{"product_id":"sexual-attraction-in-therapy-9781118674338","title":"Sexual Attraction in Therapy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSexual Attraction in Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e presents new findings from multiple perspectives into the complex phenomenon of sexual attraction in therapy. Detailed clinical examples and strategies from expert contributors demonstrate how therapists can engage with sexual attraction, when it arises, in positive ways that facilitate client progress and ensure appropriate professional conduct.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges practitioners to think about sexual attraction as a normal dynamic developing through the unique intimacy of the therapy encounter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents new findings from research to enrich understanding of the lived experience of therapists and how they confront, avoid, make use of the process of sexual attraction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides clinical examples to highlight common challenges faced by practitioners, the strategies they use to overcome them and how they normalize the taboo' of sexual attraction to make positive use of it in therapy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes an important contribution to curren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements xvi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditorial Introduction: An Encounter with Erotic Desire in Therapy xvii\u003cbr\u003e Maria Luca\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Relational Perspectives on Sexual Attraction in Therapy 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ‘Hot Cognition in Sexual Attraction’: Clarifying, Using and Defusing the Dionysian in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies 3\u003cbr\u003e Michael Worrell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Sexual Attraction in the Therapeutic Relationship: An Integrative Perspective 22\u003cbr\u003e John Nuttall\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Existential Psychotherapy and Sexual Attraction: Meaning and Authenticity in the Therapeutic Encounter 38\u003cbr\u003e Michael D. Berry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Knowing but Not Showing: Achieving Reflective Encounter with Desire – A Relational Psychoanalytic Perspective 53\u003cbr\u003e Doris McIlwain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Role of Psychological Proximity and Sexual Feelings in Negotiating Relatedness in the Consulting Room: A Phenomenological Perspective 67\u003cbr\u003e Paul Smith-Pickard\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 An Acceptance Commitment Therapy Approach to Sexual Attraction 80\u003cbr\u003e Richard Blonna\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Addressing Sexual Attraction in Supervision 97\u003cbr\u003e Kirsten W. Murray and John Sommers-Flanagan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Sexual Attraction in Conjoint Couple Therapy 115\u003cbr\u003e Steven M. Harris and Tina M. Timm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Bound to the Mast: Reflections on Analytic Abstinence 131\u003cbr\u003e Andrea Sabbadini\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Why Can’t We Be Lovers? The Love-Obsessed Clients Who Stalk Their Therapist 137\u003cbr\u003e Maria Luca and Juliet Soskice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Research-Informed Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives on Sexual Attraction in Therapy 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Skilled Handling of Sexual Attraction in Therapy: A Grounded Theory of What Makes the Difference 153\u003cbr\u003e Anthony Arcuri and Doris McIlwain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Self-Preservation Society: A Discourse Analysis of Male Heterosexual Therapists and Discourses of Sexual Attraction 173\u003cbr\u003e John Penny and Malcolm Cross\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 An Elephant in the Room: A Grounded Theory of Experienced Psychotherapists’ Reactions and Attitudes to Sexual Attraction 193\u003cbr\u003e Maria Luca and Mark Boyden\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Therapists’ Disclosures of Their Sexual Feelings to Their Clients: The Importance of Honesty – An Interpretative Phenomenological Approach 209\u003cbr\u003e Anna Marshall and Martin Milton\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Systemic Family Therapists’ Narratives on Sexual Attraction in Their Clinical Practice: A Narrative Analysis 226\u003cbr\u003e Desa Markovic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue 242\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 249\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406903451991,"sku":"9781118674338","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118674338.jpg?v=1730497504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sexual-attraction-in-therapy-9781118674338","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}