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'Coming Out' in Therapy Perceived risks and benefits of self…

- - - - "Attempts were made to avoid questions that could
        be construed as misleading, or as having a ‘prestige
        bias’ (Dawson, 2006, p. 91), in attempting to
        manipulate a particular response, by inferring there
        is a professionally right or wrong answer."
        
        Dawson, 2006: "Questions which could embarrass or force respondents into giving a false answer. They might do this if they don't want to look 'bad' in front of the interviewer."
  - - - "*Effective theoretical coding is also greatly enhanced by theoretical sensitivity [...] This consists of disciplinary or professional knowledge, as well as both research and personal experiences, that the researcher brings to his or her inquiry [...] the more theoretically sensitive researchers are to issues of class, gender, race, power and the like, the more attentive they will be to these matters."
        "in all modes of qualitative research the interplay between researcher and the actors studied [...] is likely to result in some degree of reciprocal shaping. This is because researcher and data speak to each other."*
        Strauss & Corbin, 1994, p.280 check
  - - - "A colleague was asked
        to check the transcripts against the headings, in
        order to gain a different perspective of opinion and
        in an attempt to ensure that alternative meanings
        were not overlooked."
      - "From an initial 26 headings it
        was eventually possible, after consistent checking, to
        identify five higher order themes which exemplified
        and captured the central, core phenomena of the
        study, namely,
        
        Therapists perceived invisibility
        
        Fears of client judgement
        
        Increased levels of anxiety
        
        Self awareness of the potential impact of their own fears and prejudices on the therapeutic relationship
        
        The potential relevance of internalised homophobia
        as an overall constraining factor
      - Thematic Analysis
        "A philosophically neutral method for identifying themes/patterns across data; probably the most widely used qualitative method of data analysis, but not 'branded' as a specific method until recently." Suggested interviews N= 1-10
        Vossler & Moller, 2016, p. 168
      - "Analysis driven by, and reflective of, the content of the data." as opposed to Deductive analysis which is guided by pre-existing theoretical concepts.
        [Vossler & Moller, 2016, p. 186]
- - - - All respondents reported fear of client judgement and increased anxiety levels
      - Heterosexism & heteronormativity
        extra-therapy / intra-therapy experiences
    - - "Respondents all felt their hetero clients generally assumed them also to be heterosexual, unless the client had prior knowledge of their sexual orientation, or they, the therapist, made a point of disclosing otherwise."
        
        See Shades of Gray (Thomas, 2008)
        For non-verbal disclosures
      - Feelings of shame around non-disclosure
- - - - Gay is politically correct and removes the perjorative historical medical definition of men and women who prefer sex with the same gender. (Foucault, APA, GLAAD, et al.) Gay has also become blurred between categories and is often used interchangably as a perjorative adjective, a lifestyle descriptor and a signifier of same sex orientation. Despite the increasing profile of gay men and women in the culture, therefore, ambiguity remains around 'gay' as a signifier. Arguably, it is an ambiguity which has pros and cons for both gay-positive and gay-negative attitudes. A man who enjoys sex with males may choose not to identify as 'gay' for example because he does not identify with gay culture - he might identify as queer. On the other hand, a heterosexual man may openly have gay friends, but still use the phrase, 'that's so gay,' to label something as effete, kitsch or stereotypically non-masculine.
    - - = therapist-related factual information
        X client-related thoughts & feelings
        the the therapist might divulge
      - ? What about intentional versus unintentional and the intrapsychic conflicts this might present for the therapist?
      - ?Is there a danger that the homosexual therapist will read their own non-disclosure as a mirror of the unequal power dynamic in wider society which tends to stigmatise and silence minority sexual identities and experiences? The gay therapist could therefore 'mistake' non-disclosure as a heterosexist oppression of their identity, oppression which they are likely to experience in the (extratheraputic) world.?