The heart of female same-sex attraction
Subtitle: a comprehensive counseling resource
By: Janelle Hallman.
Publisher: IVP Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780830834297
Subjects: Lesbians -- Mental health; Lesbians -- Counseling of; Lesbianism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Psychotherapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-311).
Table of contents: title: The building blocks : understanding their stories; title: The women and their right to choose; title: The therapist and professional competency; title: Missing a "home" : attachment and self; title: Lost in confusion : gender nonconformity and socialization; title: Looking for home : depending on you for me; title: The work of restoration : leading them home; title: Securing the foundation : acceptance and attunement; title: Rebuilding on a corrective relationship : trust and empathy; title: Four basic blueprints : understanding the various profiles; title: Discovering her own home : opening doors to healthy intimacy; title: Leaving the home of another : dealing with same-sex attractions; title: Forgotten rooms : transference and countertransference; title: Finding the feminine within; title: Venturing out : the world of men and closure.