Rik Isensee

RIK ISENSEE, LCSW specializes in brief therapy, focusing on overcoming self-defeating behavior. He helps clients understand what' s getting in their way: the cycle of shame, the development of a false self, repetition compulsions, and the protective function of blocks. Then he facilitates change by helping them deal with their ambivalence, expand the moment between impulse and action, work through underlying feelings, and counter negative messages.

Rik is the author of LOVE BETWEEN MEN, a guide to resolving conflicts in gay relationships, GROWING UP GAY IN A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY, which has been reprinted with a new title: RECLAIMING