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Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men

Author : Christopher J Alexander
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317791088
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men written by Christopher J Alexander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men: A Workbook is an educational workbook for gay men that covers a variety of topics, including family of origin, addiction, self-image, dating and relationships, AIDS and multiple loss, and spirituality. Each chapter provides an overview of the mental health concerns of gay men, as well as exercises the reader can do to facilitate his personal understanding of the issues covered. While the book is written in nontechnical language, making it useful to the general public, its wide selection of workbook exercises makes it useful for psychotherapists and counselors working with gay men. Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men is written to the reader--with brief examples from the author’s work as a clinical psychologist helping gay men. A central goal of the book is to normalize the feelings and experiences the reader has, as many gay men feel like they’re the only ones with their feelings or experiences. The book’s problem-solving approach addresses: family of origin--provides exercises to identify and examine gay men’s role in the family, examine their childhood perceptions of being different, and help them map out family patterns and dynamics self-image--includes self-image assessment questionnaires and written exercises that challenge the reader to look at how they’re affected by societal perceptions addiction--explores why gay men are vulnerable to addictive behavior and offers strategies for change and self-assessment exercises dating and relationships--covers the unique challenges faced by gay men, with exercises for single as well as coupled men AIDS and mental health--provides exercises to help the reader examine the impact of AIDS on his own life and to assess the impact of multiple loss and prolonged grief Readers can do the workbook exercises on their own, or therapists can assign chapters and exercises as homework, with clients bringing the completed assignment to therapy for more in-depth exploration and discussion. By providing informative chapters and useful exercises, Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men becomes an avenue through which gay men can understand their identity, experiences, and goals.

Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men

Author : Christopher J Alexander
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317791096
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men written by Christopher J Alexander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men: A Workbook is an educational workbook for gay men that covers a variety of topics, including family of origin, addiction, self-image, dating and relationships, AIDS and multiple loss, and spirituality. Each chapter provides an overview of the mental health concerns of gay men, as well as exercises the reader can do to facilitate his personal understanding of the issues covered. While the book is written in nontechnical language, making it useful to the general public, its wide selection of workbook exercises makes it useful for psychotherapists and counselors working with gay men. Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men is written to the reader--with brief examples from the author’s work as a clinical psychologist helping gay men. A central goal of the book is to normalize the feelings and experiences the reader has, as many gay men feel like they’re the only ones with their feelings or experiences. The book’s problem-solving approach addresses: family of origin--provides exercises to identify and examine gay men’s role in the family, examine their childhood perceptions of being different, and help them map out family patterns and dynamics self-image--includes self-image assessment questionnaires and written exercises that challenge the reader to look at how they’re affected by societal perceptions addiction--explores why gay men are vulnerable to addictive behavior and offers strategies for change and self-assessment exercises dating and relationships--covers the unique challenges faced by gay men, with exercises for single as well as coupled men AIDS and mental health--provides exercises to help the reader examine the impact of AIDS on his own life and to assess the impact of multiple loss and prolonged grief Readers can do the workbook exercises on their own, or therapists can assign chapters and exercises as homework, with clients bringing the completed assignment to therapy for more in-depth exploration and discussion. By providing informative chapters and useful exercises, Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men becomes an avenue through which gay men can understand their identity, experiences, and goals.

Intimacy Between Men

Author : John H. Driggs
Publisher : Plume
ISBN 13 : 9780452266964
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Intimacy Between Men written by John H. Driggs and published by Plume. This book was released on 1991-11-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A wonderful and wise book that has been needed for a long time."—Patrick J. Carnes.

Journey Toward Intimacy

Author : Jeanne Shaw
Publisher : Couples Enrichment Inst Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781891257063
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis Journey Toward Intimacy by : Jeanne Shaw

Download or read book Journey Toward Intimacy written by Jeanne Shaw and published by Couples Enrichment Inst Incorporated. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sexual Identity and Intimacy Development Among Two Cohorts of Gay and Bisexual Men

Author : Eric Michael Dubé
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sexual Identity and Intimacy Development Among Two Cohorts of Gay and Bisexual Men written by Eric Michael Dubé and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Commitment and Healing

Author : Richard A. Isay, M.D.
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1118040570
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Book Synopsis Commitment and Healing by : Richard A. Isay, M.D.

