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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Israel MartinezPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9781032478708ISBN 10: 1032478705 Pages: 158 Publication Date: 09 July 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Unique Role Sex Has Played for Gay Men 2. Myths About Gay Men and Sex 3. Assessment for Sexual and Medical Issues 4. Mental and Sexual Health Issues 5. Body Issues 6. Anxiety 7. Depression and Substance Abuse 8. Intimacy Issues 9. Hookup Apps 10. Sexuality Assessment: Conversations to Have with Gay Men 11. Medical and Physiological Interventions 12. Healing Developmental Issues and Improving Sexual Experiences 13.Clearing Up Body Misconceptions and Enhancing Pleasure 14. Managing Anxiety and Increasing Sexual Enjoyment 15. Decreasing Depression and Substance Reliance and Increasing Pleasure 16. Improving Intimacy 17. Safely Navigating Hookup Apps 18. Further Methods to Increase PleasureReviews"“Enhancing Pleasure for Gay Men provides a sure-to-be-indispensable guide with a pleasure-centered ethos that is steeped in intersectional approaches and social justice methods. It not only raises awareness of specific issues of vital concerns to gay male clients, but also provides ethical and effective resources and tools to enhance clinical practice and promote greater empathic attunement.” Lucie Fielding, PhD, author of Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments “In a nonjudgmental, respectful and non-pathologizing way, Martinez explains the unique role sex has played for gay men. Not only does he offer numerous strategies for resolving specific sexual issues, he postulates that sex can heal larger ""developmental, attachment and systems"" issues for gay men. Thus, this clinical guide is thoroughly sex positive!” Gil Tunnell, Ph.D., co-author of Couple Therapy with Gay Men “In Enhancing Pleasure for Gay Men, Israel has provided a comprehensive, candid, clinically-sound, and practical framework that informs and invites clinicians to more effectively help gay male clients work on their complicated and misunderstood relationship to pleasure so they can feel free to have more pleasurable sex.” Buck Dodson, LCSW, creator and host of Gay Men’s Life Lab" “Enhancing Pleasure for Gay Men provides a sure-to-be-indispensable guide with a pleasure-centered ethos that is steeped in intersectional approaches and social justice methods. It not only raises awareness of specific issues of vital concerns to gay male clients, but also provides ethical and effective resources and tools to enhance clinical practice and promote greater empathic attunement.” Lucie Fielding, PhD, author of Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments “In a nonjudgmental, respectful and non-pathologizing way, Martinez explains the unique role sex has played for gay men. Not only does he offer numerous strategies for resolving specific sexual issues, he postulates that sex can heal larger 'developmental, attachment and systems' issues for gay men. Thus, this clinical guide is thoroughly sex positive!” Gil Tunnell, PhD, co-author of Couple Therapy with Gay Men “In Enhancing Pleasure for Gay Men, Israel has provided a comprehensive, candid, clinically-sound, and practical framework that informs and invites clinicians to more effectively help gay male clients work on their complicated and misunderstood relationship to pleasure so they can feel free to have more pleasurable sex.” Buck Dodson, LCSW, creator and host of Gay Men’s Life Lab Author InformationIsrael Martinez (he/him) has his doctorate in clinical sexology and is a psychotherapist, lecturer, and supervisor. He has been working with gay men clinically for over 15 years and is the author of Helping Gay Men Find Love. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |