Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy
Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy

Author: Desa Markovic

Publisher: Red Globe Press

Published: 2017-09-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1137582227

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Whilst many psychotherapists work skilfully and creatively with the subject of sex, the lack of professional support systems – such as training and supervision – mean that the topic is often still treated as taboo in the psychotherapy room. This secretive treatment may increase clients’ feelings of shame and embarrassment, thus mirroring the confusing views on sexuality in society and leading to the onset and development of sexual dysfunctions. Bringing the medical perspective of sexology together with systemic psychotherapy informed by social constructionism, this timely book seeks to fill the gap in psychotherapy literature, research and training by providing a theoretical framework, as well as practical guidance, for effective therapeutic interventions in working with sex and sexual relationships in clinical practice. Exploring topics such as sexual prejudice, the significance of sexual diversity and the assessment and treatment of sexual dysfunctions, enriched with a wealth of engaging case studies, Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy is a fascinating and important read both for students new to this complex topic, and for practitioners looking for a comprehensive source of reference.

Working with Sexual Attraction in Psychotherapy Practice and Supervision
Working with Sexual Attraction in Psychotherapy Practice and Supervision

Author: Biljana Rijn

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-07-29

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1000097226

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Working with Sexual Attraction in Psychotherapy Practice and Supervision addresses some of the challenges associated with sexual attraction in psychotherapy practice and supervision, as well as within services, and helps therapists, supervisors, and managers to navigate them with openness and self-reflection. The book focuses on practical and applied issues, using a relational humanistic-integrative theoretical approach as a backdrop for understanding. Split into three parts, it deals with issues related to clinical practice, supervision and ethical issues. Chapters support in-depth exploration in all three arenas of practice and are completed by editors providing a reflective summary. Enriched with case examples and research written by senior relational practitioners, the book will be beneficial to therapists, supervisors, and service managers in the field of psychotherapy.

Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy
Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy

Author: Desa Markovic

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-08-25

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1137582235

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Whilst many psychotherapists work skilfully and creatively with the subject of sex, the lack of professional support systems – such as training and supervision – mean that the topic is often still treated as taboo in the psychotherapy room. This secretive treatment may increase clients' feelings of shame and embarrassment, thus mirroring the confusing views on sexuality in society and leading to the onset and development of sexual dysfunctions. Bringing the medical perspective of sexology together with systemic psychotherapy informed by social constructionism, this timely book seeks to fill the gap in psychotherapy literature, research and training by providing a theoretical framework, as well as practical guidance, for effective therapeutic interventions in working with sex and sexual relationships in clinical practice. Exploring topics such as sexual prejudice, the significance of sexual diversity and the assessment and treatment of sexual dysfunctions, enriched with a wealth of engaging case studies, Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy is a fascinating and important read both for students new to this complex topic, and for practitioners looking for a comprehensive source of reference.

The Wiley Handbook of Sex Therapy
The Wiley Handbook of Sex Therapy

Author: Zoë D. Peterson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-04-24

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 1118510372

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The Wiley Handbook of Sex Therapy ist ein umfassendes und auf empirischer Basis überarbeitetes Werk zur jüngsten Theorie und Praxis in der psychotherapeutischen Behandlung sexueller Probleme quer durch alle Klientengruppen. -In vier Abschnitten werden spezifische sexuelle Fehlfunktionen, theoretische Ansätze der Sexualtherapie, die Arbeit mit der Diversität der Klienten und zukünftige Richtungen in der Sexualtherapie dargestellt. -Vertritt einen ganzheitlichen Ansatz in der Sexualtherapie, fokussiert auf die Anwendung einer Bandbreite psychotherapeutischer Theorien und Techniken mehr als nur auf die gängigen Verhaltensstrategien. -Fallstudien dokumentieren das breite Spektrum an Zuständen, die Klienten erleben können und die Sexualtherapeuten daher im Beratungsraum antreffen. -Enthält Beiträge von mehr als 60 Experten verschiedenster Fachrichtungen.

Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Sexual Problems
Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Sexual Problems

Author: Stephen B. Levine, M.D.

Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1615372830

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The book aims to increase the comfort of both mental health trainees and advanced practitioners in assisting patients with their sexual concerns. The author provides a thoughtful discussion of the nature of love--as an active, evolving process involving psychological intimacy, intense sexual interest, and commitment--and shows how sexual problems create barriers to loving.

Contemporary Sex Therapy
Contemporary Sex Therapy

Author: Cate Campbell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-02-20

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1000036383

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Contemporary Sex Therapy explores modern sexuality, its expression and problems, and some of the uniquely twenty-first century issues facing sex therapists and society as a whole. Seeking solutions to these and other common sexual and relationship problems, the book provides a practical, sensitive and modern approach, which tackles the complexities of contemporary relationships, identity, love and sex. A comprehensive, stepped approach to psychosexual therapy is offered, demonstrating how to tackle blocks to sex and intimacy as well as providing an understanding of how and why they develop. Loss of desire, sexual pain and erectile and orgasm difficulties are seen within the context of modern life and relationship dynamics, so that comprehensive and realistic solutions are more readily enabled. The book looks at significant issues such as sexual consent, sexual and gender identity, sexual trauma and culture, as well as the more recent challenges of porn-related sexual dependency, chemsex, female genital cutting and technology. Throughout, the emphasis is on recognising and meeting the specific obstacles and needs of a wide diversity of relationships and experiences, providing a vast toolbox to appropriately address contemporary sexual issues. Established sex therapists, as well as students, will benefit from the book’s modern approach which focuses on each partner’s experience, avoiding outcome and response anxiety entirely and appreciating the range of pressures experienced by modern couples. Relationship therapists and couples themselves will also be motivated by new ideas and explanations, which often challenge existing intuitive understanding to produce nuanced and effective solutions to improve sex and intimacy.

