In late October, the British Psychiatric Association (BPA) removed former homosexual Dr. Mike Davidson from the psychotherapists’ register of trainee professional membership under the direction of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
Dr. Davidson specialises in counselling those who consider themselves troubled by feelings of same-sex attraction. He has counselled without professional objection for six years and is recognised as an intelligent, empathetic and caring therapist. He has recently become a target for gay activists.
Dermot O’Callaghan, a trustee of Core Issues Trust, a trust established by Dr. Davidson, said: ‘It is not that a bad therapist has been tried against good ethical principles; rather, a good man has been tried against bad principles. This is a wake-up call for all who value justice, including justice for the group of people who are despised by some for feeling same-sex attraction, and by others for wanting to reduce it’.
