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New Directions in Sex Therapy

Innovations and Alternatives

• Edited by Peggy J. Kleinplatz.

Published March 2012

New Directions in Sex Therapy, Second Edition, focuses on cutting-edge, therapy paradigms as alternatives to conventional clinical strategies. With each passing year the treatment of sexual problems seems to emphasize more medical and pharmacological interventions. There is…
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Sexual Awareness

Your Guide to Healthy Couple Sexuality

• By Barry McCarthy, and Emily McCarthy.

Published March 2012

In the new edition of this classic text, veteran authors Barry and Emily McCarthy show how desire, pleasure, eroticism and satisfaction can enrich your relationship. As the premier book on the subject, Sexual Awareness focuses on factors that promote and subvert healthy couple sexuality. Couples…
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Military Sexual Trauma: Current Knowledge and Future Directions

• Edited by Carolyn Allard, and Melissa Platt.

Published December 2011

Military Sexual Trauma: Current Knowledge and Future Directions showcases the work of several prominent military sexual trauma (MST) researchers, scholars, and clinicians from across the United States. A review of existing research and original empirical findings converge to indicate that MST…
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Sex in Psychotherapy

Sexuality, Passion, Love, and Desire in the Therapeutic Encounter

• By Lawrence E. Hedges.

Published October 2010

Sex in Psychotherapy takes a psychodynamic approach to understanding recent technological and theoretical shifts in the field of psychotherapy. Lawrence Hedges provides an expert overview and analysis of a wide variety of new perspectives on sex, sexuality, gender, and identity; new theories about…
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Enduring Desire

Your Guide to Lifelong Intimacy

• By Michael E. Metz, and Barry W. McCarthy.

Published October 2010

Winner of the 2011 AASECT Book Award! Co-authors of Men’s Sexual Health, Michael Metz and Barry McCarthy have come together to inspire and motivate readers in their newest book, Enduring Desire. Real-life examples and clear, helpful individual and couple exercises allow readers to reach for…
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Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals

• Edited by Stephen B. Levine, Candace B. Risen and Stanley E. Althof.

Published January 2010

The constantly-changing field inspired the second edition of Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals. In a state-of-the-art guide, Dr. Levine and his associates continue to help professionals with the assessment and treatment of a large array of sexual concerns. Written in a…
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Sex, Sexuality and Therapeutic Practice

A Manual for Therapists and Trainers

• Edited by Catherine Butler, Amanda O'Donovan and Elizabeth Shaw.

Published October 2009

Sexuality is an important area of clients’ lives yet it is often neglected, both in the consulting room and in training. This book examines issues of sexuality in a positive and affirming light and considers how sexuality-related issues can be introduced into therapy and training. Sex and…
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A Clinician's Guide to Systemic Sex Therapy

• By Katherine M. Hertlein, Gerald R. Weeks and Shelley K. Sendak.

Published February 2009

A Clinician’s Guide to Systemic Sex Therapy provides readers with an integrative and comprehensive theory in guiding their clinical practice. Pragmatically oriented, this text walks clinicians through diagnosis and treatment with resources such as tables, graphs, flow charts, and implementation…
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Discovering Your Couple Sexual Style

Sharing Desire, Pleasure, and Satisfaction

• By Barry W. McCarthy, and Emily McCarthy.

Published January 2009

Winner of the 2009 Smart Marriages® Impact Award Think all sex should be earth shattering? The quality of most couple sex doesn’t measure up to the much distorted image of the perfect romantic love/passionate sex encounter portrayed in popular culture. In Discovering Your Couple Sexual Style:…
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Systemic Sex Therapy

• Edited by Katherine M. Hertlein, Gerald R. Weeks and Nancy Gambescia.

Published December 2008

Systemic Sex Therapy serves as an introduction to the field of sex therapy from a systems perspective. It is an excellent resource for graduate students in marriage and family therapy programs or students and professionals who want a truly fresh perspective on sex therapy. This approach moves…
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