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Earlier this year, I (Throckmorton) was a part of a lively discussion about sexual identity therapy on the Counselor Education and Supervision network list serv. Near the end of the discussion, a listserv participant asked Stephen Hayes about his views of sexual identity therapy. Dr. Hayes gave me permission to post his reply to the…

Thanks to Prof. Julaine Field, PhD, who invited me to present the sexual identity therapy guidelines to her Human Sexuality class at Slippery Rock University this evening. The master’s level class was full of questions and we had a good discussion. Thanks as well to the class members.

Drs. Throckmorton & Yarhouse: Professionals of all disciplines have an obligation to thoughtfully apply ethical standards to their clients. Mental health providers are no different. Currently, professional mental health associations have explicit ethical standards for a variety of dilemmas and issues that therapists may face when treating their clients. What is sub-standard currently is the…