Episode 29: Navigating "Sex-Positive" Approaches to Therapy

About this episode

This episode explores the implications of sex-positive approaches in therapy and how therapists can assist clients with their complex feelings about sexuality.

This episode explores the following questions: Do “sex-positive” approaches inhibit clinical curiosity? How can therapists help clients work through complex or contradictory feelings about their sexuality? Videos in this series will also be posted to Leslie Elliott Boyce's channels. To find a therapist through the Open Therapy Institute, contact us here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.opentherapyinstitute.org/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ See our workshops here: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.opentherapyinstitute.org/workshops-membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a member: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.opentherapyinstitute.org/membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Leslie Elliott Boyce online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

People in this episode

Host: Leslie Elliott Boyce

Topics covered

• sex-positive therapy
• clinical curiosity
• sexuality
• therapist-client relationship
• complex feelings

Keywords

• sex-positive
• therapy
• sexuality
• clinical curiosity
• therapists
• clients
• complex feelings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Open Therapy Institute, The Radical Center Consulting

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