Enhancing Pleasure for Gay Men - A Clinical Guide for Healing and Acceptance Through Better Sex

This book aims to help therapists understand the challenges gay men face in their sex lives, providing professionals and gay men with evidence-based interventions and clinical tools to help them heal and live overall healthier lives.

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Unique Role Sex Has Played for Gay Men
2. Myths About Gay Men and Sex
3. Assessment for Sexual and Medical Issues
4. Mental and Sexual Health Issues
5. Body Issues
6. Anxiety
7. Depression and Substance Abuse
8. Intimacy Issues
9. Hookup Apps
10. Sexuality Assessment: Conversations to Have with Gay Men
11. Medical and Physiological Interventions
12. Healing Developmental Issues and Improving Sexual Experiences
13.Clearing Up Body Misconceptions and Enhancing Pleasure
14. Managing Anxiety and Increasing Sexual Enjoyment
15. Decreasing Depression and Substance Reliance and Increasing Pleasure
16. Improving Intimacy
17. Safely Navigating Hookup Apps
18. Further Methods to Increase Pleasure

About the author

Israel Martinez (he/him) has his doctorate in clinical sexology and is a psychotherapist, lecturer, and supervisor. He has been working with gay men clinically for over 15 years and is the author of Helping Gay Men Find Love.

Summary

This book aims to help therapists understand the challenges gay men face in their sex lives, providing professionals and gay men with evidence-based interventions and clinical tools to help them heal and live overall healthier lives.

Product details

• Authors: Israel Martinez, Martinez Israel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.07.2024
• EAN: 9781032478715
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247871-5
• No. of pages: 158
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Couples & Family, Sexual abuse & harassment, Family psychology, Psychotherapy, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, Sexual abuse and harassment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Couple and Family psychology