Counselling

ISSUES IN
THERAPY WITH
LESBIAN, GAY,
BISEXUAL AND
TRANSGENDER
CLIENTS

ISSUES IN
THERAPY WITH
LESBIAN, GAY,
BISEXUAL AND
TRANSGENDER
CLIENTS
Edited by
CHARLES NEAL
and
DOMINIC DAVIES

OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS
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ISBN

0 335 20331 0 (pb) 0 335 20332 9 (hb)

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Issues in therapy with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender clients / edited by
Charles Neal and Dominic Davies.
p.
cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–335–20332–9 (hb) — ISBN 0–335–20331–0 (pbk.)
1. Gays—Mental health. 2. Bisexuals—Mental health.
3. Gays—Counseling of. 4. Bisexuals—Counseling of.
I. Neal, Charles, 1948– II. Davies, Dominic, 1959–
RC451.4.G39 I87 2000
616.89′0086′64—dc21
99–056819

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Contents

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Contents

Notes on contributors
Foreword
Moira Walker
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Charles Neal and Dominic Davies
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