Gay affirmative psychotherapy
Gay affirmative psychotherapy is a form of psychotherapy for non-heterosexuals, specifically gay and lesbian clients, which focuses on client comfort in working towards authenticity and self-acceptance regarding sexual orientation, and does not attempt to "change" them to heterosexual, or to "eliminate or diminish" same-sex "desires and behaviors". The American Psychological Association (APA) offers guidelines and materials for gay affirmative psychotherapy. Affirmative psychotherapy states that homosexuality or bisexuality is not a mental illness, in accordance with global scientific consensus. In fact, embracing and affirming gay identity can be a key component to recovery from other mental illnesses or substance abuse. Clients whose religious beliefs are interpreted as teaching against
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Gay affirmative psychotherapy
Gay affirmative psychotherapy is a form of psychotherapy for non-heterosexuals, specifically gay and lesbian clients, which focuses on client comfort in working towards authenticity and self-acceptance regarding sexual orientation, and does not attempt to "change" them to heterosexual, or to "eliminate or diminish" same-sex "desires and behaviors". The American Psychological Association (APA) offers guidelines and materials for gay affirmative psychotherapy. Affirmative psychotherapy states that homosexuality or bisexuality is not a mental illness, in accordance with global scientific consensus. In fact, embracing and affirming gay identity can be a key component to recovery from other mental illnesses or substance abuse. Clients whose religious beliefs are interpreted as teaching against
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Gay affirmative psychotherapy ...... g religious and sexual selves.
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Unter Gay Affirmative Psychoth ...... Ex-Gay-Bewegung) abzugrenzen.
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Аффирмативная психотерапия (ан ...... онной и репаративной терапией.
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Gay affirmative psychotherapy ...... terpreted as teaching against
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Unter Gay Affirmative Psychoth ...... elevant sind oder sein können.
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Аффирмативная психотерапия (ан ...... онной и репаративной терапией.
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Gay affirmative psychotherapy
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Non-heterosexual affirmative psychotherapy
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Аффирмативная психотерапия
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