Comments on: Reparative Therapy Makeover Continues: When Reparative Isn’t Reparative

By: David Hart

David Hart — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:15:51 +0000

A tad OT but have you seen this gem from FRC? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frcblog/~3/DF0OfH6goxo/ It is titled “Yes New Jersey, There are Ex-Gay Teenagers”

By: Warren

Warren — Wed, 30 May 2018 17:36:41 +0000

@Teresa – no reparenting is not mainstream. Ethical therapists refrain from this kind of stuff. If a therapist wants to be your mama, then run the other way.

By: Jim Guinnessey

Jim Guinnessey — Wed, 30 May 2018 17:36:41 +0000

I guess the kooks will always be with us no matter how hard one proves to them that they are wrong. Don’t confuse these dopes with the facts! Their Earth is still flat!

By: Patrocles

Patrocles — Wed, 30 May 2018 17:36:41 +0000

I suppose that some methods are really unorthodox. BUT: “Tennis racquets are used to beat pillows while visualizing parents or others”? –

Over the years I’ve read about dozens of therapies where patients are counseled to beat a pillow as substitute for a hated person (mostly parent). I wouldn’t have thought that that method is “unorthodox” nowadays.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:06:49 +0000

Richard Cohen is one of those who introduced pillow pounding and several other bio-energetic techniques developed by the late Alexander Lowen, M.D. Unfortunately, Lowen and/or any of his followers to my knowledge, have never done any short or long term studies of the efficacy of these techniques for the treatment of anything. The short term effect is perhaps cathartic, but therapeutic value very questionable. Cohen, who has used this technique extensively on the internet and otherwise has never shown any studies that I am aware of, that this would in any way change sexual orientation or anything else and I think that this is still the case.

Cohen’s reparenting idea came from Dr. Martha Welsh about 1997, (http://www.perspectivespress.com/todreject.html) who developed and used this technique for the treatment of Autism in children. However, Cohen did not inform his clients that he really had no reason to believe that this technique had any efficacy for the treatment of unwanted male homosexuality and to this day I don’t think that he has offered any studies to date. However, these days, Cohen using the internet can influence thinking on this without any scientific evidence and surprisingly, alot of people buy into it.