MFT-6711: Sex Therapy: Clinical Applications

Burnes, T. R., Singh, A. A., & Witherspoon, R. G. (2017). Sex positivity and counseling psychology: An introduction to the major contribution. The Counseling Psychologist, 45(4), 470-486.
This article explores the importance of a sex positive approach for therapists.

Chick, G., Yarnal, C., & Purrington, A. (2012). Play and mate preference: Testing the signal theory of adult playfulness. American Journal of Play, 4(4), 407-440.
This study explores playfulness in mate preference.

Fahs, B. & Swank, E. (2013). Adventures with the “plastic man”: Sex toys, compulsory heterosexuality, and the politics of women’s sexual pleasure. Sexuality & Culture, 17, 666-685.
A qualitative study about women’s narratives regarding sex toys. This is helpful to develop an understanding of the cultural narratives around sex toys and ways to think about incorporating them into sex therapy.

How to be more sex positive, even when people around you are not. (2018, May 7). Bustle.
Easy to access article on developing a sex positive attitude in life that can be helpful for clients and therapists.

Ivanski, C. & Kohut, T. (2017). Exploring definitions of sex positivity through thematic analysis. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 26(3), 216-225.
Thematic analysis of the definitions of sex positivity. This is helpful to view the ways people define sex positivity and see where there are commonalities in a definition.