ABSTRACT

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.

part 1|80 pages

Clinical practice

chapter 1.1|20 pages

Let’s talk about sex

Female therapists’ experiences of working with male clients who are sexually attracted to them

chapter 1.3|21 pages

The meaning of the asking

part 2|62 pages

Sexual attraction and sexual identity in supervision

chapter 2.1|16 pages

The supervisory dimension

chapter 2.3|18 pages

Sexual orientation in the supervisory relationship

Exploring fears and fantasies when different sexual orientations are present in the client/therapist and/or supervisory dyad

part 3|63 pages

Ethics

chapter 3.2|18 pages

Firefighting

Managing sexual ruptures and transgressions within counselling and psychotherapy services