The Heart of Female Same-Sex Attraction

A Comprehensive Counseling Resource

By Janelle Hallman

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 312 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: March 2008

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3429-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3429-7
IVP Order Code: 3429

Related Subjects

Homosexuality

Acknowledgements
Prologue

Part One: The Building Blocks: Understanding Their Stories
1. The Women and Their Right to Choose
2. The Therapist and Professional Competency
3. Missing a "Home": Attachment and Self
4. Lost in Confusion: Gender Nonconformity and Socialization
5. Looking for Home: Depending on You for Me

Part Two: The Work of Restoration: Leading Them Home
6. Securing the Foundation: Acceptance and Attunement
7. Rebuilding on a Corrective Relationship: Trust and Empathy
8. Four Basic Blueprints: Understanding the Various Profiles
9. Discovering Her Own Home: Opening Doors to Healthy Intimacy
10. Leaving the Home of Another: Dealing with Same-Sex Attractions
11. Forgotten Rooms: Transference and Countertransference
12. Finding the Feminine Within
13. Venturing Out: The World of Men and Closure

Epilogue
Appendix A: Group Therapy
Appendix B: Male Therapists
References