MFT-6711: Sex Therapy: Clinical Applications

Counseling Matters. (2020, June 7). Sensate Focus – Counselling Matters Liverpool.
This brief online article walks through the steps of Sensate Focus.

Avery-Clark, C., & Weiner, L. (2017). A traditional Masters and Johnson Behavioral approach to sex therapy. In Z. D. Peterson (Ed.), The Wiley handbook of sex therapy (pp. 165-189)
Chapter 11 is a comprehensive overview of the Sensate Focus method.

Hall, K. (2015). Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder. In K. H. Hertlein, Weeks, G. R., & N. Gambescia (Eds.), Systemic sex therapy (2nd ed., pp. 55-71).
Read chapter 4, which covers the definition and treatment of low desire in men, including the use of Sensate Focus.

Linschoten, M., Weiner, L., & Avery-Clark, C. (2016). Sensate focus: A critical literature review. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 31(2), 230-247.
This article is an overview of Sensate Focus literature and a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of the method.

Weeks, G. R. & Gambescia, N. (2015). Definition, etiology, and treatment of absent/low desire in women. In K. H. Hertlein, Weeks, G. R., & N. Gambescia (Eds.), Systemic sex therapy (2nd ed., pp. 125-151).
Read chapter 8, which focuses on defining and understanding low desire in women from a systemic perspective. It also focuses on treating low desire, including using Sensate Focus.

Weiner, L., & Avery-Clark, C. (2014). Sensate Focus: Clarifying the Master’s and Johnson’s model. Sexual & Relationship Therapy, 29(3). 307-319.
This article goes into detail about the process of Sensate Focus based on Master and Johnson’s work.

Dattilio, F. M., Jongsma, A. E., Jr., & Davis, S. D. (2014). The family therapy treatment planner with DSM-5 updates (2nd edition.). Wiley.

Gehart, D. (2017). Treatment planning with couples and families. In J. Carlson & S. Dermer (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of marriage, family, and couples counseling (Vol. 4, pp. 1735-1739). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Displays how to write a systemic treatment plan.

Heyman, R. E., Jongsma, A. E. J., & O'Leary, K. D. (2015). The couples psychotherapy treatment planner, with DSM-5 updates. ProQuest Ebook Central.