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1. Healing Homosexuality: Meanings and Causes
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The underlying meaning and causes of homosexuality are presented. The hidden meanings behind same-sex attractions are described:
Need for same-sex parent's love
Need for gender identification
Fear of intimacy with the opposite sex.
The ten basic causes are detailed:
Heredity
Temperament
Hetero-emotional wounds
Homo-emotional wounds
Family dynamics / sibling wounds
Body image wounds
Peer wounds (Homo-social wounds)
Sexual abuse
Cultural wounds
Intrauterine influences and other factors
This is an excellent introduction for anyone who wishes to understand the causes of same-sex attractions.
2. Healing Homosexuality: Process of Healing: Transitioning from Homosexual to Heterosexual
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This presentation describes the process of change from a homosexual to a heterosexual orientation. A complete plan for healing is detailed in a four-stage model of recovery. The four stages are:
This program has helped many men, women and adolescents come out of homosexuality.
3. Healing Homosexuality: Tools and Techniques
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This presentation is a step-by-step guide to successfully work through each stage of recovery. Practical tools and techniques are explained in detail. A list of books and workbooks are recommended. Each stage of recovery is divided into the four aspects of healing: 1) emotional, 2) mental, 3) physical and 4) spiritual. Concrete methods are described for a complete plan of healing from homosexual to heterosexual.
4. Affirmations and Meditations
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This tape consists of several wonderful affirmations and meditations to use each day in accomplishing and achieving your desires and dreams. The affirmations and meditations include such topics as healing gender identity, building self-confidence, healing relationships, and achieving your goals.
5. Healing Your Inner Child and Memory Healing
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Healing Your Inner Childis a meditation on rediscovering and liberating your inner child, true self. The concept of "inner child" is explained. Memory Healing is about resolving painful experiences of the past and present through the use of guided imagery.
Our Counselor Training Program CD/MP3 series is for therapists, clergy, ministry leaders, and coaches who wish to assist those dealing with unwanted same-sex attraction (SSA) and their loved ones. In this training program, you will learn: 1 - How to identify the causes of same-sex attraction (SSA)2 - Develop a comprehensive treatment plan for healing3 - Therapeutic strategies to use in each stage of treatment4 - How to prepare former SSA men and women for dating5 -Ways to assist parents, spouses, family members and the religious community6 -How to prevent burnout by taking care of the caregiverPsychotherapist, educator, and author Richard Cohen is the instructor on our CD/MP3 series (16 discs and 182-page manual). Cohen has counseled and successfully helped hundreds of men and women transition from a homosexual to a heterosexual orientation over the past twenty-one years. Additionally, he has assisted hundreds of parents restore relationships with their SSA loved ones. In this landmark training series, he shares the “how tos” of change. Practical strategies for assisting clients and their loved ones in the healing process are taught in this comprehensive and systematic protocol. Mr. Cohen is one of the leading experts in the field of sexual reorientation. He is the director of the International Healing Foundation located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and the author of Coming Out Straight: Understanding and Healing Homosexuality, Alfie’s Home, and Gay Children, Straight Parents: A Plan for Family Healing.Training includes:• Evaluating the causes of SSA and developing a treatment plan for change• Four stages of healing unwanted same-sex attraction (SSA)• Understanding the meaning of sexual fantasies and masturbation• Cognitive and behavioral approaches to healing• Creating affirmations for healthy gender identity• Assisting clients in establishing healthy friendships and mentors• Protocol for group therapy and support groups• Preparing former SSA men and women for dating• Psychodynamic therapeutic modalities for greater healing: Focusing / Voice Dialogue / Bioenergetics / Psychodrama / Inner Child / Family Constellations / EMDR / Healing Body Image Wounds / Healthy Touch• Working with families and the religious community• Strategies for parents with SSA children• Taking care of the caregiver to prevent burnout • Socio-political issues of the gay rights movement• How to prepare for media interviews If you would like to organize a Counselor Training Program in your area, please contact our office at (301) 805-6111. This