Sexual attraction in therapy: clinical perspectives on moving beyond the taboo: a guide for training and practice

Sexual Attraction in Therapy 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. Challenges practitioners to think about sexual attraction as a normal dynamic developing through the unique intimacy of the therapy encounterPresents new findings from research to enrich unde.
Abstract: Moving beyond psychoanalytic theories of transference and countertransference, this guide for practitioners and students explores the real-world phenomenon of sexual attraction in therapy across a wide range of modalities including CBT and ACT.