Sexual attraction in therapy: clinical perspectives on moving beyond the taboo: a guide for training and practice

Sexual Attraction In Therapy Presents New Findings From Multiple Perspectives Into The Complex Phenomenon Of Sexual Attraction In Therapy. Detailed Clinical Examples And Strategies From Expert Contributors Demonstrate How Therapists Can Engage With Sexual Attraction, When It Arises, In Positive Ways That Facilitate Client Progress And Ensure Appropriate Professional Conduct. Challenges Practitioners To Think About Sexual Attraction As A Normal Dynamic Developing Through The Unique Intimacy Of The Therapy Encounterpresents New Findings From Research To Enrich Unde. Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes On Contributors; Acknowledgements; Editorial Introduction: An Encounter With Erotic Desire In Therapy; Part I: Relational Perspectives On Sexual Attraction In Therapy; 1: 'hot Cognition In Sexual Attraction': Clarifying, Using And Defusing The Dionysian In Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies; What Is Cbt?; Brief Encounters: Does Sexual Attraction Show Up In Cbt?; Developments In Cbt: Integration And Expansion; Computer Love; Existential Insight On Sexuality. 'emotion Schemas' And Responding Flexibly Or Inflexibly To Sexual Attraction In Therapycbt Training, Supervision And The 'person Of The Therapist'; Clinical Strategies For The Management Of Sexual Attraction In Therapy; References; 2: Sexual Attraction In The Therapeutic Relationship: An Integrative Perspective; The Working Alliance; The Transferential Relationship; The Reparative Or Developmentally Needed Relationship; The Person-to-person Or Real Relationship; The Transpersonal Relationship; Conclusion; References. 3: Existential Psychotherapy And Sexual Attraction: Meaning And Authenticity In The Therapeutic Encountertheoretical Framework; Considerations Of Technique/clinical Approach; Discussion; Strategies For Working With Sexual Attraction; Existential Strategies For Managing Sexual Attraction; Conclusion; References; 4: Knowing But Not Showing: Achieving Reflective Encounter With Desire -- A Relational Psychoanalytic Perspective; Desire In The Therapy Room; Recognizing The Relevance Of Sexual Desire To Psychotherapy; Desire Doesn't Happen To Good Therapists; Shame; Allowing Desire To Form. The Sublimation Of Facework: Knowing But Not Showinghandling Desire In The Moment: Being Prepared To Be Found Wanting; Clinical Strategies; References; 5: The Role Of Psychological Proximity And Sexual Feelings In Negotiating Relatedness In The Consulting Room: A Phenomenological Perspective; Introduction; Theoretical Framework; Considerations Of Clinical Approach; Discussion; Strategies For Working With Sexual Attraction; Conclusion; References; 6: An Acceptance Commitment Therapy Approach To Sexual Attraction; Introduction; What Is Act?; Accepting What Can't Be Controlled. Committing To Values-congruent Actionthe Importance Of Words And Thoughts In Act; Sexual Fantasy And Act; The Act Model Of Psychopathology; Lack Of Clarity Of Values; Attachment To The Conceptualized Self; Cognitive Fusion; Dominance Of Outmoded Scripts; Experiential Avoidance; Inaction, Impulsivity Or Rigidity; Getting Unstuck; Mindfulness; Defining Valued Directions; Acceptance Training; Commitment (taking Action); Cognitive Defusion And Self As Context; Clinical Strategy For Managing Sexual Attraction; The White Board; References; 7: Addressing Sexual Attraction In Supervision. Edited By Maria Luca. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.