five-day training series is now available on CD/MP3. It is accompanied by a 182-page manual. This groundbreaking and comprehensive therapeutic protocol is the first of its kind in the world. It will educate you how to assist those with unwanted SSA and their loved ones. Cost: $499.95 + S/H (16 disc set and 182 page manual)Special Offer for the first 100 orders: $349.95EndorsementsThe Counselor Training Program, developed by Sexual Reorientation Specialist Richard Cohen, presents a clear understanding about the causes and healing of unwanted same-sex attraction (SSA). The Program provides practical therapeutic strategies, drawn upon the accumulated wisdom of innumerable therapists, which effectively work in conjunction with Cohen's comprehensive treatment plan for healing. The practitioner will be exposed to a variety of psychodynamic modalities both for greater healing of the struggler and his or her family system.Arthur Goldberg, Co-Director, JONAHAuthor, Light in the Closet: Torah, Homosexuality and the Power to ChangeThe Counselor Training Program was delivered in an event co-sponsored with ABEO, JONAH and IHF in Northern Ireland. People attended from all over the world (UK, Ireland, Israel, Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Lichtenstein), and the outcome of the training was an amazing equipping for these professionals to work in an evidence-based way with people seeking to change their sexual orientation. It was one of the best training events I have ever attended: clear, evidence-based, stimulating and pragmatic.
Paul W. Miller M.D., BCh, BAO, DMH (Belfast), MRC Psych Consultant Psychiatrist Managing Director, ABEORichard Cohen, with his keen sensitivity and ability to empower and transform lives, is just phenomenal. Being a part of the training, responding to, and helping persons with same-sex attractions has revolutionized and empowered my ministry tremendously. I now have a relentless passion to minister in a broader context in an effort to reach all. The content of this training was consistent with the Word, a courageous Work, and challenged my Will. Pastor Anthony MooreCarolinaChurchThe Counselor Training Program was a tremendous help to me. It was a refreshing approach to learning the many facets of healing SSA. Cohen's hands-on approach and interpersonal training skills made for a relaxed, non-threatening learning environment. The opportunities acquired in the program were priceless. I recommend this to anyone at any level—seasoned therapist, new counselor, counseling student, pastor, mentor, or coach.James E. Phelan, LCSWNo one today has more practical, real-life experience helping individuals overcome unwanted same-sex attraction than Richard Cohen. I have applied techniques and ideas that I’ve learned from Richard with great success as I’ve worked with life-coaching clients and groups. His instruction and mentoring have been invaluable. Rich WylerFounder and Director, People Can ChangeIt was my distinct honor and privilege to have attended ten of Richard's classes on SSA. Not only did the classes enlighten me on the many emotional and mental issues surrounding that lifestyle, but it provoked a greater understanding for those who desire to be set free. I highly recommend Richard’s classes and teaching materials to anyone who ministers to persons with SSA or any other type of emotional wounds. I not only found the course to be beneficial for understanding SSA, but much of the material can be used in other areas of ministry. I thank God for Richard’s courage to continue to reach out to those who are in need. And I thank God for the many who have been healed, and who will be healed as a result of his ministry. Rev. Dr. Paulette L. Scott Christ CornerStone Healing MinistriesI highly recommend the Counselor Training Program to all parish pastors. It will help and instruct any pastor so that they can be sensitive to those who choose to change as well as those who choose to live the lifestyle.Wenda Fry, Pastor of Worship and Spiritual LifeBethany Lutheran Cost: $499.95 + S/H (16 disc set and 182 page manual)Special Offer for the first 100 orders: $349.95
Gay Children, Straight Parents is the result of Richard Cohen's journey out of homosexuality and the twenty years of clinical experience that followed. For concerned parents, family, friends and the religious community, Cohen shares time-tested methods for helping loved ones who experience same-sex attraction (SSA). In this 9 disc CD series, Mr. Cohen teaches all the key principles contained in the book Gay Children, Straight Parents (InterVarsity Press, 2007), and much more. Additionally, there are wonderful stories of victory and change read by the parents themselves. This twelve-stage protocol will provide all listeners with practical tools for healing and transformation. The theme of this program is: Whoever loves the most and the longest wins! This landmark CD series will give hope to many families and the entire religious community.
