Coming out straight : understanding and healing homosexuality / [print]
Richard Cohen.
- second edition.
- Winchester, Virginia : Oakhill Press, (c)2006.
- xvii, 280 pages : tables, photographs ; 23 cm
PennsylvaniaRT I: UNDERSTANDING -- My story: coming out straight -- Definitions and causes of same-sex attractions -- Steve PennsylvaniaRT II: HEALING -- Process of healing: four stages of recovery -- Christian -- Therapeutic tools and techniques -- Mark -- Anger: accessing personal power -- Joseph -- Touch: The need for bonding and attachment -- Bonnie -- Mentoring: Restoring Love -- Slade PennsylvaniaRT III: ColoradoMPASSION -- Guidance for family and friends -- A final thought.
This book presents the basic causes of same-sex attractions, a clear model of recovery, suggestions for family and friends, and stories of individuals who made the change. The book has three parts: In Part I, the author shares his own story and the root causes of same-sex attractions. Part II presents a four-stage model of recovery and healing. Part III discusses the healing of homophobia by overcoming fear and hatred of homosexuality through understanding and love.
9781886939776
00021844
Cohen, Richard A., 1952 -
Homosexuality. Gays--Mental health. Psychoanalysis and homosexuality.