If You’re Gay, Should You See a Gay Therapist? | Psychology Today

Contents:

• IF YOU’RE GAY, SHOULD YOU SEE A GAY THERAPIST?
• GAY THERAPY, GAY THERAPISTS, GAY TREATMENT
• LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS HONOLULU, HI
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• MY APPROACH TO THERAPY FOR GAY MEN.
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• GAY MEN’S THERAPIST FOR PALM SPRGS, CA
• JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR MEN'S PRO SPORTS TO INTIFY AS GAY
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE NFL ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS NEW YORK, NY
• LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS MASSACHETTS
• LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS MNEAPOLIS, MN

IF YOU’RE GAY, SHOULD YOU SEE A GAY THERAPIST?

LGBTQ-affirmative therapists will be versed the negative effects of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and heteronormativy (the assumptn that heterosexualy is “normal” and superr) and help clients navigate the challeng they prent—as well as relatnship problems, fay tensn, or other day-to-day ncerns for which a client might seek are the advantag of seeg an LGBTQ-iendly therapist? If you are lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and/or intify as a sexual and/or genr mory and are lookg for LGBTQ+ affirmg doctors, physicians, clicians, and healthre provirs, you have e to the right place. As a therapist, I’m often hearg certa particular qutns om clients and potential clients alike—as a gay man, should I be seeg a gay therapist?

GAY THERAPY, GAY THERAPISTS, GAY TREATMENT

Let’s beg wh the benefs of seeg a gay therapist.

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS HONOLULU, HI

You n go wh the assumptn that your gay male therapist will be fortable and will have already heard about everythg—cludg your sex life. Addnally, a gay male therapist n spend time wh you talkg about shared gay muny norms, which n help you make cisns about what’s healthy for you and/or how you may want to modulate your behavr.

Over the years I’ve worked wh gay male clients, I’ve found some men rentful of me based on ems that are important wh our muny: my succs, what I look like, my wardrobe, or—more signifintly—their assumptns about who I am based on their own projectns. Clients often assume I f the mold of the stereotypil whe gay man who has everythg and won’t honor the sancty of the relatnship. Contrary to many people’s assumptns, gay men are not immune to homophobia, most of ternalized om a lifetime of livg a homophobic world.

This fear and anger n surface therapy wh another gay man, pecially if the therapist is fortable wh himself ways that the client is not yet.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Consirg seeg a therapist who isn’t gay n seem a ltle sry; gay men often make assumptns about a straight therapist’s level of fort wh the thgs the client wants to talk about.

And fdg someone outsi of the gay muny who is fortable wh all aspects of a gay client’s life n be a profound and healg experience; I’ve often sent gay clients to non-gay therapists. From my pot of view, 's tertg to explore the assumptns gay men have about straight therapists, and the assumptns they make about how therapists view them. And sce we don’t live isolatn, a straight therapist n brg a perspective to the table that a gay therapist might not—they n speak out of their experience as a parent, for example.

Sometim that experience n be more eful than the perspective of a gay male therapist. Feelg safe and rpected by your therapist—whether that person is gay or not—is the key to succsful therapy.

MY APPROACH TO THERAPY FOR GAY MEN.

Fally, gay men may choose to work wh different therapists based on where they are their life’s trajectory. They might enter therapy for the first time wh a gay male therapist bee on some levels, as we’ve seen, the unrstandg of the gay muny may make seem easier to talk to a gay man.

At other tim, perhaps later life, a gay client may choose a different, straight therapist based on other creria that are important to that particular moment. It’s absolutely okay for you to ask them if they’ve had experience workg wh gay men, but make sure to really listen to them when they answer.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Even if a straight therapist has had few or no gay clients, they still might offer precisely what you need, and a rponse along the l of, “I haven’t had that many experienc, and maybe you’ll help me unrstand more” is actually pretty ial; you’ll both be engaged the procs.

Straight or gay?

GAY MEN’S THERAPIST FOR PALM SPRGS, CA

Beg gay is nothg to be ashamed of nor is anythg that needs "fixg" (Why are people gay?

JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR MEN'S PRO SPORTS TO INTIFY AS GAY

) but that don't mean that gay therapy n't be eful.

While there are some groups that try to "treat" homosexualy orr change , the gay therapy discsed this article refers to therapy signed to help someone al wh issu around their sexualy and not any way change .

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

Issu Gay Treatment. People who are lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or queer (LGBTQ, this article, simply referred to as "gay") seek help for many of the same issu that heterosexuals do.

And many other issu that affect gay and straight people alike. Neverthels, a gay person may feel more fortable discsg their issu wh a gay therapist or a known gay-iendly therapist. Gay-specific mental health issu are also likely to e up gay therapy.

Issu like anxiety, prsn and addictn disorrs are known to be more prevalent gay dividuals (Homosexualy [LGBT] and Mental Health Issu) and gay issu are often lked to the ndns. Gay discrimatn and stigma put gay people at particular risk for the mental health challeng. Other reasons a person might seek gay therapy clu:.

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Dealg wh homophobia. Comg out gay. Negotiatg fay relatnships (cludg gay marriage).

Fdg Gay Therapists. Fdg a gay therapist is actually not as hard as you might thk.

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS NEW YORK, NY

There are many directori of gay and gay-iendly therapists available. One way to fd an openly gay therapist or one that specializ gay issu is to e the search tool provid by TherapyTribe.

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS MASSACHETTS

To e the TherapyTribe therapist search tool, select "Gay Lbian Issu" om the "I'm lookg for help wh" drop-down box and then enter your zip or postal and click Search.

Gay Therapy, Gay Therapists, Gay Treatment, HealthyPlace. Jt Miller, Therapy For Gay Men.

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS MNEAPOLIS, MN

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