Articles on Reparative Therapy®

What Is Reparative Therapy®? Examining The Controversy

Opponents of the practice say that it involves shaming the client, causing him to deny his true self, and breaking up family ties. I would like to take this opportunity

A SHARED DELIGHT

In my search for the particular quality of father-son bonding that is fundamental to the development of the boy's masculine identity, I have been led to a phenomenon that I

THE THREE PHASES OF THE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE

Entering deeply into one's emotions is a fundamental task of reparative therapy.

THE POWER OF THERAPEUTIC ATTUNEMENT

When the client opens up his emotional life to the therapist, he has engaged in an act of trust which links him to the therapist in an elegant, intimate “dance.”

WHAT IF I DON’T CHANGE?

Over the years, many men have come to my office for help in changing their sexual orientation. Homosexuality doesn't work in their lives. It just never feels right or true.

THE MEANING OF SAME-SEX ATTRACTION

During twenty years of clinical work with ego-dystonic homosexually oriented men, I have come to see homosexual enactment as a form of "reparation."

SO YOU WANT TO BE A REPARATIVE THERAPIST….

In recent years, I have been gratified to see an increasing number of graduate students interested in working with same-sex attracted (SSA) clients who seek change. Some of these young students

FATHERS OF MALE HOMOSEXUALS: A Collective Clinical Profile

It is widely agreed that many factors likely contribute to the formation of male homosexuality. One factor may be the predisposing biological influence of temperament (Byne and Parsons, l993).

SHAME AS AN AVENUE INTO DEEP GRIEF

Any time a vital attachment bond fails to develop, the person must address the shame of not having felt authentically known and validated. When he becomes an adult, he must

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