David Pickup on The James Breslo Show - 21 June 2022

GUEST OVERVIEW: David H. Pickup is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Reintegration Therapist. He currently operates one of the only psychotherapy practices in Texas for unwanted same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria. He works primarily with men and boys, but also conducts therapy for female clients. Mr. Pickup underwent extensive training underneath the direction of Dr. Joseph Nicolosi Sr., the creator of Reparative Therapy, and he now offers training and consultations to other therapists. This therapy is his life's work to assist persons in healing the traumas and unmet needs that have caused their homosexual or dysphoria feelings. Mr. Pickup’s clients report lasting emotional healing and change in their sexual feelings and gender identity, which they report fits their authentic selves. Change in underlying feelings and behavior usually occurs over various lengths of time to varying degrees. Clients experience resolution of their issues resulting in the rise of their secure, authentic selves. Mr. Pickup is a board member of The Alliance (www.therapeuticchoice.org), which is the leading U.S. professional association whose mission focuses on research and therapy for Homosexuality. He is a regular speaker at their yearly conferences. He also speaks to churches, political, and professional organizations who need help to understand the true nature of homosexuality, dysphoria and therapy. He is currently in his doctoral candidacy in Psychology at California Southern University. Mr. Pickup also conducts in-person or online training seminars for therapists who need to thoroughly understand homosexuality and dysphoria and how these issues can change via psychotherapy. He is also able to conduct seminars for ministers and churches in how they can minister effectively to those who are struggling with these issues within a spiritual context. Mr. Pickup is the lead plaintiff in Pickup vs. Brown, the first U.S. lawsuit brought against California for its 2012 law that banned change therapy for children. He is also the lead plaintiff in Pickup vs. Biden, the new lawsuit filed to combat the new laws being brought to congress that will redefine gender, sexuality and therapy. Mr. Pickup is also a national lobbyist and Co-founder of the National Therapeutic Task Force, which has been successful in helping to defeat 16 out of 36 therapy bans in US state legislatures since 2013. He has been a speaker for the Conservative Republicans of Texas, which has begun to educate the public in gender/sexuality issues and their spiritual, cultural, and political effects in Texas and America. Mr. Pickup has spoken about homosexuality and Reparative Therapy on many news shows such as CNN, Dr. Drew, the Eric Metaxas Show, and radio shows around the United States.