The cost of this Gay Children, Straight Parents teaching CD series is only $49.95 + S/H. We will additionally give the first 100 people who order a free copy of the Gay Children, Straight Parents book.
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This presentation contains the following information:
Meaning and Causes of Homosexuality
Process of Healing from Gay to Straight
Current Statistics and Research on Homosexuality
Positive Ways to Promote Change in Our Communities
This is an excellent introduction about same-sex attractions. It may be used in schools, universities, religious organizations, and mental health agencies.
In simple language, Coming Out Straight presents the basic causes of same-sex attractions, a clear model of recovery, suggestions for family and friends, and stories of individuals who made the change. The book has three parts: In Part I, the author shares his own story and the root causes of same-sex attractions. Part II presents a four-stage model of recovery and healing. Part III offers suggestions for family and friends.
Coming Out Straight is available in German. To order a copy in German, please click on www.brunnen-verlag.de
Coming Out Straight is available in Polish. To order a copy in Polish, please click on www.odwaga.oaza.org.pl and then click on Publikacje.
Coming Out Straight is available in Spanish. Press Here to go to our online store to purchase it.
"In this self-help book, ex-gay psychotherapist Cohen (the author of Alfie's Home, a children's book about a sexually abused boy) writes for gays and lesbians who want to transition to heterosexuality. His comprehensive, well-written, well-organized, and heavily referenced guide views homosexuality as a symptom of disrupted affiliation with the same-sex parent and incomplete feelings of maleness/femaleness, building on the theories of Joseph Nicolosi and Elizabeth Moberly. Cohen's approach is sympathetic and rational and leans mostly on psychosocial factors, but he also assumes nondenominational religious affiliation."
The Library Journal, July 2001
"In this book, Richard Cohen shares his compelling personal story in which he journeys from homosexuality to a new life as husband and father. The transition has offered him valuable insights into the nature and healing of same-sex attractions."
Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, Author, Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality, President, National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality
"In the midst of controversy over homosexuality, Coming Out Straight presents a clear understanding of the causes and healing of same-sex attractions. This is an invaluable resource for the mental health professional, clergy, and those who struggle themselves."
Dr. Jeffrey Satinover Author, Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth
"I strongly recommend Coming Out Straight for both homosexuals and heterosexuals. It is compassionately written with clarity and precision for those wishing to gain a deeper insight into the dynamics of homosexuality and for those struggling to change."
Rabbi Samuel Rosenburg, LCSW, Clinical Director, JONAH (Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality)
"Coming Out Straight is a lifesaving book for our families. It is a must read for those who need to learn to love those who deal with same-sex attractions."
Regina Griggs, Executive Director, PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays)
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InterVarsity Press Release Date: October 2007 Cost: $15 Special Introductory Price: $12
If you are a parent, family member or friend looking for guidance and wise counsel about how to improve your relationship with your loved one who experiences same-sex attraction (SSA), Cohen has written this book for you. Gay Children, Straight Parents is authored by a trained psychotherapist who was once gay and has experienced the trials and transformation he writes about. Over the past 17 years, Cohen has helped hundreds of parents, family members and friends who have loved ones dealing with SSA. This important book describes a powerful and effective 12-stage plan to create more loving and intimate relationships within the family and community. In this book, parents share wonderful stories of restored relationships and family healing as they help their SSA sons and daughters realize their heterosexual potential.
Gay Children, Straight Parents is a gift for the entire family, as well as for anyone who wishes to understand how to love SSA men and women. Pastors, priests, rabbis and ministry leaders will find this an invaluable resource to help in their ministry work.
