Treating Trauma Changed My Sexual Feelings

Watch how sexuality changes, step-by-step. Reintegrative Therapy triggers spontaneous sexually change as a byproduct of trauma reprocessing. In contrast with so-called "conversion therapy," the method is the same treatment for heterosexuality, and any shifts in sexuality are the byproduct, not the goal. Peer-reviewed studies on sexual fluidity are described.

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