The Australia Counselling Podcast

061: How to do Effective Counselling with Gay Men, Adolescents and Boys

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When it comes to counselling gay men, adolescents and boys, it’s critical as a counsellor you understand some of the special needs and challenges of this minority population to be effective.

Dr Michael Kocet is a U.S. professor and mental health counsellor who has specialised in working with gay men, adolescents and boys, as well as educating counselling students about this very specific area of counselling.

He has also recently written a comprehensive book on the topic called Counselling Gay Men, Adolescents, and Boys: A Strengths-Based Guide for Helping Professionals and Educators.

In this interview, Michael discusses:

  • how he became involved in counselling gay boys, adolescents and men
  • how gay boys and men develop psychologically
  • important cultural issues for gay men, adolescents and boys
  • the effects of stigma and prejudice towards gay people
  • the most important assessment factors for developing a treatment plan
  • critical mental health factors that can affect gay men, adolescents and boys
  • how important a counsellor’s sexual orientation is for a gay client
  • special needs counsellors need to be aware of when counselling bisexual people
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