Lavender Couch
A Consumer’s Guide to Psychotherapy for Lesbians and Gay Men
Marny Hall Ph.D.
Considered to be the first book about therapy for lesbian and gay male clients. The book focuses on the therapy process and’danger signs,’ including inappropriate therapy and when to terminate therapy.
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| ISBN | 9780932870414 |
| Genre | Health |
| Copyright Date | 1985 |
| Publication Date | Sep-85 |
| Publisher | Alyson Books |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 199 |
| Notes | Marny Hall, PhD, is a lesbian therapist, researcher and writer based in Oakland, California. She has produced a video documentary, and contributed articles to Out, Girlfriends, Lambda Book Report, and a number of academic journals. Hall is thought to be the first mental health professional to write about lesbian and gay issues in the workplace and to conduct research on lesbians in 20th Century corporate settings. She lectures on various aspects of her work, leads workshops, and participates in seminars worldwide. In 1998, she was designated a fellow of the gay and lesbian division of the American Psychological Association’in recognition of outstanding and unusual contributions to psychology.’ Hall was expelled from the Emma Willard School in 1959 for writing in her diary about her love for a female classmate. She received her B.A. in English literature from the University of Michigan in 1964, an MSW from Hunter College School for Social Work in 1969 and a Ph.D. from Union Graduate School in 1981. She has practiced psychotherapy since 1975 ~ Smith College |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Subject | Gay men; Gay Men/ Mental Health; Lesbians; Lesbians/ Mental Health; Psychotherapy |
| BookID | 6581 |