Download or read book Commitment and Healing written by Richard A. Isay, M.D. and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-12-03 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's love got to do with it? Everything, according to Richard Isay's informed and illuminating look at the role of romance in modern gay life. I highly recommend this book for people of any generation and partnership status. --Dean H. Hamer, Ph.D., author of The Science of Desire and The God Gene "Richard Isay offers something far better than simple bromides and false hope. In this book, he challenges us with a provocative, illuminating, and ultimately hopeful look at ourselves and explains how those of us who yearn to love and be loved (and who doesn't?) can best find happiness and healing in a committed relationship." --Eric Marcus, author of The Male Couple's Guide and Together Forever "Many gay men (and others, too) are likely to find this book exceptionally interesting and helpful. In a series of vividly illuminating case histories and with a psychoanalyst's depth and clarity of insight, Richard Isay lucidly explains why gay men have particular difficulty in establishing and sustaining loving relationships and how they might sensibly improve their chances of doing so." --Harry G. Frankfurt, Ph.D., author of On Bullshit and The Reasons of Love "Richard Isay's portrayals of gay men's lives are likely to be controversial. Isay is not the stereotypical psychoanalyst who sits quietly while his patients ramble--and we're all the better for that. He has something to say and what he says is worth hearing. This provocative book should be read by anyone who yearns for but hasn't yet found real love." --William Rubenstein, Founding Director of the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and former Director of the ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Project "Based on Dr. Isay's three decades of experience working with gay men in therapy, this is a deeply thoughtful study of the difficulties gay men may experience with falling and staying in love." --Simon LeVay, Ph.D., author of Human Sexuality and Queer Science

Couple Therapy with Gay Men

Author : David E. Greenan
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572308084
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Couple Therapy with Gay Men written by David E. Greenan and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Written in an accessible, empathic style, and filled with evocative case material, this book belongs on the desks of family therapists, clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical social workers. Graduate-level students and residents in these areas will find it a timely and informative text."--BOOK JACKET.

Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice

Author : Christopher J Alexander
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317789733
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice written by Christopher J Alexander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice is written for private practitioners solely by private practice clinicians who specialize in the treatment of gay men or lesbians. Focusing on numerous clinical issues that gays and lesbians often deal with, Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice also offers you proven guidance for maintaining and promoting your psychotherapy practice as a business. You will explore issues such as whether the therapist should disclose her/his sexual orientation, and how the therapist should address the degree to which internalized stigma about sexual orientation may impact the client’s concerns about the process of therapy in general. This insightful volume also focuses on the special complexities introduced to psychotherapy by managed care. You’ll find detailed, practical information about: a strategic plan for establishing, marketing, and developing a private practice in l/g/b psychology staying abreast of the latest research and trends in gay/lesbian mental health treatment planning with gay and lesbian clients lesbian/gay couples counseling multiple identity and gender issues particular to culture and ethnicity boundary issues Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice tackles how to therapeutically respond to the issues of gay men and lesbians. The practical strategies and specific suggestions can be directly incorporated into your work with gay and lesbian clients to ensure your success in confronting the specific issues and challenges they face.

Sex Happens

Author : Arlen Keith Leight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781626523852
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book Sex Happens written by Arlen Keith Leight and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When gay men start dating, the Sex Happens. All the other relationship stuff hits the fan later. If you've picked up this book, it's later. And if that stuff is starting to get in the way of your relationship (and the sex), it's time to get to work. (Don't worry-- this work won't be easy, but it could be fun.) Do you see yourself in one of these situations? -- Coupled, but dissatisfied with your sexual connection -- Coupled, with difficulty communicating -- Coupled, in conflict -- Coupled, but looking for new ways to create intimacy and connect physically -- Coupled, looking for an exclusive or open sexual relationship contract -- Coupled, but unsure about staying in your relationship -- Single, hoping for a way to sidestep some of the pitfalls of long-term relationships Sex Happens is a book for any gay man at a turning point in his relationship life. Think of it as months of working with a clinical sex therapist, but without having to pay for the weekly sessions.

Contemporary Perspectives on Psychotherapy with Lesbians and Gay Men

Author : Terry S. Stein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475798326
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Perspectives on Psychotherapy with Lesbians and Gay Men written by Terry S. Stein and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The psychiatric view of homosexuality has undergone a fascinating evo lution in recent years. This includes not only the change from viewing homosexuality as a diagnosable illness, as opposed to an alternative life style, but also the development of considerable professional concern for providing appropriate mental health services to this previously under served minority community. There has been an increasing recognition of the need for comprehensive services including, but not limited to, counseling, individual psychotherapy, and couples therapy. This book is written for the practicing clinician, and offers a compre hensive survey of the important clinical issues involved in the counsel ing and psychotherapy of gay men and lesbian women. It is an extraor dinarily practical book and its breadth and depth make it appropriate for both the novice and the experienced therapist. SHERWYN M. WOODS Series Editor ix Preface We hear our mentors but do not often heed them. Freud's supportive, nonjudgmental approach to homosexuality provided an ambience with in which discoveries could be made, that is, the discovery that homosex uality was not a disease of mental degeneration and that sexuality, in the sense of a fundamental human propensity to find pleasure in social and physical attachments, was at its root directed to both sexes. The ad herence to a nonjudgmental approach was short-lived, suffered repres sion by homophobic defenses, and scientific zeal was directed toward "cure" rather than comprehension of the homosexual state.

