Marty Klein – Advances in Treating Sexual Issues

Outline

Using the Sexual Intelligence approach with couples and individuals. Using the Sexual Intelligence approach with couples and individuals.

• What do most people want from sex?What do most people want from sex?
• What do people focus on during sex?What do people focus on during sex?
• What can make sex complicated?What can make sex complicated?

Changing our relationship to sexuality.Changing our relationship to sexuality.

• What ordinary people do. What ordinary people do.
  • Normalizing?Normalizing?

American culture is sex-negative.American culture is sex-negative.

• Understanding out assumptions about sex.Understanding out assumptions about sex.
• Common clinical assumptions about sex.Common clinical assumptions about sex.
• Our ongoing therapeutic challenge.Our ongoing therapeutic challenge.

Narrative & constructing sexuality.Narrative & constructing sexuality.

• Constructing sexuality.Constructing sexuality.
• Sexual narratives matter. Sexual narratives matter.
  • Erectile disfunctionErectile disfunction
• Changing our narratives. Changing our narratives.
  • Sexual function as a means, not an end.Sexual function as a means, not an end.

Conditions for enjoying sex.Conditions for enjoying sex.

• Aspects of conditions. Aspects of conditions.

Anatomy of sexual arousal. Anatomy of sexual arousal.

• Sexual disfunction.Sexual disfunction.

Alternative Alternative sexual expression.sexual expression.

• Popular narrative of kinky sex.Popular narrative of kinky sex.
• S/M.S/M.
• Focus on effects of shame, guilt and secrecy rather than pathologizing.Focus on effects of shame, guilt and secrecy rather than pathologizing.

Assessment and function.Assessment and function.

• Dysfunction.Dysfunction.
• Good reasons people don’t enjoy sex.Good reasons people don’t enjoy sex.
• Why people don’t initiate sex.Why people don’t initiate sex.

The most overrated part of sex.The most overrated part of sex.
A new vision of sexual function.A new vision of sexual function.

• Sexual intelligence Sexual intelligence
  • Sexual self-acceptanceSexual self-acceptance

Similarities between male and female sexuality.Similarities between male and female sexuality.

• All genders what …All genders what …
• All genders are anxious about …All genders are anxious about …
• All genders believe …All genders believe …

You don’t need to understand “women” or “men”.You don’t need to understand “women” or “men”.
Interventions.Interventions.
Two most practical suggestions. Two most practical suggestions.

• Communication.Communication.
• Self-acceptance. Self-acceptance.