Sex Issues in Therapy: Help For When It Gets Complicated

Sex issues can get complicated, fast.

What do you do when...

• you don't want to miss a potentially serious problem, but you're concerned that asking about sex could make your client uncomfortable?
• you're helping an individual client with a sex issue, but it involves relational dynamics that you can't see or directly influence?
• your client needs help with a sex issue that verges on medical territory, raising scope-of-practice issues?

Learn my approach...

I'm Martha Kauppi. I'm an AASECT-certified sex therapist who's devoted my career to helping therapists develop the competence and confidence to work effectively with sex issues.

I believe that you—yes, you!—can handle the vast majority of sex issues that your clients have. You don't need to be a specialist; you just need some firm background knowledge and a set of interventions and tools for handling the most common issues.

Interested in learning more? This article series will give you a strong start.

What you'll get:

4 in-depth articles, covering:

• What You Miss When You Don't Ask Your Clients About Sex: Learn why so many sex issues go unobserved and untreated by therapists, and get my time-tested methods for putting your clients at ease, staying grounded, and asking the right questions while you navigate this tricky topic.
• Relational Work in Individual Therapy: Pitfalls and Possibilities: Helping individual clients with relational therapy comes with its share of hurdles—but when you work with sex issues, you'll need to be prepared to help your clients improve their relational dynamics, even when you can't get both partners in the room. Learn key strategies for working relationally with individual clients—and discover what pitfalls you need to avoid.
• The Intersection of Therapy and Medicine: Staying Within Scope of Practice: Do you worry that talking about sex issues will mean going outside your scope of practice? This article is for you. Learn how to be an informed advocate for your clients' health while maintaining ethical boundaries in your practice.
• Mindfulness, Pleasure, Happiness, and Desire: Talking about pleasure is difficult—even embarrassing. How do you hold steady and put your clients at ease when addressing this sensitive topic? Plus, learn an easy intervention for helping your clients slow down and actually experience pleasure.

Plus! You'll get access to my live webinar, Consent: Getting Beyond "Yes Means Yes." This is a one-time event, and I'll be taking questions!