Publisher Description
People frequently come to therapy believing they are broken. They have been told this by countless people. Over the past 33 years, I have worked with thousands of people and the majority of them don't have something wrong with them. They are just missing skills. This book is made up of education about the skills, examples and plans to learn the skills complete with exercises. Why are these skills so important? When a person lacks skills, they are set up to experience difficult situations throughout their lives. I have dedicated a chapter to gaslighting because this abusive behaviour robs people of some of the most essential skills, sets them up for emotional abuse, intimate partner violence, rape, sexual violence, physical abuse later in life. These skills make it possible for us to integrate well with others, keep a solid sense of self, self-worth and have relationships that bring all parties joy.
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About Lori Beth Bisbey
Dr. Lori Beth Bisbey is a psychologist, sex and intimacy coach, author, international speaker, and podcast host who has been helping people since the late 1980’s resolve trauma and recover from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, create & maintain meaningful relationships with sizzling sex (without shame). She has specialties in treatment of PTSD and GSRD (Gender, Sex, Relationship Diversity). Dr. Bisbey has hosted The A to Z of Sex podcast weekly since October 2016. Her first book, Brief Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Traumatic Incident Reduction and Related Techniques came out in 1998. Since 1991, she has taught mental health professionals how to work with a variety of populations and conditions. Since 1993, she has taught a variety of workshops on relationship skills, emotional skills, alternative relationship styles, and various aspects of sex and sexuality. She has two main missions: to help people move from victim to surviving and then beyond into thriving. To take sex and conversations about sex from the shadows to the light. Dr. Bisbey speaks internationally on trauma, sex, and relationships. Dr. Bisbey identifies as a queer polyamorous leather woman. She lives in the UK with her husband, son, and two dogs.