Chapter Outline
Section One: Personal Healing Step One: Take Care of Yourself Step Two: Do Your Own Work Step Three: Experience God's Love
Section Two: Relational Healing Step Four: Investigate the Causes of SSA Step Five: Utilize Effective Communication Skills Step Six: Make Things Right Between You and Your SSA Child Step Seven: Discover Your Child's Love Language and Participate in Their Interests Step Eight: Same-Sex Parent Display Appropriate Physical Affection Step Nine: Opposite-Sex Parent Take Two Steps Back
Section Three: Community Healing Step Ten: Create a Warm and Welcoming Environment in Your Home, Place of Worship and Community Step Eleven: Boyfriends, Girlfriends, Sleepovers and Ceremonies Step Twelve: Find Mentors and Mentor Others
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In this 9 disc CD/MP3 series, Mr. Cohen teaches all the key principles contained in the book Gay Children, Straight Parents (InterVarsity Press, 2007), and much more. Additionally, there are wonderful stories of victory and change read by the parents themselves.
Endorsements:
“Words cannot express the gratitude that we feel in our hearts for the incredible enlightenment that we have received from Gay Children, Straight Parents. This book has changed the life of our family and helped our daughter heal from SSA.”
Michael & Elizabeth
“I enthusiastically recommend Gay Children, Straight Parents as a must-read for every parent facing the difficult discovery of their child’s homosexuality. Richard’s compassionate approach relieves the stigma and shame often associated with a loved-one’s homosexual struggle.”
Janelle Hallman, LPC
Author, The Heart of Female Same-Sex Attraction
“It is with gratitude to Richard for filling so many voids in the world of healing same-sex attraction, and for his continuing leadership and distinctive insights, that I highly recommend this long-awaited text.”
Arthur Goldberg, Co-Director JONAH
Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality
“This book helped us go from shock and disbelief to an understanding of what happened to our son who experiences same-sex attractions. It showed us how to develop an action plan to help heal the wounds of his heart … and gave us real hope.”
Bob & Sue
“We all want the best for our children. Please read this book and follow Richard’s suggestions for building a healthy parent-child relationship, one based on unconditional love and mutual respect.”
Regina Griggs, National Director
Parents & Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX)
Cost: $49.95 + S/H
Special Offer for the first 100 orders: Free book with each CD set.
Alfie's Home is the story of a boy who struggles with homosexuality well into his teenage years, then transitions naturally into heterosexuality after finding help and experiencing love in his family. This is the first resource of its kind for parents, teachers, students, counselors, clergy and anyone interested in helping children and adults heal their sexual identity.
An Amazon.com reader from Pennsylvania, USA , November 1, 1998 "Alfie's Home" a true perspective of the homosexual struggle I found "Alfie's Home" an excellent book and a wonderful resource for anyone who deals with children. I believe it accurately shows some of the roots of homosexuality and how there can be healing for those in this painful situation. As someone who has experienced that healing myself, I rejoice to see the voice of the ex-gay in a book for families. Thank you, Richard Cohen.
An Amazon.com reader from USA , November 1, 1998 At long last....A Biblical view This book is a long awaited answer to such books as Heather Has Two Mommies. This book paints a true and accurate picture of the struggle of a child with family issues. Written by someone who has "been there" and knows the power of healing, this book is a MUST read for the person who wants all the information that is available. I strongly recommend this book.
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This new workbook is designed to assist men healing from unwanted same-sex attraction (SSA). The person in recovery may share these exercises/assignments with his therapist, minister/rabbi, mentor, friend or support group members. It contains over 80 practical exercises that address every aspect of the healing process:
- Abuse
- Anger
- Behavioral changes
- Cognitive restructuring
- Feelings
- Same-sex wounds
- Opposite-sex wounds
- Sexuality
- Family issues
At last, a practical and therapeutic workbook that will bless everyone's journey into manhood. This is an excellent resource for individuals and groups. For more information or to order please Press Here
Gay Children, Straight Parents CD/MP3 Series
