Integrative Sex & Couples Therapy: A Therapist's Guide to New and Innovative Approaches

Throughout her 30-year career, Dr. Tammy Nelson found that couples therapists have traditionally been taught little about sex therapy, and sex therapists have minimal education in relationship systems. This leaves clinicians searching for more interventions for both couples and sexuality. To bridge the gap, Dr. Nelson, relationship expert and board-certified sexologist, has gathered the top authorities in the field of integrative treatment to create this groundbreaking book for all therapists looking for a comprehensive treatment resource.Featuring new approaches combining sex therapy and relationship counseling, Integrative Sex & Couples Therapy brings treatment skills into practice, with real-world experiences, interventions, techniques, strategies, and case examples.Topics include:- Biopsychosocial Approach- Sexual Medicine Model- Imago Relationship Therapy- Internal Family Systems- Trauma and Group Therapy Intersectionality- Kink Competence- Art Therapy- Somatic Interventions- LGB(Trans)QIA- Nutri-Sexual Health- Alternative Mindfulness- Future of SexContributing Authors:- Janet Brito, PhD- Neil Cannon, PhD- Pamela Finnerty, PhD- Deborah Fox, MSW- Gail Guttman, LCSW- Amanda Holmberg-Sasek, LMFT- Stephanie King, PsyD- Pebble Kranz, MD- Einat S. Metzl, PhD- Wendy E. Miller, PhD- Malika O Neill, MS- Daniel Rosen, LCSW-R- James C. Wadley, PhD

Tammy Nelson, Ph.D., is an internationally acclaimed psychotherapist, board-certified sexologist, certified sex therapist, and certified Imago Relationship therapist. She is a TEDx speaker, the host of podcast, The Trouble with Sex , and the author of several books including Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together, The New Monogamy: Redefining Your Relationship After Infidelity , and When You re the One Who Cheats: Ten Things You Need to Know.

She is the founder and executive director of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute, training and certifying psychotherapists to be sex and couple therapists. She has been a featured expert in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Rolling Stones magazine, Redbook, Glamour, The Sun, The London Times, and a source in TIME magazine.