Sex Therapy Books

New and Published Books

1. Expanding the Practice of Sex Therapy

   An Integrative Model for Exploring Desire and Intimacy

   By Gina Ogden

   Look beyond behavioral treatments, pharmaceutical interventions, and performance goals to a more comprehensive picture of what your clients want and need when they enter sex therapy. Gina Ogden is a master therapist, supervisor, researcher, teacher, and author with four decades of helping clients...

   Published May 1st 2013 by Routledge
2. Risk Markers for Sexual Victimization and Predation in Prison

   By Janet I. Warren, Shelly L. Jackson

   Series: International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health

   In 2003, the US Senate and Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), prompting a number of research projects that cumulatively began to broaden and deepen our understanding of this complex aspect of prison life. Risk Markers for Sexual Victimization and Predation in Prison contains...

   Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Understanding and Treating Sex Addiction

   A comprehensive guide for people who struggle with sex addiction and those who want to help them

   By Paula Hall

   Sex addiction is on the increase - in the media as well as in the therapy room. But while more and more people seek help for their compulsive sexual behaviours, there is still confusion and debate about whether the condition even exists. Understanding and Treating Sex Addiction explains why...

   Published November 6th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Cultural Context of Sexual Pleasure and Problems

   Psychotherapy with Diverse Clients

   Edited by Kathryn S. K. Hall, Cynthia A. Graham

   Using rich case material and research presented by distinguished authorities in the fields of sex, couple, family, and psychotherapy, this edited book contributes to our efforts to help individuals and couples increase their sexual satisfaction. The authors explore social and cultural backgrounds,...

   Published August 23rd 2012 by Routledge
5. Rewriting the Rules

   An Integrative Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships

   By Meg Barker

   We live in a time of great uncertainty about relationships. We search for "The One," but find ourselves staying single because nobody measures up. The reality of our relationships is not what we expected, and it becomes hard to balance it with all the other things that we want out of life. At...

   Published August 1st 2012 by Routledge
6. Sexual Awareness

   Your Guide to Healthy Couple Sexuality, 5th Edition

   By Barry McCarthy, Emily McCarthy

   In the newest edition of this classic text, veteran authors Barry and Emily McCarthy explain how desire, pleasure, 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. Reading this...

   Published March 18th 2012 by Routledge
7. New Directions in Sex Therapy

   Innovations and Alternatives, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Peggy J. Kleinplatz

   New Directions in Sex Therapy: Innovations and Alternatives 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...

   Published March 6th 2012 by Routledge
8. Military Sexual Trauma: Current Knowledge and Future Directions

   Edited by Carolyn Allard, Melissa Platt

   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...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
9. Sex in Psychotherapy

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

   By Lawrence E. Hedges

   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...

   Published October 11th 2010 by Routledge
10. Enduring Desire

    Your Guide to Lifelong Intimacy

    By Michael E. Metz, Barry W. McCarthy

    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...

    Published October 11th 2010 by Routledge