Hallman, Janelle

The Heart of Female Same-sex Attraction : A Comprehensive Counseling Resource / Janelle Hallman - Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, 2008 - 311 p. ; 23 cm.

The women and their right to choose -- The therapist and professional competency -- Missing a "home" : attachment and self -- Lost in confusion : gender nonconformity and socialization -- Looking for home : depending on you for me -- Securing the foundation : acceptance and attunement -- Rebuilding on a corrective relationship : trust and empathy -- Four basic blueprints : understanding the various profiles -- Discovering her own home : opening doors to healthy intimacy -- Leaving the home of another : dealing with same-sex attractions -- Forgotten rooms : transference and countertransference -- Finding the feminine within -- Venturing out : the world of men and closure -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Group therapy -- Appendix B. Male therapists.

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Lesbians—Mental health.Lesbians—Counseling of.Lesbianism—Religious aspects—Christianity.

RC451.4.G39 / .H34 2008