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Part one : Overview of sexual identity therapy -- Religious identity and sexual identity in therapy -- Assessment -- Discussing sexual identity therapy with clients -- Part two : Therapy tools -- A three-tier distinction -- Weighted aspects of identity -- Joining clients on an attributional search for identity -- Identifying dominant narratives -- Identifying proscriptive and prescriptitve constraints -- Interviewing the concern -- Recognizing counternarratives -- Chapters in one's life -- Congruence -- Part three : Marriage & family therapy : applying SIT to specific groups -- Mixed-orientation couples -- When youth come out : working with Christian parents -- Appendices. The sexual identity therapy framework ; A case study of sexual identity therapy ; A case study of a mixed-orientation couple - A case study of an adolescent and family therapy.

"Few topics are more contested today than gender identity. While the culture war rages over language, institutions and political allegiances, transgender individuals are often the ones who end up as casualties. Mark Yarhouse, an expert in sexual identity and therapy, challenges the church to rise above the political hostilities and listen to people's stories. In Understanding Gender Dysphoria, Yarhouse offers a Christian perspective on transgender issues that eschews simplistic answers and appreciates the psychological and theological complexity. The result is a book that engages the latest research while remaining pastorally sensitive to the experiences of each person. Yarhouse calls Christians to come alongside those on the margins and stand with them as they resolve their questions and concerns about gender identity. Understanding Gender Dysphoria is the book we need to navigate these stormy cultural waters."--Back cover

Today's church is characterized by casual Christian morality rather than the biblical call to radical discipleship. Through the stories of gay Christians who make the difficult choice to align their lives with biblical teaching on sexuality, this book helps reorient the church to reexamine the costly obedience required of all who follow Christ.