An Intersectional Approach to Sex Therapy: Centering the Lives of Indigenous, Racialized, and People of Color

by Reece M. Malone (Editor), Marla Renee Stewart (Editor), Mariotta Gary-Smith (Editor)

When a Black, Indigenous, or racialized individual or relationship works with a sex therapist, a host of cultural circumstances can contribute to intimacy discord and sexual dysfunction. This collection brings together clinicians and educators who share their approaches, bridging sex therapy with a client’s relationship to their racial, cultural, and ethnic identity. This essential book aims to enhance therapists’ supervisory practices and clinical treatments when working with culturally diverse and marginalized populations, fostering greater understanding and awareness. Innovative tools that integrate the impacts of acculturation, minority status, intersectionality, and minority stress are discussed, with case studies, demonstrations, and critical questions included. This collection is a necessary read for anyone who is training to be or who is an established sex therapist, marriage and family therapist, relationship counselor, or sexuality educator and consultant.

Genres: Sexuality

222 pages, Paperback

Published December 21, 2021

Reviews

[Gary Conachan III · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was incredibly well-written. I enjoyed how each chapter was written by a different BIPOC clinician, focused on two case studies, and left the reader with practical takeaways to work with the given population. I’m glad this text exists and I hope there are more resources like this coming into the world!