Gender in the Therapy Hour: Voices of Female Clinicians Working with Men

by Sweet; Holly Barlow

• ISBN13: 9780415885522
• ISBN10: 0415885523
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2012-03-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This edited book looks at how a variety of female therapists understand men'¬"s issues in the context of their clinical work. Each chapter is written by a female mental health professional and explores how they got involved in men'¬"s issues, case studies and examples from their own practices that illustrate their approach, and their own assessments of what works best with male clients. Topics considered include core treatment issues, such as transference and counter-transference, beginning and ending therapy with men, and ethical dilemmas; working in different therapy modalities (group counseling, couples counseling, etc.); and doing therapy with various populations of men, such as violent men, depressed men, and men of different ethnicities. The book will conclude with an edited transcript of a discussion between the authors about their experiences working with male clients, as well as an afterword about the material in the book from the perspective of a male psychologist who is experienced in the area of men'¬"s issues.

Author Biography

Holly Barlow Sweet, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice and co-founder and co-director of the Cambridge Center for Gender Relations.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
About the Editor	p. xix
About the Contributors	p. xxi
Core Treatment Issues	p. 1
Women Working With Men: Challenges and Opportunities	p. 3
Starting and Ending Psychotherapy With Men	p. 19
Gender Matters-Transference, Countertransference, and Men: A Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Perspective	p. 43
Ethical Considerations in Working With Men	p. 67
Different Modalities of Treatment	p. 89
Couples Counseling	p. 91
Practicing Gender-Aware Therapy: A New Clinician's Perspective	p. 103
Coaching Men	p. 125
Working with Different Populations of Men	p. 147
Working With Men in the Minority: Multiple Identities, Multiple Selves	p. 149
Counseling Depressed Men: Making Darkness Visible	p. 171
Strength-Based Psychotherapy With Fathers	p. 197
Understanding Men's Issues: Assessing and Treating Men Who Are Abusive	p. 215
Working With Traditional Men in the Military: Dealing With Trauma	p. 235
Psychotherapy With Older Men	p. 253
Sharing Our Experiences	p. 267
Women's Voices Together	p. 269
Afterword: Understanding the Impact of Therapy With Men From a Male Perspective	p. 281
Index	p. 289
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