Because sexuality is a central part of the human experience, counselors need to be trained and prepared to broach the topic in session.
Tag: Sexual Wellness
Addressing the interplay between grief and sexuality can help clients better understand and navigate changes in sexual desire after loss.
Sexuality — a core part of the human experience — is often left out the clinical conversation, but ACA’s latest book aims to address this gap.
Sexual addiction is shrouded in shame and secrecy, which can prevent clients from seeking treatment and receiving the help they need to lead a healthy sexual lifestyle.
Counselors must increase their own comfort and knowledge around sexuality before they can help clients navigate theirs.
Professional counselors are blending aspects of couples counseling into premarital work to meet the needs of today’s couples.
Counselors can offer a nonjudgmental space for clients to authentically discuss a subject they have likely never talked about openly with anyone else.
We have to educate our youth in all things concerning sex, not just the parts that are comfortable to discuss. Then and only then can we begin to end the cycle of teen dating violence and sexual violence.
It is imperative that all counselors, regardless of setting, are able to recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral addictions.
Master conflict therapy provides counselors with an effective framework for going deeper with couples who present with a wide variety of relational and sexual problems.