What Every Mental Health Professional Needs to Know About Sex
What Every Mental Health Professional Needs to Know About Sex

Author: Stephanie Buehler, PsyD, CST-S

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2013-07-29

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 0826171222

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Although sexual issues frequently arise in therapeutic practice, mental health professionals are often uncomfortable and poorly equipped to address them. Written by an author who is both a psychologist and sex therapist, this practical guide provides information, tools, and exercises to increase the confidence and comfort of the mental health professional called upon to treat sexual issues during the course of therapy. The book is based on the premise that the therapist must be comfortable with his or her own sexuality in order to offer appropriate treatment. This guide discusses the characteristics of healthy sexuality-for both client and therapist-and explores the reasons that may underlie a therapist's discomfort with addressing sexual issues. Using case studies and sample dialogues, it covers a multitude of common and unusual sexual problems, couple's issues, questions that parents may have about sex, working with LGBT clients, sex for survivors of trauma, sexuality and aging, sexual pain disorders, and how to assess whether more extensive sexual therapy is needed. The guide demonstrates how therapists in different modalities can incorporate treatment of sexual problems into their practice, and covers relevant ethical issues. Included is a downloadable set of practitioner's resources that includes worksheets and client handouts that can be immediately put to use. Additionally, the book provides resources for more in-depth information and discusses collaboration with other health professionals. Key Features: Discusses how to comfortably and effectively discuss, assess, and treat clients' sexual concerns Supported by case studies and therapist/clinician dialogues Includes "Step Into My Office" sidebars taken from the author's own experience Provides downloadable resources including assessments, worksheets, and client handouts

Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy
Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy

Author: Kathryn S. K. Hall

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2020-06-29

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13: 1462543391

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This widely used clinical reference and text--now significantly updated with 75% new material reflecting therapeutic advances, diagnostic changes, and increased coverage of sexual minority groups--comprehensively addresses sexual problems and their treatment. Prominent contributors interweave theory, research, and clinical considerations. Detailed case examples illustrate the process of assessment and intervention with individuals and couples across the lifespan, with attention to gender-related, cultural, and health concerns. The volume features an integrative introduction and conclusion, plus an instructive editorial commentary at the beginning of each chapter. New to This Edition *Many new authors and extensively revised chapters. *Coverage of advances in sexual medicine, ICD-11 diagnostic changes, and other timely topics. *Chapters on sexual aversion, female sexual arousal disorder, and out-of-control sexual behavior. *Chapters on the transition to parenthood and the treatment of sexual concerns in the BDSM community and adult transgender clients. *Chapters on additional medical issues: cancer and spinal cord injury.

Sexual Intimacy Between Therapists and Patients
Sexual Intimacy Between Therapists and Patients

Author: Kenneth Pope

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1986-09-05

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13:

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Sexual attraction to a patient is an all but universal experience in therapy . . . and one that is an all but universally avoided topic of discussion among therapists. _Sexual Intimacy Between Therapists and Patients_ faces this complex and painful issue squarely. The authors--themselves experienced clinicians and researchers--draw together clinical studies, first-hand accounts, national surveys, legislation and case law, ethical standards, popular literature, and their own carefully gathered evidence, in order to provide all of the information currently available on patient-therapist intimacy. In this book, Pope and Bouhoutsos outline the varieties of sexual abuse and describe the "at-risk" patient as well as the "at-risk" therapist. They offer guidance on how to treat a patient who has been sexually abused by a former therapist. And they cover the broader social dimensions of the issue, including recommending changes in the education of health professionals and the role played by the legal system.

Sexual Grounding Therapy
Sexual Grounding Therapy

Author: Geoff Lamb

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-05-16

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1000384047

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This important book explores the history of sexuality and the breadth of support available to people experiencing sex and relationship challenges, presenting a model of psychosexual therapy that’s contextualised in the past, present and future and examined within a developmental and relational framework. Sexual Grounding Therapy focusses on the work of Willem Poppeliers, who developed his unique approach to sex and relationship issues in the 1990s. Geoff Lamb explores the model’s historical context; offers a comparison with other contemporary approaches, both mainstream and alternative; describes the model and its application in detail; and looks at future directions for this innovative work. While Poppeliers’ approach to psychosexual therapy is radical, Geoff’s book emphasises and goes beyond this, taking a controversial stance on such topics as sexuality and religion, psychotherapy and science, and the position of both psychotherapy and psychosexual therapy in today’s society. Sexual Grounding Therapy explores how people’s needs at each stage of their lifelong psychosexual development relate to any current sex and relationship problems they may be experiencing. It will be invaluable, not only to professionals – counsellors, psychotherapists and others whose work involves sex and relationships – but also to readers who are interested in exploring their own self-development and relationships from a historical, social and family perspective.