The Advocate

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Advocate written by and published by . This book was released on 1998-06-23 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.

Love Between Men

Author : Rik Isensee
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780671764098
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Love Between Men written by Rik Isensee and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1992-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives

Author : Joe Kort
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459608429
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives written by Joe Kort and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Openly gay therapist Joe Kort provides 10 powerful and positive steps gay men can take to isolate and overcome self-defeating behavior patterns, and move in healthier and more rewarding directions: Take Charge of Their Own Lives Affirm Themselves by Coming Out Resolve Differences With Parents and Relatives 'Graduate' From Delayed Adolescence Avoid - or Overcome - Sexual Addiction -Learn from Successful Mentors Whove Been There, Done That Take Advantage of 'Therapy Workouts' Achieve - and Maintain - Rewarding Relationships Understand the Stages of Loves Commit to Their Partner.These solid and reliable 'Top 10' life steps that have been most helpful to Joe Korts clients in his 16 years of working with hundreds of gay men, are presented in an engaging and easy-to-understand manner and are supplemented by case histories from his practice. These are time-tested, practical decisions gay men can make in their search for emotional, sexual and personal fulfillment

Get Closer

Author : Jeffrey N. Chernin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781555838652
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Get Closer written by Jeffrey N. Chernin and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guidebook for gay singles and couples on building lasting relationships.

Issues In Therapy With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Clients

Author : Charles Neal
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335232418
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Issues In Therapy With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Clients written by Charles Neal and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2000-07-16 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A diverse and extremely useful set of chapters at the cutting edge of thinking on work with sexual minorities...An important and too often neglected aspect of therapist's and counsellor's training which this book does much to correct." - Susie Orbach, author of 'The Impossibility of Sex' "This book takes the reader inside the multiple worlds of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and examines the different kinds of 'problems in living' that can confront counsellors working with clients from these groups. The book is humanistic, in the broad sense of representing and reinforcing the human capacity to relate, to choose, and to live in accordance with values. Issues are explored through the unfolding of personal and interpersonal dilemmas. 'Issues in therapy' is a welcome addition to the 'Pink Therapy' series edited by Dominic Davies and Charles Neal; they are essential reading for practitioners and trainees." - John McLeod, Professor of Counselling, University of Abertay Dundee "An excellent resource for trainees, trainers and practitioners. Readers will find coverage of a wide number of areas, not before easily accessible at all, and certainly not in a single volume. This book helps the reader think critically about many 'received notions' within the field of therapy. Irrespective of their theoretical approach, I believe this volume not only aids practitioners to work more effectively and ethically with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender clients but also makes a contribution to anti-oppressive practice generally." - Paul Hitchings, Chair BPS Counselling Psychology Division Many readers of Pink Therapy (1996 Open University Press) found the affirmative approaches and detailed discussions there of numerous issues of particular concern to lesbian, gay and bisexual clients invaluable. This volume has twelve further areas discussed in clear and informative style by practitioners from their own professional experience and offers guidelines for good practice as well as full references and further resources. With Pink Therapy and Therapeutic Perspectives on Working with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients, from the same editors and publishers, professionals interested in treating clients from these minorities equitably will find a wealth of support, information and guidance not previously readily available.

Are You Ready?

Author : Rik Isensee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781625361851
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Are You Ready? written by Rik Isensee and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bombarded with youthful images in both gay and mainstream media, many gay men approach midlife with a sense of foreboding. Are You Ready counters common stereotypes about aging in the gay community. In lively discussions with ten gay men, it describes positive aspects of midlife, and how to deal more effectively with the changes (and challenges) that commonly take place at this time of life. Some of the topics include physical and sexual changes; loss and mortality; impact of midlife on gay relationships; and dating at midlife. Authenticity, generativity, equanimity, and a sense of meaning are some of the positive aspects many of the men discovered as they entered this phase of life. The last chapter compares gay men at midlife with the "trickster" figure in traditional cultures, and shows how many gay men meet midlife challenges with wisdom, healing, and humor.

Growing Up Gay in a Dysfunctional Family

Author : Rik Isensee
Publisher : Prentice Hall Direct
ISBN 13 : 9780671767631
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Growing Up Gay in a Dysfunctional Family written by Rik Isensee and published by Prentice Hall Direct. This book was released on 1992 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clearly and compassionately written, The Gay Man's Guide to Love, Self-Acceptance and Trust will encourage many men to abandon self-destructive behavior in order to move toward creating their lives with self-acceptance, love and trust in a supportive community. This book should be required reading for all gay men and their loved ones.