Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-161) and index.
Introduction -- The false memory debate : counselling implications -- Outcomes research on abuse-focused psychotherapy approaches -- Disclosing an experience of child sexual abuse -- Focusing on the abuse experience -- Reinterpreting the sexual abuse experience from an adult perspective -- Addressing the context of the sexual abuse -- Making desired life changes -- Addressing resolution issues -- Dynamics and disruptions in the therapeutic alliance -- Case study : the counseling process with an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse -- Future directions and trends.