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A Gay Therapist Discusses Gay Men and Tattoos: Ritual and Meaning

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In my private practice as a psychotherapist who specializes in working with gay men, it was a surprise to me when several years into my practice I noticed a pattern that gay men like to talk about how the tattoos they have hold special, even profound meaning for them. When I first opened my private … Read more

Life Lessons I Have Learned from Gay Icon Divas (Judy, Liza, Elizabeth, Marilyn, Dolly, Cher, Tina, Diana, Stevie)

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One of the fun things about gay male culture is that "we all" seem to have this fascination with certain women in entertainment.  That's a stereotype, of course, but it has some reasonable roots in reality.  I fall into a lot of those "classic gay" things; I like musicals, clothes, the gym, shopping, etc.  And … Read more

Valentine’s Day for Single Gay Men: Coping with Hope

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Valentine’s Day, for all its lovely sentiment, is perhaps one of the most divisive holidays of the year.  Everyone can enjoy New Year’s; every American can enjoy President’s Day (thankfully coming up very soon) and Independence Day; we each have a birthday.  But Valentine’s Day is a “holiday for lovers”, and many single people can end … Read more

CoachTeam Group Coaching Services

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CoachTeam is a new, patent-pending Group Life Coaching program offered in small groups in my office.  It’s different from traditional group psychotherapy (though it uses some of these concepts, as I am a licensed psychotherapist) in that there is a focus on short-term and long-term ATTAINABLE goals.  Based on the concepts of mutual support, mutual challenge, team-building, … Read more

Election Blues from Panicking Pollster

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Dear Shrink,

I’m a 22-year-old gay male and I’m a little too deep into election news. I can’t get enough of the news, information online, and newspaper and magazine articles. I follow the polls like a stalker, hoping that my favored candidate is ahead. If we get another anti-gay President, I’m going to scream. How do I deal with my election obsession?

Read moreElection Blues from Panicking Pollster