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News, opinions and insights into how you can improve your knowledge and skills to work more effectively with Gender, Sexuality, and Relationally Diverse (GSRD) clients.
Gender, Sex, and Relationship Therapy: An Emergent New Psychotherapeutic Approach
Introduction Gender, sex, and relationship therapy (GSRD) is an emergent psychotherapy building on the affirmative traditions of relational and humanistic schools and harnessing some of the techniques of third-wave cognitive behavioural therapy, which can be...
Book Review: Queering Psychotherapy edited by Jane C. Czyzselska
Jane Chance Czyzselska invites us to face the uncomfortable truth that the psychotherapy profession is influenced by colonial history and culture as well as which are unhelpful at best and harmful at worse for queer people. Czyzselska decided to have a conversational...
Beyond Marj and Homer: Embracing Relationship Diversity with a Splash of Simpson-esque Wisdom
Hey there, fellow therapists! Have you ever wondered whether Marj and Homer Simpson could teach us about relationship diversity? Grab your doughnuts and settle in because this online module will take you on a journey beyond Springfield and into the wonderfully diverse...
I’m Not Hypersexual, I’m “Flammasexual”
Written by Samantha Horley I’m a 53-year-old woman who has always had a high sex drive. In my profile on the Feeld app I say, “I’m a decent human who happens to be a hornbag, looking for same” which has proven rather successful. But other people use other words. I’ve...
Boris Johnson Shelves LGBTQA+ Conversion Therapy Ban
My colleagues are absolutely gutted to learn that Boris Johnson appears to flip-flop around on the Governments plans for banning 'conversion therapy.' Last night, ITN News broke an exclusive to say it was going to be shelved. After a great deal of lobbying, it...
The Queer Mental Health Workbook Review
The Queer Mental Health Workbook by Dr Brendan J Dunlop Dunlop’s book adds to the Queer self-help literature by offering knowledge and strategies on looking after our mental health, drawing from various tried and tested psychotherapeutic traditions, including CBT,...
Pink Therapy CEO, Dominic Davies, responds to the lack of Diversity & Inclusion in the SCoPEd framework
There has been a lot of discussion amongst colleagues on the publication of the latest iteration of SCoPEd. One of the issues which concern me the most are issues of discrimination in terms of diversity and inclusion. As far as I understand it, the proposals are...
Trans and non-binary self-care resources and mental health support
We're very aware of the enormous strain on the personal resources of our colleagues and clients within the trans and non-binary communities due to the hostile social climate from sections of the media and society. We are grateful to some trans counsellors for the...
Recommended Gender, Sex & Relationship Diversity (GSRD) Podcasts – Part 1
Kaz Pollock and Lisa O'Connor offer their recommendations for the best Gender, Sex & Relationship Diversity (GSRD) Podcasts. 1st Person Experiences Making Gay History - "Join us as we mine the Studs Terkel Radio Archive in Chicago for stories from our proud LGBTQ...
Book Review of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy Jessica Fern
In recent years both attachment theory and trauma have gained traction in self-help and popular literature, following on from significant advances in research in neuroscience. As more is understood about the long-term effects of complex trauma in identifiable,...