Working With Gay Male Clients

Douglas C. Haldeman, PhD, is a counselling psychologist, lecturer, consultant, and author who focuses on the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender) community. Although he primarily works with this community in his therapy practice, he also specialises in relationship counselling with both heterosexual and gay/lesbian couples and is a nationally known expert on men's issues. Dr. Haldeman serves on the Board of the APA Insurance Trust, the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest, and is the Diversity Officer of the Washington State Psychological Association. Dr. Haldeman is a past member of APA's Board of Directors, and is the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Committee on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns (2002), an APA Presidential Citation (2005), and the John D. Black Award for excellence in Practice from the Society of Counselling Psychology (2007). He comments frequently in the media on a variety of issues related to professional psychology and social policy, and has published numerous articles and book chapters on the ethical and competent treatment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients in psychotherapy. Dr. Haldeman lives and practices in Seattle, Washington.