Michael D. Berry is a PhD candidate and counselling trainee, working in the Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology at University College London. His work examines the use of dynamic psychotherapies in treating sexual and relationship issues, and appears in sex therapy journals, psychology journals and psychoanalytic publications. His research is supported by a grant from the American Psychoanalytic Association.

Richard Blonna, EdD, is a university professor with over 30 years of experience teaching human sexuality. He is a Board Certified Coach (BCC), Counselor (NCC) and Health Education Specialist (CHES) and the author of the best-selling college textbook, Blonna, R., & Cook-Carter, L. (2013). Healthy sexuality (2nd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt Publishers. His groundbreaking new book, Blonna, R. (2012). SEX-ACT: Unleash the power of your sexual mind with acceptance and commitment therapy. Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Publishers, is the only book devoted entirely to applying acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) to improving one’s sex life.

Mark Boyden, MBA, Dip (Marketing), MA (Psychotherapy), MBACP & UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist. He completed his MBA at Oxford Brookes, and the advanced management programme from Templeton College at Oxford University. He followed a series of psychotherapy trainings, including cognitive analytic therapy (CAT), and worked as a psychotherapist at Guys Hospital for 3 years. His clinical experience includes work with teenagers and young adults and psychotherapy through new media. Prior to training in psychotherapy, he ran complex departments in both private and voluntary organizations as well as two businesses. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Management Consultants. Mark spent 7 years in France working for the Aga Khan Development Network. He maintains a private practice based at various London locations and in Dorset.

Malcolm Cross, PhD, was formally Dean of Students and a Reader in Psychology at City University London. He was elected Chair of the Division of Counselling Psychology of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Division in 2007–2009. He has worked as a senior manager in the higher education and not-for-profit sectors and served in a voluntary capacity on a range of BPS committees over the past decade. He is also a council member of the Health Professions Council. He has authored and edited three books and numerous chapters and peer-reviewed publications. He is regular contributor to print and broadcast media in the area of gender and masculinity.

Steven M. Harris, PhD, LMFT, is Director of the Couple and Family Therapy Programme at the University of Minnesota. He has also been practising as a marriage and family therapist for over 23 years. He has conducted research and presented on the topic of sexual attraction in therapy throughout his career. One focus of his research agenda is on the ethical delivery of mental health services with particular attention to the dynamics of sexual attraction.

Maria Luca, PhD, is Reader in Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology and the Head of the Reflections Research Centre at Regent’s University London. She teaches modules on sexual dynamics in therapy, assessment and formulation, and grounded theory. She has extensive clinical experience as a psychotherapist in the British National Health Service and has a small private practice in London. Maria gained her PhD from the University of Kent at Canterbury and is a registered psychotherapist with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy and an accredited supervisor with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy. She is editor of the book The therapeutic frame in the clinical context – Integrative perspectives. (2004). London: Brunner-Routledge, and author of book chapters and articles in journals. Among other publications on the subject, she is author of (2003) ‘Containment of the Sexualized and Erotized Transference’, Journal of Clinical Psychoanalysis, Vol. 11 No. 4.

Desa Markovic, DPsy, is Programme Director of the Masters in Psychotherapy & Counselling, Regent’s University, London. She is a systemic Family Therapist, supervisor and trainer for over 20 years in the United Kingdom; she also qualified as a psychosexual therapist. She has written and published, taught, presented and practised clinically in the context of integrating systemic and sex therapy and has created a model of integration of systemic and sex therapy developed through many years of working with clients presenting a wide range of sexual issues. Some of her more recent articles on the subject were published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy and Sexual and Relationship Therapy Journal.

Anna Marshall, DPsy, is a counselling psychologist registered with the health professions council. Anna gained her BSc (Hons) in Psychology from Royal Holloway, University of London, her MSc in Health Psy­chology from City University, London, and her PsychD in Counselling Psychology from the University of Surrey.

Doris McIlwain, PhD, is Associate Professor in Psychology at Macquarie University, Australia, teaching personality and philosophy of psychoanalysis, supervising many postgraduate students and clinical interns alike. Researching emotion and personality, she profiles narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy in terms of affective personality dispositions. She is interested in self-reflective awareness of the bodily broadcast and pursues this new interest exploring colonizing the body via participant observation and experimental research into the practice of yoga. An enduring interest is in charismatic leader–follower relations, and she has a book on that subject and an encyclopedia article in press. She has published in psychology and philosophy journals as well as literary journals like Meanjin and Artlink. She does yoga, throws pots, loves poetry and has a small private practice.

