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Institute for Effective Therapy of Homosexuality
The Institute for Effective Therapy of Homosexuality is created for
the purpose of developing, implementing and teaching successful methods for healing
homosexuality. The Institute gathers professionals from the fields of psychology,
physiology and spirituality to develop comprehensive treatment plans that address all
aspects of healing - spiritual, emotional, mental and physical.
The Institute for Effective Therapy of Homosexuality is created to
teach and train therapists, clergy, educators and students about the causes and treatment
of homosexuality. We believe that a homosexual orientation represents a developmental
(gender identity deficit) disorder. We further believe that by discovering the root
causes, healing the wounds and fulfilling the unmet needs, anyone can actualize his or her
full heterosexual potential. What was learned can be unlearned.
If you are interested in working together with the Institute, or if
you would like a presentation in your school, religious institution, therapeutic
organization or any other facility, please contact our office:
International Healing Foundation
Institute for Effective Therapy of Homosexuality
P.O. Box 901
Bowie, MD 20718-0901
Tel. (301) 805-6111
Fax (301) 805-5155
Email: IHF@gaytostraight.org
DEFINING HOMOSEXUALITY
1. HOMOSEXUALITY IS A SYMPTOM.
 | Defensive response to present conflicts
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| Reaction to unresolved childhood trauma
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| Reparative drive to fulfill homo-emotional needs
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2. HOMOSEXUALITY IS AN EMOTIONALLY BASED CONDITION.
| Need for same-sex parent's love
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| Need for gender identity
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| Fear of intimacy with someone of the opposite sex
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3. HOMOSEXUALITY IS A GENDER IDENTITY DEFICIT DISORDER (GIDD).
| Detachment from same-sex parent
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| Detachment from same-sex peers
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| Detachment from one's body
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| Detachment from one's gender
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Richard Cohen, M.A.
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CONSTELLATION OF POTENTIAL VARIABLES CREATING SAME-SEX ATTRACTIONS
HEREDITY: Inherited wounds, Unresolved issues, Predilection for
rejection, Mental filters, Genes
TEMPERAMENT: Hypersensitivity, High maintenance child, Artistic nature,
More feminine male, More masculine female
HETERO-EMOTIONAL WOUNDS: Enmeshment, Neglect, Abuse, Abandonment,
Addictions, Imitation of behaviors, Born wrong sex
HOMO-EMOTIONAL WOUNDS: Neglect, Abuse, Enmeshment, Abandonment,
Addictions, Imitation of behaviors, Born wrong sex
SIBLING WOUNDS / FAMILY DYNAMICS: Name calling, Abuse: physical,
emotional, mental, sexual; Family roles: hero, rebel, loner, clown, pleaser
BODY IMAGE WOUNDS: Late bloomer, Physical disabilities, Shorter,
Taller, Skinnier, Larger
SEXUAL ABUSE: Homosexual imprinting, Learned and reinforced behaviors,
Substitute for affection
SOCIAL / PEER WOUNDS: Name calling, Verbal abuse, i.e. goody-goody,
teacher's pet, fag, queer, dyke; Not athletic, No rough and tumble for boys, Too much
rough and tumble for girls
CULTURAL WOUNDS: Media propaganda, Pornography, Internet pornography
and propaganda, Educational system indoctrination
OTHER FACTORS: Divorce, Death, Intrauterine influences,
Religion The
percentage of each category will have a direct impact upon the severity of wounding and
the amount of time and effort it will take to heal.
(c) Richard Cohen, M.A.
January, 1999
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FOUR STAGES OF HEALING HOMOSEXUALITY
1. TRANSITIONING
| Cutting off from sexual behavior
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| Developing a support network
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| Building self-worth and experiencing value in relationship with God
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2. GROUNDING
| Continuing with the support network
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| Continuing to build self-worth and experiencing value in relationship
with God
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| Building skills: assertiveness training, communication skills, problem
solving techniques
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| Inner child healing: identifying thoughts, feelings and needs
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3. HEALING THE HOMO-EMOTIONAL WOUNDS
| Continuing all tasks of Stage Two
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| Discovering the root causes of the homo-emotional wounds
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| Beginning the process of grieving, forgiving and taking responsibility
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| Developing healthy, healing same-sex relationships
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4. HEALING THE HETERO-EMOTIONAL WOUNDS
| Continuing all tasks of Stage Two
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| Discovering the root causes of the hetero-emotional wounds
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| Continuing the process of grieving, forgiving and taking responsibility
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| Developing healthy, healing opposite-sex relationships and learning
about the opposite sex
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Richard Cohen, M.A.
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