A helpful book with excellent interviews with queer specialists and those who are entitled to speak about being queer and mental health.
The range of topics and the representation are great.
I liked the open, hopeful and realistic conversations and the insights hidden in them.
I am glad this book exists for we need to support marginalised, and multiple marginalised people.

I got this as an arc on Netgalley and it will come out in October. This is an important book about the axis of queerness and disability (with the focus on psychological and neurodevelopmental ones). It talks about the shortcomings and important needs for change in mental health care. Although my opinions might be a bit more radical, I think this book is an important part of the conversation.--Jax Davis "NetGalley"

I loved how it get into the specifics as soon as you open it about how many gay people are around the globe which really puts the whole book into perspective!--Spencer Corbeil "NetGalley"

This book is an absolute triumph. I didn't have any expectations before reading this as I have never read anything else by the author but I was blown away by the content of this book.

The book is a collection of interviews conducted by Katy with friends, colleagues and people within the Queer commuinity about their experiences of therapy and the mental health system and how being Queer affected their treatment.

The way in which each chapter is set out is perfect. Each chapter starts off with a bio of the interviewee, then a transcript of the interview and finished with Katy's closing thoughts on the interview. The interviews are conducted are very intriguring and interesting but also educational. I myself am part of the Queer community but I learned new terminology which I had never come across before such as allocishet and metamour.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking at attending therapy, especially anyone who is within the Queer commuinity but also just the Queer community/Allies in general. I found myself drawing on my own experiences and I could see myself in some of the interviewees.

An excellent book and is will definitely be looking jnto Katy's other books.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with the Advanced Review Copy of this book. The book is currently scheduled to be released on the 21st October 2025.

The topic is super important - mental health in the queer community (and in general) needs more advocacy and support. I think I expected this to be more about ways mental health intersects with queerness and how to implement advocacy and therapy with queer people in mind. This book focuses instead on individual experiences of queer people and mental health, which is still important!

I thought I'd love the interview format, but it ended up reading like a transcript and was less enjoyable that way. Perhaps this could work well as an audiobook or podcast?

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity to read and review.

This book is a fantastic academic piece. From the description I had hoped it would be a little bit more of a guide and not only interviews. While the interviews were excellent, it wasn't what I expected.

I am grateful that this book exists and I think it will help a lot of people/