ABSTRACT

The revised edition of this award-winning book offers thirty-three Neuro Updates, which provide evidence-based data to help you recognize and explain the deeply transformational nature of the work. Expanding the Practice of Sex Therapy looks beyond behavioral treatments, pharmaceutical interventions, and performance goals to a comprehensive picture of what your clients want and need when they enter sex therapy, and offers creative ways to engage your clients in their own therapeutic process, whether or not you are trained as a sex therapist. Central to Gina Ogden’s approach is her Four-Dimensional Wheel of Sexual Experience, an innovative template that recognizes the full range of sexual issues: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. The text is organized into five practice-oriented sections that introduce the 4-D Wheel; show you how you can use it with individuals, couples, and groups; and encourage you to explore it on your own. 

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

Engage Your Clients and Expand Your Practice

part I|31 pages

The Research and the Clinical Approach

chapter 1|13 pages

“Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality”

A Nationwide Survey

chapter 2|16 pages

The 4-D Wheel of Sexual Experience

part II|55 pages

The 4-D Wheel

chapter 4|12 pages

The Physical Quadrant

Exploring Sexual Sensation and Dysfunction

chapter 5|10 pages

The Emotional Quadrant

Exploring Sexual Passion and Fear

chapter 6|9 pages

The Mental Quadrant

Exploring Sexual Discernment and Judgments

chapter 7|11 pages

The Spiritual Quadrant

Exploring Sexual Connection and Disconnection

chapter 8|6 pages

The Center

Exploring Sexual Integration and Transformation

part III|25 pages

The 4-D Practice

part IV|83 pages

Using 4-D With Your Clients and Yourself

chapter 11|9 pages

Stories of Transformation

How Sexual Dysfunctions Are Transformed as a Result of 4-D Groups

chapter 14|10 pages

Taking the 4-D Experience Home

part V|35 pages

Training and Integration

chapter 16|15 pages

Caveats for Therapists

chapter 17|7 pages

Exploring 4-D for Yourself