Quickies, Revised and Expanded: The Handbook of Brief Sex Therapy

Shelley Green, Douglas Flemons, Editors

Praise for the First Edition:

“An easy and entertaining read, the anecdotes in particular providing clear examples of brief therapy practice.”
—Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

“[A] refreshing addition to any therapist's collection of sex therapy resources. . . . I would recommend Quickies to all my colleagues for a great read of innovative insight into the traditional field of sex therapy.”
—Journal of Family Psychotherapy

“[H]elpful for the practicing clinician. Its strength is in helping clinicians understand how experts in sex therapy treat specific clinical problems. Many chapters offer extensive case narratives that help the reader understand how the clinician applies their strategies and philosophy.”
—Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy

Overview

This revised and expanded paperback edition includes a new introduction by the editors, as well as two new chapters: “Transforming Stories: A Contextual Approach to Treating Sexual Offenders” by William C. Rambo, and “Re-Membering the Self: A Relational Approach to Sexual Abuse Treatment” by Martha Laughlin and Kate Warner. All of the chapters in this collection present time-efficient, client-focused approaches, supported by case examples, to working with clients with sexual problems.

Table of Contents

Foreword, by Karl Tomm

Introduction

1. Come Again? From Possibility Therapy to Sex Therapy, Bill O’Hanlon

2. Multicontextual Sex Therapy with Lesbian Couples, Suzanne Iasenza

3. Getting “In the Mood” (For a Change): Stage-Appropriate Clinical Work for Sexual Problems, Scott D. Miller, Karen M. Donahey, and Mark A. Hubble

4. Shining Light on Intimacy and Sexual Pleasure, Carol Hicks-Lankton

5. Premature Ejaculation of “Sexual Addiction” Diagnoses, Tracy Todd

6. Out of My Office and Into the Bedroom, Thorana S. Nelson

7. Unique Problems, Unique Resolutions: Brief Treatment of Sexual Complaints, Monte Boble

8. Just Between Us: A Relational Approach to Sex Therapy, Douglas Flemons and Shelley Green

9. Who Really Wants to Sleep With the Medical Model? An Eclectic/Narrative Approach to Sex Therapy, Robert E. Doan

10. How Do Therapists of Same-Sex Couples “Do It”?, Janie K. Long and Ursula K. Pietsch

11. A Catalytic Approach to Brief Sex Therapy, J. Scott Fraser and Andy Solovey

12. “Don’t Get Too Bloody Optimistic”: John Weakland at Work, Wendel A. Ray and Barbara Anger-Diaz

13. Transforming Stories: A Contextual Approach to Treating Sexual Offenders, William C. Rambo

14. Re-Membering the Self: A Relational Approach to Sexual Abuse Treatment, Martha Laughlin and Kate Warner

About the Editors

Shelley Green, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University, is a clinical member and approved supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Douglas Flemons, Ph.D., Director of the Brief Therapy Institute and Professor of Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University, is a clinical member and approved supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

ISBN 10: 0-393-70527-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-393-70527-0
2007 / 272 pages / paperback