Who's in our clients' bed? A case illustration of sex therapy with a polyamorous couple.
Polyamory is a term used to describe when individuals pursue multiple concurrent romantic relationships with the permission of their partners. Polyamory is an underrecognized and underresearched area of interest in the mental health field. Therefore, little guidance is available on best practice for couple and sex therapy interventions. The present article explores a case study involving the successful implementation of sensate focus therapy with a polyamorous couple. The unique issues that arose while performing sex therapy with a couple in this type of coupling were explored to provide clinicians with recommendations for practice.
a Human Development and Family Science , University of Georgia , Athens , Georgia , USA.
Megan Ann
MA
McCoy
Morgan Allan
MA
Stinson
D Bruce
DB
Ross
Lyndsey Ryan
LR
Hjelmstad
D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D019546:Couples Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome