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Sex Made Simple: Clinical Strategies for Sexual Issues in Therapy

Steve claimed: “Marriage killed my sex life.”

Mary claimed: “My perfect lover turn into a macho jerk after we got married.”

This once-romantic couple had become a marital and sexual disaster. Their sex was a roller-coaster ride; at times romantic and exciting and at other times sex was awkward and inhibited. And most sexual encounters were followed by accusations and defensiveness.

They had failed several attempts at marriage counseling – because those counselors failed them.

Sex can bring out the worst in a couple. Mary ended up having a short affair with an old boyfriend and when Steve found out about the Mary’s affair he was shocked. Steve was torn between wanting Mary and the marriage, but feeling his masculinity was under attack and wanting a divorce.

Their relationship changed after they saw a renowned psychologist and expert sex therapist, Barry McCarthy, Ph.D. Barry has an approach for working with couples to rebuild relationships by getting to the core of each individuals' sexual issues and teaches them how to develop a new sexual style.

As a therapist who works with individuals and/or couples, you too can implement his session-by-session method and start to permanently heal your clients’ relationship wounds. Watch Dr. McCarthy to learn his approach and witness your clients’ transformation from seeing sex as an individual pass/fail test of sexual performance to a sexual relationship of roles, meanings and varying outcomes.

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Product Details
Average Rating:
   13
Faculty:
Barry W McCarthy, PhD, ABPP
Duration:
6 Hours 23 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Feb 27, 2018
Product Code:
POS030085
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.

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Continuing Professional Development Certificates
- PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This online program is worth 6.5 hours CPD.

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PDF Manual (6.72 MB) 61 Pages Available after Purchase

Faculty

Barry W McCarthy, PhD, ABPP's Profile

Barry W McCarthy, PhD, ABPP Related seminars and products

Barry W. McCarthy, PhD, ABPP, is a board certified clinical psychologist (ABPP), certified marital and sex therapist, and a tenured professor of psychology at American University. His clinical expertise focused on integrating sex therapy strategies and techniques into individual and couple therapy, assessment and treatment of the most common male and female sexual problems, and a special expertise in the treatment of sexual desire disorders.

Dr. McCarthy earned his BA from Loyola University and his MA and PhD from Southern Illinois University. His professional memberships include the American Psychological Association, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Society for Sex Therapy and Research, and Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. He is a Diplomate in sex therapy earning this from the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.

As a leading expert in this field, Dr. McCarthy has presented over 350 workshops around the world, and his extensive list of publications includes over 100 professional articles, 26 book chapters, and co-authorship of 14 books, including Rekindling Desire (2nd edition), Sexual Awareness (5th edition), Enduring Desire, Discovering Your Couple Sexual Style, Men’s Sexual Health, Coping with Erectile Dysfunction, Getting It Right the First Time, and Coping with Premature Ejaculation.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Barry McCarthy is a published author and receives royalties. He receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Barry McCarthy has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Objectives

  1. Analyze healthy and variant sexual desire comparisons and differences as it relates to clinical treatment.
  2. Utilize a sexuality history assessment with your client to inform clinical treatment interventions
  3. Develop a treatment plan using client’s sexual strengths, vulnerabilities and problems assessment tool.
  4. Explore anxiety, depression, PTSD and other mental health factors that may be impacting client’s sexuality.
  5. Incorporate strategies to aid with client’s sexual and emotional recovery from affairs.
  6. Suggest psychosexual skill exercises for clients to promote desire, pleasure, eroticism and satisfaction in affair recovery.

Outline

  • Confidently Broach All Things Sexual with Your Clients
    • Confront sex myths
    • Desire, pleasure, eroticism and satisfaction
    • Address issues of the role and meaning of sexual desire
    • Embrace the positive functions of sexuality in individual and couple therapy
  • Assess Sexual Issues with Individuals and Couples
    • Conduct a sexual history with your client (with confidence and effectiveness!)
    • Implement a comprehensive four session assessment model
    • Develop a treatment plan and identify goals with a sexual strengths, vulnerabilities and problem assessment
  • Sexual Challenges for Individual and Couple Therapy
    • Assist clients to take personal responsibility for sexual initiation and rejection
    • Issues of desire, sexual frequency and sexual power struggles
    • Confront sexual avoidance
    • Shame and vulnerability
  • Deal with Sexual Secrets
    • Sexual and emotional recovery from affairs
    • Pornography, prostitution, cross dressing, cybersex and other variant arousal issues
    • The problem and place for fetish-based desire
    • Issues of sexual orientation
  • Address Complex Emotional and Sexual Issues
    • Sexual issues with gay couples
    • Sexual dissatisfaction in relationships
    • Second marriages
    • Anxiety, depression, PTSD and other mental health issues that impact sexuality
    • Move toward healthy sex with clients who have a history of sexual trauma
  • Help Clients Maintain Satisfying, Secure, Sexual Lives
    • Psychosexual skill exercises to enhance comfort, attraction and trust
    • Sex past 60: Address issues of sexuality as we age
    • Sexual strategies with medical and medication issues
    • Cope with Infertility
    • Make the right referral: Urologist, gynecologist or therapist

Target Audience

Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Sex Educators & Therapists, Addiction Counselors, Mental Health Professionals, Ministers and Pastoral Counselors, Nurses

Reviews

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Overall:      4.8

Total Reviews: 13

Comments

Sonny K - ARNOLD, Maryland

"excellent presentation!"

Christine O - HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois

"I appreciated Mr. McCarthy's use of real clinical examples and his being active in the field, current. Thank you."

Gary F - NORTHBROOK, Illinois

"I was very impressed with Dr. McCarthy's adherence to the schedule. I learned a lot. I would have liked more specific instruction on individual sexual dysfunction issues. "

Crystal S - Covington, Kentucky

"Fantastic content and lecturer!"

Marci D - BOISE, Idaho

"I thought it contained great information. I learned a lot! "

Molly J - DENVER, Colorado

"Wonderful seminar. Looking forward to learning more from you. Thank you! "

Angela W - SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota

"Great speaker!"

Beth T - Rapid City, South Dakota

"It was amazingly informative! I was never disengaged. The speaker was a great presenter and kept things on track. I wish it had been a two day workshop and we could have spent more time on the afternoon content. "

June G - DENVER, Colorado

"very interesting many tools given as well as a process to think about when dealing with sexual issues with couples. Good bibliography"

Toni Y - Richmond Hill, Georgia

"Great facilitator! I would attend another course given by him."

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