James Porter | University of Wolverhampton (original) (raw)
Senior Counselling Psychologist working in Dudley Child Assessment Unit (CAU) - Black Country Partnership Foundation Trust (NHS) and Shropshire & Telford Child Development Centres (CDC) - Shropshire Community Health Care Trust.
Address: Shropshire, England
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) clients have reported experiencing heteros... more Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) clients have reported experiencing heterosexist/homophobic attitudes from heterosexual therapists, but this has seldom been discussed for gay therapists. Such experiences could impact the therapeutic process and a gay therapist’s willingness to self-disclose their sexuality. Selfdisclosure
of sexuality can be therapeutically beneficial for LGBTQ or heterosexual clients. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven gay male therapists and analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Five themes emerged: affinity for working with LGBTQ clients, heterosexual males’ resistance to the therapeutic process, the impact of homophobia within the therapeutic relationship, empathy through shared humanity, and utilizing therapist sexuality as a tool within the therapeutic relationship.
Thesis Chapters by James Porter
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) therapists often find it difficult to decide under what circumsta... more Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) therapists often find it difficult to decide under what circumstances it may or may not be appropriate to self-disclose their sexual orientation to a client. To date there is very little research on the impact of therapist sexuality to draw upon. This paper brings together the extent of this research along with a number of relevant ethical codes, to provide therapists some evidential basis for their behaviour in such situations. The majority of research and the guidance from ethical codes reinforce the proviso that any such self-disclosure should only be done in the interests of the client. There is evidence that there can be benefits to the therapeutic relationships when LGB therapists self-disclose their sexuality to LGB clients. Less is known about the impact of self-disclosure to heterosexual clients. Whether the therapist is comfortable disclosing his/her sexuality and whether it is deemed appropriate within the context of therapy are also important considerations. This paper concludes with a number of considerations to take into account when considering self-disclosing sexuality.
Talks by James Porter
Overview of gender dysphoria and gender variance. Links between gender dysphoria and ASC. Discuss... more Overview of gender dysphoria and gender variance.
Links between gender dysphoria and ASC.
Discussion points.
An anonymised case example.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) clients have reported experiencing heteros... more Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) clients have reported experiencing heterosexist/homophobic attitudes from heterosexual therapists, but this has seldom been discussed for gay therapists. Such experiences could impact the therapeutic process and a gay therapist’s willingness to self-disclose their sexuality. Selfdisclosure
of sexuality can be therapeutically beneficial for LGBTQ or heterosexual clients. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven gay male therapists and analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Five themes emerged: affinity for working with LGBTQ clients, heterosexual males’ resistance to the therapeutic process, the impact of homophobia within the therapeutic relationship, empathy through shared humanity, and utilizing therapist sexuality as a tool within the therapeutic relationship.
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) therapists often find it difficult to decide under what circumsta... more Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) therapists often find it difficult to decide under what circumstances it may or may not be appropriate to self-disclose their sexual orientation to a client. To date there is very little research on the impact of therapist sexuality to draw upon. This paper brings together the extent of this research along with a number of relevant ethical codes, to provide therapists some evidential basis for their behaviour in such situations. The majority of research and the guidance from ethical codes reinforce the proviso that any such self-disclosure should only be done in the interests of the client. There is evidence that there can be benefits to the therapeutic relationships when LGB therapists self-disclose their sexuality to LGB clients. Less is known about the impact of self-disclosure to heterosexual clients. Whether the therapist is comfortable disclosing his/her sexuality and whether it is deemed appropriate within the context of therapy are also important considerations. This paper concludes with a number of considerations to take into account when considering self-disclosing sexuality.
Overview of gender dysphoria and gender variance. Links between gender dysphoria and ASC. Discuss... more Overview of gender dysphoria and gender variance.
Links between gender dysphoria and ASC.
Discussion points.
An anonymised case example.