Martin Milton, DPsych, CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS, UKCP Reg, is Director of Counselling Psychology programmes at Regents University London. He also runs an independent practice in psychotherapy and supervision. He is a counselling psychologist chartered with the BPS, a BPS registered psychologist specializing in psychotherapy and a UKCP registered psychotherapist. Martin gained his BA from the University of Natal (Durban), his BA (Hons) from the University of South Africa, his MA (Antioch) from the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology at Regents College and his DPsych from City University (London). He is author of several articles, chapters and books.

Kirsten W. Murray, PhD, is an associate professor in The Department of Counsellor Education at The University of Montana. Her interests include supervisory practices and sexuality competencies for counsellor training. She has taught graduate-level courses in subjects of supervi­­sion and sexuality for counselors and has been a clinical supervisor since 2002.

John Nuttall, PhD, is Head of the School Psychotherapy and Psychology at Regent’s University London and also lectures at the University of Greenwich. He is an honorary psychotherapist and Chair of West London Centre for Counselling, and is a UKCP and BACP accredited psychotherapist, a Certified Management Consultant, and Chartered Marketer. He has written widely on management and psychotherapy and his PhD focused on the process of personal psychotherapy integration. His special interests include psychotherapy integration, organization theory and the provision of psychotherapy in the community.

John Penny, DPsych, is a chartered psychologist. Following a successful career in teaching and educational management, and having achieved his Chartership as a Counselling Psychologist, John worked in the prison service and in the British National Health Service before establishing a successful private practice. He now divides his time between psychotherapy, psychological assessments, supervision work and writing.

Andrea Sabbadini, C. Psychol., is a Fellow of the British Psychoanalytical Society, its former Honorary Secretary and its current Director of Publications. He works in private practice in London. A former director of the Arbours Training Programme in Psychotherapy, he also taught at Regent’s University London for 20 years. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at University College London, a trustee of the Freud Museum, a member of the IPA Committee on Psychoanalysis and Culture, the director of the European Psychoanalytic Film Festival and the chairman of a programme of films and discussions at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA). He was the founder editor of Psychoanalysis and History and is currently the Film Section editor of The International Journal of Psychoanalysis. He has published in the major psychoanalytic journals, and has edited Il tempo in psicoanalisi (1979), Even Paranoids Have Enemies (1998), The Couch and the Silver Screen (2003), Projected Shadows (2007) and Psychoanalytic Visions of Cinema (2007).

Paul Smith-Pickard, DPsych, is an existential psychotherapist in private practice. He is a former chair of the society for existential analysis. His interest in embodiment, sexuality, addiction and radical approaches to therapeutic practice are reflected in various book chapters, journal articles and conference papers he has written and delivered. He spends his time between his home in Dorset and his home in Greece, where he is a visiting lecturer in existential thought and practice at Gignesthai in Athens.

John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD, is Professor at the Department of Coun­sellor Education at the University of Montana. He is a Psychologist, Counsellor Educator, author of ‘How to Listen So Parents Will Talk’, ‘Clinical Interviewing’ and ‘Tough Kids and Cool Counselling’.

Juliet Soskice, MA, graduated from Oxford University and worked in advertising and the civil service before training at the School of Psychotherapy and Psychology. She now has a psychotherapy practice in central London.

Tina M. Timm, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. Licensed as both a marriage and family therapist and a clinical social worker, she has spent her 20-year career focusing on clinical issues related to sexuality. Her training as a sex therapist provides a unique perspective on sexual attraction in conjoint therapy.

Michael Worrell, PhD, is Programme Director and Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Royal Holloway University of London & Central and North West London Foundation NHS Trust, Postgraduate Training Programmes in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; responsible for overall management, Academic and Clinical Standards across the full range of Postgraduate Programmes including the Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in CBT, The IAPT High Intensity training programme and the Development of Post Graduate Certificate courses in CBT Supervision Skills. Both diploma programmes are Level 2 Accredited programmes with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). He is author of several articles and chapters.

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