Back to Basics

In this webinar, we are delighted to be joined by David Pickup. David is well known in the community and has worked with many Muslim clients around the globe on the issue of unwanted same sex lust. For this session, we go back to basics on therapy, visiting different therapeutic models which are available for clients such as reintegrative therapy, Image Transformation Therapy (ImTT) and EMDR. We also discuss the importance of professional bodies such as the Alliance and IFTCC.

Date: Saturday 15th May 2021

Time: 7pm (BST), 1 pm (CST)

David holds a master’s degree in psychology and is completing doctoral studies in psychology at Calafornia Southern University. He is licensed in California and Texas as a Marriage and Family Therapist. David underwent an extensive internship and training with the creator of Reparative Therapy, Dr. Joseph Nicolosi at Thomas Aquinas Psychological Clinic. He now operates his own private practices in Encino, Calif. and Dallas, Texas.

His practices consist almost entirely of same-sex attracted men who seek orientation change. David is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and the American Psychological Association, and he holds training courses in Reparative Therapy for licensed counselors and ministers. He often speaks about Reparative Therapy on news shows and for churches and men’s groups. David holds to the belief that authentic manhood and the fulfillment of same-sex emotional needs is a marvelous and healing experience. David is the co-chair of the Alliance Client Rights division, sitting in the board of the Alliance for or Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity and regularly speaks at regional, national, and international conferences on the practical application of Reintegrative Therapy.