Narrative Sexual Identity Therapy

Author: Yarhouse, Mark

Source: American Journal of Family Therapy, Volume 36, Number 3, May 2008 , pp. 196-210(15)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Sexual identity therapy is an alternative to the two polarized positions of sexual reorientation therapy and gay-integrative therapy for clients who present with sexual identity concerns. This alternative model focuses on sexual identity—the private and public acts of identifying and communicating one's sexual preferences—and how the decision to do so is informed by dominant stories about what sexual attractions mean to a client. As one expression of sexual identity therapy, this paper presents narrative sexual identity therapy, an approach that utilizes a narrative therapeutic approach and techniques to facilitate exploration of dominant narratives and counter-narratives that speak to sexual identity with the goal of achieving a synthesis that reflects felt congruence of clients' beliefs/values and behavior/identity.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01926180701236498

Affiliations: 1: Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Publication date: 2008-05-01

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