Lesbian Identity and Contemporary Psychotherapy: A Framework for Clinical Practice

ISBN-13: 9780881633498 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 212 str.

Eda G. Goldstein; Lois C. Horowitz; Robin Ed. Goldstein

Opis

Drawing on contemporary relational thinking and new perspectives on gender and sexuality, Goldstein and Horowitz describe and illustrate an affirmative approach to clinical work with lesbians at various stages of the life cycle. Adolescent, young adult and family issues are all brought within their compass. therapists can elicit their patients' personal narratives of self-acceptance as lesbians and coming out experiences; work with the transference and countertransference dynamics subsequent to such disclosures; and finally explore the collaborative process through which therapist and patient seek to understand their therapeutic interaction. clinical approach. They include the lesbian patients' struggles with parenting, with physical illness, with the care-taking of parents, and with aging. Special consideration is given to issues arising when lesbians date and initiate romantic relationships and to the relationship problems that develop in ongoing partnerships during the middle and later years. The book concludes by discussing the issues faced by lesbian therapists in treating lesbian patients and in interacting with heterosexual colleagues.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.