MFT-6711: Sex Therapy: Clinical Applications

Berry, M. D., & Lezos, A. N. (2017). Inclusive sex therapy practices: A qualitative study of the techniques sex therapist use when working with diverse sexual populations. Sexual and relationship therapy, 32(1). 2-21.
The study reports on the results of interviews with specialists and experts in sex therapy and working with diverse populations. The authors found some core clinical treatment techniques.

Cohen, K. M., & Savin-Williams, R. C. (2017). Treating sexual problems in lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients. In Z. D. Peterson (Ed.), The Wiley handbook of sex therapy, 269-290. Wiley.
Reach chapter 17 to learn about some special considerations and challenges the LGB community experiences and how that impacts sexuality and sex therapy. The chapter concludes with a discussion on how an LGB affirmative stance and sex therapy are related.

Genderbread Person v4.0 Poster (2017). The Genderbread Person.
This resource is the link noted in the week’s introduction.

Lev, A. I., & Nichols, M. (2015). Sex therapy with lesbian and gay male couples. In K. M. Hertlein, G. R. Weeks, & N. Gambescia (Eds.). Systemic sex Therapy, 213-234. Routledge.
Chapter 12 provides a historical context for same sex relationships, the impact of those experiences on same sex couples, and how social changes over the last decade are affecting couple and family formation. The chapter then moves into sex therapy with same sex couples.

Spencer, K. G., Iantaffi, A., & Bockting, W. (2017). Treating sexual problems in transgender clients. In Z. D. Peterson (Ed.), The Wiley handbook of sex therapy, 291-305. Wiley.
Chapter 18 details assessing and treating sexual functioning and sexuality issues in transgender clients. The chapter also provides case examples.

The purple-red scale of human attraction. (2015, October 4). Imgur.
This link is an image showing the scale of human attraction.