Legality
Misinformation has complicated many clinician’s feelings about surrogate partner therapy. However, surrogate partner therapy is both ethical and legal, as outlined in this statement by the Surrogate Partner Collective.
Ofer Zur, PhD and internationally renowned specialist on ethics in the therapeutic world, has compiled a useful introduction to the ethics of surrogate partner therapy.
Media
The Surrogate Partner Therapy Episode
They Talk Sex, with Host Elle Stanger
Stanger, Elle. (Host). (2022, July 5) The Surrogate Partner Therapy Episode [Audio podcast episode]. In They Talk Sex. https://www.theytalksex.com/episodes/bztmcgjjj7jl8r6-n54dc-9ngn3
Exploring the Art of Surrogate Partner Therapy: Michelle Renee and Brian Gibney
Sex and Chronic Illness, with Host Dr. Lee Philips
Philips, Lee. (Host). (2022, May 27) Exploring the Art of Surrogate Partner Therapy: Michelle Renee & Brian Gibney (S2E2) [Audio podcast episode]. In Sex and Chronic Illness. Invisible Not Broken. https://www.drleephillips.com/podcast/episode/98e087e9/s2-e2-exploring-the-art-of-surrogate-partner-therapy-michelle-renee-and-brian-gibney
Surrogate Partner Therapy with Brian Gibney
MS and Sex, with Host Cara Griswold
Griswold, Cara. (Host). (2021, February 15) Surrogate Partner Therapy with Brian Gibney [Audio podcast episode]. In MS and Sex. https://www.msexualhealth.com/podcast/brian-gibney
Surrogate Partner Therapy -- Brian Gibney
The Better Sex Podcast, with Host J. Zimmerman
Zimmerman, J. (Host). (2020, September 22). Surrogate Partner Therapy – Brian Gibney (#143) [Audio podcast episode]. In The Better Sex Podcast. Intimacy with Ease. https://intimacywithease.com/surrogate-partner-therapy-brian-gibney/
Local Resources
I maintain a list of therapists and practitioners who support working with surrogate partners.
Would you like more information? Get in touch with me.