Getting to the Heart of the Matter with Gay & Lesbian
Clients
with Joe Kort, LCSW
Nationally known author, educator, & gay Therapist
“It’s not enough to be gay-friendly. It’s not enough
to be gay yourself. You must be gay informed!”......Joe
Kort
This 2-day Seminar is based on Joe’s latest book,
Gay Affirmative Therapy for the Straight Clinician:
The Essential Guide
More information, seminar description, & a downloadable
registration form are available at
www.grits.cloverpad.org or call 404-316-7692.
Click here to download information in pdf format.
Georgia Regional Imago Therapists present...
What: 2-day Seminar on Gay Affirmative Therapy
with Joe Kort
When: May 2 & 3, 2008, 9am - 5pm
Where: Country Inn & Suites hotel, I - 75 & Windy
Hill Road
Info:
www.grits.cloverpad.org or call 404-316-7692
* Gain new understanding of special clinical issues
* Examine attitudes & myths that can get in the way of
effective therapy
* Leave with specific interventions & assessment tools
that promote gay-affirmative therapy (GAT) with
individuals & same sex couples
* 12 CEUs applied for
Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
East
March 13-16, 2008
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Click here for specific dates and times of Joe's
workshops.
You must register for the entire symposium to attend the
workshop.
Unfree To Be Me: Preventing and Healing the Abuse of
Gay Youth
Many therapists ask, “How can you tell if a child or
teenager is gay or lesbian?” There is no rule of thumb
nor any scientific literature that claims to know for
sure. But the gay clients in your office were once gay
children and teenager--and they will tell you that for
sure. The trauma done to the neglect and abuse of these
children is profound. Therapists have an opportunity to
help these children and their families to reduce the
amount of psychological damage that is done through
neglect, bullying and lack of acceptance.
This workshop will focus on how to address children and
teenagers who self-identify as gay or lesbian and their
families.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identity ways to help gay and lesbian children and
teenagers.
2. Address therapist's anxiety around how to ask and
address a child/teenager's homosexuality.
3. Learn ways to help parents cope with having a gay
child as well as helping the child cope with unaccepting
parents.
When Gay Guise Happens to Straight Marriages
When a male spouse in a heterosexual marriage reveals he
fantasizes about having sex with men, is caught looking
at online gay porn and in gay chat rooms, and possibly
is having sex with men, women--and these men--often
worry that he is gay and that the marriage needs to end.
However, for many of these men this is not about
gayness. A variety of reasons exist as to why men seek
other men for sex which are not about a gay identity.
Some of these men wish to engage in sexual contact with
their wives which she will not do. He believes his
sexual contact with men is "not cheating". Therapists,
being politically correct, often believe the man is in
denial about his homosexuality and move him in a
direction toward coming out gay when--in fact--he is
not.
In this workshop, we'll discuss ways of dealing with the
reactivity of the "betrayed" wife, confronting our own
and the couple's homophobia, understand the male's
interest in sexual contact with men, and helping the
couple decide what course is best for them.
1. Understand the psychological meaning of the arousal
template of the men who seek sex with men (MSM's) who
are not gay or bisexual.
2. Learn to help the couple communicate in non-reactive
ways about sexuality and to understand what the behavior
means and how it impacts the marriage.
3. Address the fears, anxieties and insecurities of
these wives about her husband's sexual interests and how
to help her listen effectively to him without it being
personalized.
Sexual Shadow: Gay Men and Sexual
Desire
A Workshop with Joe Kort
Columbia University, New York City
Wallach Lounge | Corner of Amsterdam and 114th |
Map
Free Dinner
March 22, 2007 •
6:00 PM
Click here to RSVP.
Join Joe Kort in a course on "Gay men
and their Sexual Shadow Workshop". The workshop will
teach the concepts and tools of gay men’s erotic
blueprints. Participants will learn how to resolve the
mystery of their sexual fantasies and desires and how
that contributes to finding the perfect mate.
The workshop is interactive involving
all participants. This workshop will use guided imagery,
lecture, group participation and experiential exercises
and writing, video clips and more.
For more information about attending the
workshop contact Kerry John Poynter, M.A. at
212.854.1675 or by
eMail.
Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
East
March 15-18, 2007
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Click here for specific dates and times of Joe's
workshops.
You must register for the entire symposium to attend the
workshop.
Treatment Issues with Gay & Lesbian Couples
As a straight clinician, it's important to be gay
informed, more than just gay-friendly. It's especially
important to recognize the differences between the
relationship dynamics of gay male and female couples. In
this workshop, we'll compare the distinct differences in
relationship dynamics and problem areas that arise for
gay men and for lesbians: responsible sexual practices
and the need for more connectedness among gay male
couples and diminished sexual desire and the need for
separateness among lesbians are just a few. You'll leave
with specific interventions and assessment tools that
promote gay-affirmative couples therapy.
The New Mixed Marriage: When Gay Happens to Straight
Couples
When one spouse in a heterosexual marriage reveals he or
she is gay, profound emotional, ethical, and practical
dilemmas arise for both the couple and the therapist.
The couple often struggles with feelings of betrayal and
shame, along with a sense of being caught in a bind
between anguished love and hopelessness. In this
situation, therapists are often too quick to recommend
divorce. In this workshop, we'll discuss ways of dealing
with the reactivity of the "betrayed" spouse,
confronting our own and the couple's homophobia,
alleviating the gay spouse's guilt, and helping the
couple decide what course is best for them. We'll
explore the reasons gays and lesbians marry and how to
help the couple move forward without blame or
defensiveness. We'll also discuss what "coming out"
stages are necessary, both for the couple and for each
partner, if there's to be a successful "mixed marriage."
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