Table of Contents

Foreword, by Beverly Greene Preface: Embracing the Revolution Acknowledgments Introduction: Becoming Visible I. Critical Issues in Counseling Bisexual Clients 1. The Construction and Reconstruction of Bisexuality: Inventing and Reinventing the Self, by Paula C. Rodriguez Rust 2. A Review of Mental Health Research on Bisexual Individuals When Compared to Homosexual and Heterosexual Individuals, by Brian Dodge and Theo G. M. Sandfort 3. Bisexual Women's and Men's Experiences of Psychotherapy, by Emily Page 4. What's in a Name? Why Women Embrace or Resist Bisexual Identity, by Robyn Ochs II. Counseling Bisexual Women and Men Across the Lifespan 5. Developmental and Spiritual Issues of Young People and Bisexuals of the Next Generation, by Luke Entrup and Beth A. Firestein 6. Counseling the Bisexual Married Man, by Greg Carlsson 7. Cultural and Relational Contexts of Bisexual Women: Implications for Therapy, by Beth A. Firestein 8. Bisexuality and Broken Relationships: Working with Intimate Partner Violence, by Sharon G. Horne and Shana V. Hamilton 9. Bisexual Inclusion in Addressing Issues of GLBT Aging: Therapy with Older Bisexual Women and Men, by Bobbi Keppel and Beth A. Firestein 10. Disability and Bisexuality: Confronting Ableism at the Intersection of Gender and Queer Desire, by Stacey L. Coffman III. Counseling Ethnic Minority and Gender-Variant Bisexual Clients 11. Addressing Social Invalidation to Promote Well-Being for Multiracial Bisexuals of African Descent, by Raymond L. Scott 12. Counseling at the Intersection of Identities: Asian/Pacific American Bisexuals, by James Fuji Collins 13. Counseling Bisexual Latinos: A Minority Within a Minority, by Luigi Ferrer and L. Angelo Jurgen Gomez 14. Transgender Identities and Bisexual Expression: Implications for Counselors, by Dallas Denny IV. Identity and Lifestyle Diversity Among Bisexual Women and Men 15. Queer Identities and Bisexual Identities: What's the Difference?, by Evalie Horner 16. Gender Expression in Bisexual Women: Therapeutic Issues and Considerations, by Heidi M. Levitt and Sara K. Bridges 17. Counseling Bisexuals in Polyamorous Relationships, by Geri Weitzman 18. Playing with Sacred Fire: Building Erotic Communities, by Loraine Hutchins 19. Counseling Bisexuals on BDSM Lifestyle Issues, by William A. Henkin V. Future Trends 20. Training Counselors to Work Ethically and Effectively with Bisexual Clients, by Tania Israel 21 Counseling Heterosexual Spouses of Bisexual or Transgender Partners, by Amity Pierce Buxton Index

Promotional Information

" Becoming Visible raises awareness and enhances our understanding of the unique and incredibly diverse experiences and clinical needs of bisexual men and women. Specific emphasis is often placed on differentiating their experiences from those of lesbian and gay individuals (with whom bisexuals are too often thoughtlessly lumped) and providing clinicians with practical information and therapeutically-relevant techniques that can be used in treating bisexual clients. I was frankly bowled over by the diversity of perspectives and topics represented in the volume& mdash;no stone remains unturned and for this reason I am sure that the book will be of tremendous use not only to clinicians but to researchers and academics like myself." -- Lisa Diamond, assistant professor of psychology and gender studies, University of Utah

About the Author

Beth A. Firestein, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Loveland, Colorado. Her practice specialties include sexual orientation, gender identity, women's issues, and EMDR for trauma. Dr. Firestein's first book, Bisexuality: The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority, won a Distinguished Publication Award from Division 35 of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Women in Psychology.