An Intersectional Approach to Sex Therapy

Centering the Lives of Indigenous, Racialized, and People of Color

Reece M. Malone, Marla Renee Stewart, Mariotta Gary-Smith, James C. Wadley, Reece M. Malone, Marla Renee Stewart, Mariotta Gary-Smith, James C. Wadley

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9781000513547
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• List of Editors
• List of Contributors
• Introduction
• 1 Intersectional Awareness in Training and Supervision
• 2 Black Like Me: Reflections from a Black Male Sex Therapist and Supervisor
• 3 Working with Indigenous Peoples in Canada: The Legacies of Colonization on Sexuality
• 4 Real Men Don’t Cry: The Effects of Racism and Oppression on Masculinity, Emotionality, and Intimacy in Black Men
• 5 Honor and Virginity: The Role of Honor and Virginity in the Sexual Acculturation of Women from the Middle East to the United States
• 6 Who Am I? An Intersectional Approach on Working with Gay and Lesbian Chinese Youths in Canada
• 7 Redefining Sexualities of Migrant Latinx and Middle Eastern Women in the United States
• 8 Transgender Bliss: From Gender Dysphoria to Gender Euphoria Through Decolonizing Gender
• 9 De-pathologizing the Black Superwoman’s Kinky Sexual Fantasy
• 10 More than Ebony and Ivory: Complexities of Sex Therapy with Interracial Relationships
• 11 Cooking Therapeutic Recipes with Two East Indian Couples: Some Convention, a Dash of Rebellion, and Stir
• 12 Sexual Sovereignty and Erotic Survivance: Two-Spirit Sexual Health and Vitality
• 13 Holy Sex: Using Narrative Therapy and Mindfulness to Address Church Hurt and Embrace the Erotic
• 14 Queering “Straight” Black Relationships: Navigating Sexual Behavior and Relationships with Black Heterosexual Individuals and Couples in the Southern United States
• 15 Black Polyamory: Exploring the Complexities of Race and Sexual Freedom
• 16 Women of Asian Diaspora and BDSM: Understanding Layers of Identity Impacting Kink Exploration and One Practical Strategy
• Index