Systemic Family Therapists’ Narratives on Sexual Attraction in Their Clinical Practice: A Narrative Analysis
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 15 Systemic Family Therapists’ Narratives on Sexual Attraction in Their Clinical Practice A Narrative Analysis Desa Markovic Introduction Literature within systemic family and marital therapy on sexual attraction…
Therapists’ Disclosures of Their Sexual Feelings to Their Clients: The Importance of Honesty – An Interpretative Phenomenological Approach
Honesty in the therapeutic relationship is the overarching theme in the data. As Julia exclaimed: A moment where you are completely honest with each other; I felt like it was…
An Elephant in the Room: A Grounded Theory of Experienced Psychotherapists’ Reactions and Attitudes to Sexual Attraction
Findings The findings demonstrate that far from normalizing sexual attraction, experienced psychotherapists tend to react negatively in these situations, moralizing their reactions to client sexual attraction. A general picture of…
The Self-Preservation Society: A Discourse Analysis of Male Heterosexual Therapists and Discourses of Sexual Attraction
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 12 The Self-Preservation Society A Discourse Analysis of Male Heterosexual Therapists and Discourses of Sexual Attraction John Penny and Malcolm Cross The Context Therapists, clients and sex: an…
Skilled Handling of Sexual Attraction in Therapy: A Grounded Theory of What Makes the Difference
Vulnerability to Attraction? The Psychotherapist’s Characteristics Characteristics that influence the handling of sexual attraction include therapists’ personal and professional identities (i.e., values, moral and ethical principles, boundaries, beliefs), which, in…
II: Research-Informed Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives on Sexual Attraction in Therapy
Related posts: Acknowledgements I: Relational Perspectives on Sexual Attraction in Therapy The Role of Psychological Proximity and Sexual Feelings in Negotiating Relatedness in the Consulting Room: A Phenomenological Perspective An…
Why Can’t We Be Lovers? The Love-Obsessed Clients Who Stalk Their Therapist
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 10 Why Can’t We Be Lovers? The Love-Obsessed Clients Who Stalk Their Therapist Maria Luca and Juliet Soskice The question in the title of our chapter ‘why can’t…
Sexual Attraction in Conjoint Couple Therapy
’. Unknown to you, you accidently sent the text to the couple with whom you’re meeting. They receive the text as you all enter the session. What are the dangers…
