Lesbian Identity and Contemporary Psychotherapy - A Framework for Clinical Practice

This book describes a treatment approach that is affirmative for lesbians. It illustrates how contemporary psychoanalytic psychotherapy can provide women with the opportunity to validate their personal struggles and journey.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Psychoanalytic Theory and Lesbianism: The Changing Landscape 3. A Framework for Clinical Practice 4. Lesbian Narratives and the Treatment Process 5. Working with Transference 6. Working with Countertransference 7. The Initial Stage of Lesbian Relationships: Clinical Considerations 8. Issues in Midlife and Later Life: Clinical Considerations 9. Experiences of the Lesbian Therapist

About the author

Eda Goldstein, D.S.W., is professor at the New York University Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social Work and consulting editor to various professional journals, including Clinical Social Work Journal and Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. Her publications include Ego Psychology and Social Work Practice (1984/1995) and Object Relations Theory and Self Psychology in Social Practice (2001).

Lois C. Horowitz, Ph.D., is a psychoanalyst in private practice who specializes in individual and couples treatment and clinical supervision. She has written and lectured on lesbian identity and psychoanalytic theory.

Summary

This book describes a treatment approach that is affirmative for lesbians. It illustrates how contemporary psychoanalytic psychotherapy can provide women with the opportunity to validate their personal struggles and journey.

Product details

• Authors: Eda Goldstein, Goldstein Eda, Lois Horowitz, Horowitz Lois
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2003
• EAN: 9780881633498
• ISBN: 978-0-88163-349-8
• No. of pages: 212
• Weight: 550 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations, Psychotherapy, Social, group or collective psychology, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychology of gender, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)