Jillian C. Shipherd
Chapter 8: Conflicting Identities: Sexual Minority, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming Individuals Navigating Between Religion and Gender Sexual Orientation Identity 
Susan Kashubeck-West, Amber M. Whiteley, Tara Vossenkemper, Carol Robinson, and Cori Deitz
Chapter 9: Special Issues in Psychotherapy With Sexual Minority and Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adolescents 
Tyrel J. Starks and Brett M. Millar
Chapter 10: Special Issues Related to Aging Adults 
Tammi Vacha-Haase and Weston V. Donaldson
Part III: Essential Areas for Practice, Research, Training, and Health
Chapter 11: Psychotherapy With Clients Who Have Been Through Sexual Orientation Change Interventions or Request to Change Their Sexual Orientation 
Ariel Shidlo and John C. Gonsiorek
Chapter 12: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Family Issues in the Context of Changing Legal and Social Policy Environments 
Charlotte J. Patterson
Chapter 13: Addressing the Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Clients: An Analysis of Recent Research and Scholarship 
Roger L. Worthington and Jennah N. Strathausen
Chapter 14: Beyond Competencies and Guidelines: Training Considerations Regarding Sexual Minority and Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People 
Julia C. Phillips and Brian R. Fitts
Chapter 15: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Health Issues: Policy and Practice 
Douglas C. Haldeman and Kristin A. Hancock
Chapter 16: Physical Health Concerns Related to Medical Transitions for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients 
lore m. dickey and Anneliese A. Singh
Afterword 
Kurt A. DeBord, Ann R. Fischer, Kathleen J. Bieschke, and Ruperto M. Perez
Appendix: Resource List
Index
About the Editors

About the Author

Kurt A. DeBord, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Lincoln University, a historically Black university in Jefferson City, Missouri. He conducts and presents research with students on topics that are of primary interest to his students. He has earned the Governor's Award for Outstanding Teaching at Lincoln. In addition, he conducts a private counseling practice in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. DeBord works with a diverse set of clients, including many from the sexual minority, transgender, and gender nonconforming communities. He is a member of the Transgender Health Network in Mid-Missouri.

Ann R. Fischer, PhD, spent two decades as a faculty member in APA-accredited graduate programs in counseling psychology, most recently in the Department of Psychology at Southern Illinois University. Over the years, she and her students have published a number of studies involving core questions about how gender, sexuality, and culture are infused with issues of power and identity. A fellow of APA Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women), she has taught a range of undergraduate and graduate courses in both psychology and women, gender, and sexuality studies. As she transitions out of academia, Dr. Fischer enjoys freelance writing and editing, as well as creative work in photography and music.
 
Kathleen J. Bieschke, PhD, is a professor of education (counseling psychology) at Pennsylvania State University, head of the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, and a licensed psychologist. She earned her PhD in counseling psychology from Michigan State University. Dr. Bieschke's research focuses on the provision of services to members of underrepresented populations, particularly those who identify as members of sexual or gender minorities. Dr. Bieschke is also actively involved with the Center for Collegiate Mental Health. She recently served as the associate editor of the journal Training and Education in Professional Psychology, and she is currently a commissioner and chair of APA's Commission on Accreditation. Dr. Bieschke was named a fellow for two divisions of APA (Division 17 — Society of Counseling Psychology; and Division 44 — Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues).
 
Ruperto M. Perez, PhD, is director of the Counseling Center and adjunct assistant professor in the School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a licensed psychologist in Georgia and Florida and is credentialed with the National Register Health Service Providers in Psychology. He has authored various publications and programs and provided consultation in the areas of diversity and inclusion and counseling lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients. Dr. Perez is a fellow of APA (Division 17 — Society of Counseling Psychology; and Division 44 — Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues), a Diamond Honoree Award Recipient of the American College Personnel Association, and a member of the Asian American Psychological Association and the Georgia Psychological Association.
 

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