Shame and Attachment Loss, Joseph Nicolosi
Shame and Attachment Loss, Joseph Nicolosi
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Shame and Attachment Loss
The Practical Work of Reparative Therapy

Author: Joseph Nicolosi

Narrator: Jeremy Shaw

Unabridged: 22 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/17/2024


Synopsis

Bringing together a Judeo-Christian anthropology with biological and psychodynamic theories of human development and sexuality, psychologist Joseph Nicolosi details the therapeutic techniques of reparative therapy he has developed over the past decades.Written in three parts, the book first describes the nature of the psychodynamics of same-sex attraction as understood in the reparative therapy approach. The second part describes the various phases of treatment. The final part deals with walking clients through the process of grieving and the healing of their wounding.Endorsed by numerous notable leaders in psychotherapy, Nicolosi offers practical guidance for counselors and therapists who want to offer reparative therapy to those seeking change.Revised edition with new chapter on EMDR.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jimmy on November 19, 2015

excellent book, definitely needed for those struggling with unwanted homosexual desires. This book was one of the key factors for myself in overcoming it. It is a book intended for men. If a woman has reviewed this book you can clearly disregard it, as the book would not pertain to woman at all. Man......more

Goodreads review by Alan on April 24, 2016

This book captures reality for many people who are now a "systematically ignored group, the non-gay homosexual ... same-sex attracted men whose deeply held values and sense of self prevent them from embracing a gay identity. (p. 119)" An important counterbalance to the current push to make this ther......more

Goodreads review by Apollo on January 05, 2022

Dr. Nicolosi's book is very helpful in describing the feelings and mechanisms behind homosexual compulsion. Having actually read the book, unlike most if not all the suspiciously-similar 1-star reviewers, and also being homosexual, I can say that his theory makes sense. It is most certainly not the......more

Goodreads review by Josh on July 20, 2015

I have a mixed response to this book. On the one hand, as a confessing Christian I share Dr. Nicolosi's belief that homosexuality is one (among many, in my view) of the ways that we have perverted God's gift of sexuality to destructive ends. From that perspective, I respect his courage in taking an......more

Goodreads review by World Citizen on March 24, 2026

For a glimpse into our zeitgeist, into spirit of our modern American age, the below quote from “The Best of Joseph Nicolosi” will lead off this review of "Shame and Attachment Loss." It’s a quote from an interview between Dennis Prager, a conservative talk-show host, and Camille Paglia, a feminist a......more