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Mission Statement: The Alliance exists to encourage human flourishing by promoting a more complete truth, informed by Judeo-Christian values and natural law, about the science of sexual orientation and biological sex through education, advocacy, clinical training, and therapy.
President’s Message 1st edition May, 2025
Colleagues, supporters and friends of The Alliance, the year 2025 will be either one of the greatest years in our history, or one of the worst. The loss of truth in psychological research, the rise of LGBT activism, the betrayal of constitutional rights of free speech, the lack of spiritual fortitude, the mendacious political climate and the timid lack of action will culminate in the rise or fall of mental health in terms of gender and sexuality…unless we act.
David Pickup LMFT: Alliance President
Upcoming Events!
Alliance Annual Conference! in Houston, Texas
Save the date: October 10-11
Would you like to speak or conduct
a workshop at the conference?
Deadline to submit is midnight July 29!
This year's conference will be unique!
You can expect information that will challenge and inspire you as never before. Speakers and workshops will be focusing on the transgender ideology and professional therapy, the history of the LGBT movement and how it has changed the world, faith-based information that is consistent with Judeo-Christian principles for families, pastors, therapists and clients, up-to-date research that will show you the true picture of gender and sexuality issues. Don't miss this conference!
Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court
Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity submits an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Kaley Chiles
The ATCSI has submitted an amicus brief in support of Haley Chiles, a licensed professional counselor in Colorado, who is challenging the state law forbidding any counseling that might engage a minor’s desire to explore change in unwanted same-sex attractions or behavior as well as gender feelings that do not line up with one’s biological sex. Should the Supreme Court rule in Chiles favor, state and local bans on professional therapeutic speech dating back to Pickup v. Brown in 2012 (yes, the same David Pickup who is the current ATCSI President!) could all be overturned. At the request of attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom, the ATCSI’s brief focused on the ideological monoculture of professional mental health associations and the negative downstream effects such an echo chamber creates for the development of research and policy that reflects the experiences and aspirations of individuals who do not identify as LGBT+. The full brief can be found here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-539.html
The importance of valid and relevant research cannot be overstated. Click below for research and the esteemed Alliance Journal of Human Sexuality.
Finding a licensed, well-trained and ethical therapist can be one of the most important tasks you will face. There are many things to consider both personally and professionally.
Three Guiding Principles
1. Client Self-determination
Mental health clients have the right to explore, with the assistance of a supportive therapist, questions or issues in their lives that may be causing them concern or distress and to participate in the setting of counseling goals that are compatible with their freely chosen personal or religious values.
2. Licensed, trained and ethical therapists
Complicated life questions that are being addressed in a mental health context concerning a client's attractions, values, behavior, and identity require that a counselor or therapist be qualified by demonstrated training and experience to provide effective, ethical, and empathetic treatment.
3. Reliable research and viewpoint diversity in mental health
Individuals who seek therapeutic assistance, reflective of the larger society, are sociologically, culturally and politically diverse, sometimes referred to as conservative or liberal. To appropriately serve and appreciate clients with differing needs or viewpoints requires open-mindedness, evidenced-based thinking and practice in academic, clinical, research, and professional association leadership in the psychological sciences.
