Kilhefner, Donald PHD

History

For the past fifty years, my life has been devoted to facilitating both personal change and transformation as well as societal change and social justice. I love the psychotherapy work I do. In my twenties, I spent three years with the first wave of Peace Corps volunteers teaching history in Ethiopia and in 1967 received a M.A. degree in African history from Howard University. In 1969 I played a pioneering role in the creation of the Gay Liberation movement and in 1971 co-founded (with Morris Kight) what is today called the LGBT Center and the Van Ness Recovery House in Los Angeles. I also co-founded (with Harry Hay) the Radical Faeries, an international gay spirituality and consciousness movement. I am a simple person living a simple lifestyle. My private practice is like Noah's Ark--everyone is represented. Creative people of all varieties find our sessions useful. And I find Buddhism and other spiritual practices useful.

Specialties

Clinical Psychology (relationships; addictions; everyday living problems; for youth and adults, issues of growing up; for elders, issues of growing down), Jungian Depth Psychology (dreams, visions, imagination, creativity). For anyone wanting to work with me, short-term or long-term, I like doing a session (60 minutes) free of charge to find out what is motivating you to seek out psychotherapy, why now, and give me a chance to ask a few questions and you to ask any questions you may have. Then we can decide if and where to go.