Description: Advance praise for Lesbians and Gays in Couples and Families "Scholarship and clinical wisdom abound in this timely and important volume. Laird and Green's book will set the standard in this area for a long time to come." --ALAN S. GURMAN, PHD, Coeditor of the Handbook of Family Therapy and professor, University of Wisconsin Medical School "No one who works with human beings can afford to be without this compelling and long-awaited book. The authors give us a profound new understanding of lesbians and gays, and with this, a fundamentally new and enriched view of the human condition." --HARRIET LERNER, PHD, author of The Dance of Anger and the Dance of Intimacy "This profoundly moving collection of essays is more than a handbook for therapists. Everybody concerned about couples, families, mental health, love, support, community, and lives of dignity and decency will want to read this stirring book." --BLANCHE WIESEN COOK, PHD, author of the acclaimed biography Eleanor Roosevelt and professor of history and women's studies, City University of New York "This exceptionally powerful and important book is a major contribution to the helping professions. Despite the fact that I have worked all my professional life in multicultural psychology, I gained insights and new knowledge that I hope will make me a more sensitive and competent helping professional when working with lesbians and gays." --DERALD WING SUE, PHD, coauthor of Counseling the Culturally Different: Theory and Practice "Comprehensive and theoretically grounded???provides clinically useful approaches ... A must for therapists working with lesbians and gay men." --MARSHALL FORSTEIN, M.D., former president, Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists; medical director, Mental Health & Addiction Services, Fenway Community Health Center "A necessary companion to any couples and family therapist who wishes to have a new perspective on any family grouping, irrespective of sexual orientations." --LAURA S. BROWN, PHD, ABPP, author of Subversive Dialogues: Theory in Feminist Therapy; clinical professor of psychology, University of Washington; and psychologist in private practice, Seattle

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