JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Lesbian Coming Out Process: Therapeutic Considerations

Patricia A. GrovesLois A. Ventura

Year: 1983 Journal:   The Personnel and Guidance Journal Vol: 62 (3)Pages: 146-149   Publisher: Wiley

Abstract

The problems and therapeutic needs of women in the process of identifying themselves as lesbians are described. Means of working through denial rationales are explored.

Keywords:
Denial Lesbian Process (computing) Psychology Psychotherapist Homosexuality Therapeutic relationship Coming out Engineering ethics Social psychology Psychoanalysis Sociology Computer science Gender studies Engineering

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0.64
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Citation History

Topics

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Social Psychology
Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Clinical Psychology

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