Given the heteronormative ( Savin-Williams, 2008) and cisgender-normative 2 assumptions directed toward LGBT clients that often serve to pathologize the experiences of these individuals, positive psychology can serve as a particularly useful framework in clinical training and practice to both recognize and build strengths in sexual and gender minorities ( Schneider, 2001 Wood & Tarrier, 2010).Goals and Structure of the Present Paper However, the LGBT strengths literature has rarely utilized the terminology of Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi’s (2000) three pillar model (See Vaughan & Rodriguez, this issue for a brief overview) or attempted to translate these strength-based findings into initial recommendations for training and practice. As discussed earlier in this series, literature in the past decade on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) 1 individuals and their communities have demonstrated a broad number of strengths (Vaughan, Miles, Parent, Lee, Tilghman & Prokhorets, this issue), particularly within the past five years. A central tenet of positive psychology is to recognize the importance of complementary, alternative perspectives on the human experience that depathologize individuals’ experiences, beliefs and actions while helping them focus on their strengths ( Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000).