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How Psychotherapy Helps Us Understand Sexual Relationships

Insights from the Consulting Room
By Cherry Potter
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Cherry Potter embarks on a personal and professional exploration of sex, relationships, and gender differences through the lens of psychotherapy. The book discusses complex issues such as performance anxiety, online pornography's influence, and the reasons behind women faking sexual pleasure. Drawing on the work of Freud, Klein, Bowlby, and attachment theory, Potter presents real client cases that illustrate the challenges and discoveries involved in understanding sexual relationships. The therapeutic process is portrayed as a journey of mutual learning, with moments of pain, hope, and renewed vitality around honest conversations about sex.
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This book is ideal for general readers interested in human sexuality and relationships as well as psychotherapists and counsellors seeking deeper understanding through clinical examples and theory.

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In this fascinating book Cherry Potter takes readers on her personal and professional quest for insights into sex, relationships, gender differences, why we feel what we feel, and do what we do. She asks why the lessons of sexologists, such as Kinsey, Masters and Johnson, and Shere Hite, still haven’t been learnt?

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In this fascinating book, Cherry Potter takes readers on her personal and professional quest for insights into sex, relationships, and gender differences. Why do we feel what we feel, and do what we do? What is the impact of ‘performance anxiety’ on men, and on society generally? Why are women still faking it? Is ubiquitous online porn turning the clock backwards?

The book delves into the work of Freud, Klein, Bowlby, and recent developments in attachment theory for insights into our conscious and unconscious fears and desires, and introduces readers to a range of fascinating clients. These include Jeremy, who was so ashamed of his virginity he was unable to have a relationship; Ellie, who repeatedly fell in love with unobtainable men; Kieran, whose fear of abandonment threatened to wreck his gay relationships; Dulcie, who for years had been unable to face the truth that her husband was having multiple affairs; and Lars, who was addicted to online porn and prostitutes.

The book shows how the work between therapist and client is a process of learning together, which is at times painful and deeply moving, but can also reflect a renewed vitality and hope for the future, particularly when it comes to talking about sex.

How Psychotherapy Helps Us Understand Sexual Relationships: Insights from the Consulting Room will be of great interest to both the general reader as well as psychotherapists and counsellors.

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Philippa Perry, a respected psychotherapist and author, praises Potter's openness and engaging approach, highlighting the book's value for both therapists and individuals seeking to understand their sexuality.

Paula Hall, a UKCP Accredited Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapist, commends the accessible writing style and profound psycho-analytic insight, recommending the book widely.

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ISBN: 9780367177782

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 September 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 385g

Pages: 202

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Cherry Potter Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction

About the Author

Cherry Potter is a UKCP-registered psychotherapist, group analyst and couple therapist. She was formerly a writer and film school lecturer, and she has run screenwriting workshops in many countries. She has published three books and many articles about film, culture and relationships. She sees clients at her private practice in Brighton.

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