Product details
- ISBN 9781785926174
- Weight: 429g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 19 Sep 2019
- Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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A specialist book for mental health professionals, sex therapists and educators to develop and improve their clinical work with trans clients with regards to their sexual relationships and sexuality. It provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the subject, and relates to both clinical practice and theory.
Topics explored include the shifting of sexual orientation during or following gender transition; gender dysphoria and co-occurring autism spectrum disorder; negotiating issues of sexuality with partners during transition; eating disorders; and an exploration of the intersection of trans identities and disability. It uniquely touches on perspectives from the field of sex therapy, featuring chapter authors from disciplines including social work, marriage and family counseling, early childhood education, sex therapy, sex education, psychology, and women's studies.
Gary J Jacobson, LCSW is a therapist in private practice, he has been an adjunct at New York University and is on faculty at ICP, as well as a supervisor to other psychotherapists and psychoanalysts and a field instructor to graduate students.
Jan C. Niemira, LCSW is a psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in New York City. He has written by invitation for Psychoanalytic Perspectives, the journal of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies.
Karalyn Violeta, LCSW is a Brooklyn-based writer and psychotherapist in private practice. She has presented at conferences - such as ICP's Transgender Mental Health Symposium and the Philadelphia Transgender Health Conference - and published in peer-reviewed journals.
