For over twenty-five years, gay therapist Rik Isensee has been
helping gay men and gay couples:

Resolve conflicts and enhance intimacy in gay relationships

Recover from abuse and self-defeating behavior

Thrive in the face of life’s transitions!

Gay Therapy SF, Gay Counseling, and Gay Couples Counseling,
in San Francisco (and beyond!).
Click the following links to see how you can:

* Overcome blocks to your true potential through Gay Positive Therapy, where we build on your strengths (not just dwelling on
the past!).

* Resolve conflicts in gay relationships with Gay Couples Therapy, where we address both partners' underlying needs and desires.

* Increase your sense of purpose, engagement, and meaning by clicking on Gay Life Coaching. I use insights from the new "science of happiness" to help you get traction on your goals!

* Scroll down to Upcoming Events to check out my current offerings!

* Browse through the links for my self-help books and fiction under Books by gay therapist Rik Isensee (below).

* Get your free copy of my special report on:
How to Approach Conflict--and Come Out Feeling Better on the Other Side!

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* You can e-mail me with questions about my practice, or schedule an appointment with gay therapist Rik Isensee through this link: Contact Rik.

You can also reach me directly at (415) 821-7665 during regular business hours.

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Upcoming Events with gay therapist Rik Isensee!

Please join us as Rik Isensee offers a Dharma talk at the Gay Buddhist Fellowship on Sunday, Jan. 24 at 10:30 am. (see address and directions, below)

Rik will be guiding us through an experience exploring the intersection of mindfulness, body awareness, and the neuroscience of happiness. You will learn how to release emotional tension, and shift to the source of your own love and inner wisdom.

Rik Isensee, LCSW, practices mindfulness-based somatic psychotherapy in San Francisco. Rik is the author of three self-help books for gay men: Love Between Men, Reclaiming Your Life, and Are You Ready? The Gay Man's Guide to Thriving at Midlife. His newest book, and the focus of this talk, is Shift Your Mood: Unleash Your Life! Your Pathway to Inner Happiness.

www.LoveBetweenMen.com www.ShiftYourMoodBook.com

GBF meets at the San Francisco Buddhist Center, 37 Bartlett Street.

Bartlett is between Mission and Valencia Streets. Look for the red door near the corner of 21st St.

GAY MEN THRIVING!

Developing intimacy, self-acceptance, and love

with Rik Isensee, LCSW and James Guay, MFT

at Esalen, Friday, June 18 through Sunday, June 20, 2010.

As gay men, we all have deep needs and desires we seek to fulfill: a longing for trust, confidence, intimacy, acceptance, and love. Yet growing up gay in a homophobic culture, it’s understandable that we may be wary of being vulnerable with other men. Even when an intimate connection is truly available, we may find ourselves resisting, pulling away, or getting scared.

In this experiential workshop, we will use the gentle yet powerful methods of mindful body awareness to explore this paradoxical edge between longing and resistance. A deep awareness of physical and emotional reactions will reveal habitual responses that often keep us from getting what we want.

Then, through a range of respectful (and entirely voluntary) experiences—including imagery, eye contact, evocative music, and supportive, nonsexual touch—we will expand our ability to give and receive heartfelt nurturing, attention, and loving kindness.

Come join us at Esalen, the amazing retreat center on the coast of Big Sur! With hot tubs perched on the cliff overlooking waves crashing against the rocks below, delicious organic cuisine, and ample free time to schedule personal massage appointments, you'll have a relaxing, fun, and stimulating weekend!

We’ll build on our strengths, discover a joyful and playful side of gay men’s creativity, and tap into the rich resources of our own internal wisdom.

Gay therapist Rik Isensee, LCSW provides mindfulness-based somatic psychotherapy in San Francisco. He is the author of three self-help books for gay men: Love Between Men, Reclaiming Your Life, and Are You Ready?—The Gay Men’s Guide to Thriving at Midlife. (See links to your left.)

James Guay, MFT is a licensed psychotherapist and Certified Personal Trainer in private practice for the past ten years specializing in body image confidence with gay men. Learn more at his private practice website: bodyconsultation.com

Registration for Gay Men Thriving is now open! Click on Gay Men Thriving to register directly with the Esalen online catalogue.

Books by gay therapist Rik Isensee: (see links to your left, and below)

* Reclaiming Your Life

* Love Between Men

* Are You Ready?

* The God Squad (a spoof on the ex-gay movement!)

* We're Not Alone