Counseling the man or woman with same-sex attraction is different and distinct and requires some basic understanding and the use of certain therapeutic skills prior to beginning therapy.  There are also certain techniques that are also not recommended with this population.  This lecture will review the counseling essentials important to the first phase of therapy.

This lecture will review the current scientific research and its findings and present an interactional model involving both nature and nurture that explains the complex and multidimensional development of same-sex attraction.  (one and a half hours – to 2 hours)

This lecture will explore the nature of gender differences and compare and contrast the common core beliefs and core issues in male versus female clients.  (one to one and a half hours)

While every client is unique in their struggle and therapeutic process, common themes do emerge in terms of the typical progression of therapy and possible outcomes.

Two case studies will be used to illustrate a technique for compassionately facing, understanding and integrating loose ego-state within women with same-sex attraction.

There are two lectures broken up into six parts each. Click on the link and a zip filed copy of the lecture will download (with you permission) to your computer.  The files are large and may take several minutes to download.   Unzip the file and listen to it via your favorite media software.

Lectures recorded on June 18th and 19th of 2006.

German Lecture I – Part 1		German Lecture II – Part 1
German Lecture I – Part 2		German Lecture II – Part 2
German Lecture I – Part 3		German Lecture II – Part 3
German Lecture I – Part 4		German Lecture II – Part 4
German Lecture I – Part 5		German Lecture II – Part 5
German Lecture I – Part 6		German Lecture II – Part 6