This presentation explores innovative ways for counseling researchers to assess counselors' attitudes and beliefs beyond conventional self-report cross-sectional studies. We discuss strengths and limitations of analogue research, illustrating this approach using a recent experimental control study exploring counselor bias towards sexual minority clients with dual diagnoses of SUD and PTSD. Come learn about the need for experimental evaluation methods, how to identify key components of analogue research, and be introduced to a study exemplifying this approach!