Abstract
Educating sexuality professionals to enable them to work effectively with homoerotic or ambierotic clients begins by differentiating between sex counseling and therapy; exploring psychosexual development models, with emphasis on the bio-socio-psychological model; and examining definitions of sexual orientation. This is followed by an explanation of the difference between sex and orientation, using homoerotic, ambierotic, homosexual, and bisexual as examples. Homoerotic and ambierotic people enter counseling and therapy for several reasons, such as the effects of living in a hostile culture and socialization for heterosexual relationships. In addition, inappropriate mental health assumptions, “coming out” issues, and internalized homophobia may be the impetus for seeking professional help. For the sexuality professional, two issues that should be explored are personal homophobia and self-disclosure.