Sex Therapy: Web & Print Resources
Compiled By Dr Sara Rosenquist
Web:
Sex During And After Cancer
Sex and Aging
Books:
Relationship Basics
- Getting it Right the First Time: Creating a Healthy Marriage
by Barry and Emily McCarthy
The McCarthys go over the fundamentals of creating a marriage—everything to developing your couple
style to sexuality and parenting and in-laws. This is a must read for anyone starting a new marriage and
wanting to get it off on the right foot.
- The Solo Partner: Repairing Your Relationship on Your Own
by Phil DeLuca
This book is for those who want to improve their relationship but find themselves having to work
at it without the help and cooperation of their partner. The idea behind this book is that one person
changing their steps to the dance can change the dance of two.
- For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy
by Lonnie Barbach
This is a classic couples book that covers the basics about how to have a healthy sexual
relationship.
For Christians Of Faith
- Sex is Holy
By Mary Rousseau & Charles Gallagher
For those who can get past the specifically Roman Catholic jargon, this book is a great primer on
the traditional Christian view of sexuality and the vibrant place it should hold in Christian marriage.
- A Celebration of Sex: A Guide to Enjoying God's Gift of Sexual Intimacy
by Douglas E. Rosenau, Ph.D.
This is a much more modern book about the positive view scripture holds of sexuality but is written
by and for a protestant evangelical perspective.
- A Celebration of Sex Guidebook
by by Deborah C Neel, Ed.D.; Douglas E Rosenau, Ph.D.; and W Ellen Fox R.N., MA.Ed.
The companion workbook for "A Celebration of Sex, by Douglas Rosenau, Ph.D.".
Low Desire
- Rekindling Desire: A Step-by-Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriages
by Barry and Emily McCarthy
Barry McCarthy is one of the foremost sex therapists writing today. This easy to read but very
comprehensive book covers the most common causes of low sex and offers a practical approach to treatment.
- Great Sex: A Man's Guide to the Secret Principles of Total-Body Sex
by Michael Castleman
This is an excellent book for men to read. The front cover is evocative and the author is a reporter who spent
some years answering letters to the editor of Playboy Magazine.
- Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
by Esther Perel
this engaging book is a must read for the couple that is very happy together but has lost some
of their passion and vibrancy.
For Women
- Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Program for Women
by Julie Heiman, Joseph LoPiccolo, and David Palladini
Many women struggle with the personal frustration of not being able to experience arousal
and orgasm and often this can cause distress in an otherwise satisfying relationship. This book
offers a step by step guide for women to becoming orgasmic.
- For Yourself: The fulfillment of female sexuality
by Lonnie Garfield Barback
This book is a classic guide to helping women become more knowledgeable and comfortable with their
own sexuality and learning to become orgasmic, with or without a partner.
- Sex Matters for Women
by Sallie Foley
This is a candid book written to help women discover their own sexuality.
For Men
- The New Male Sexuality
by Bernie Zilbergeld, Ph.D
The classic, and comprehensive, guide to male sexuality and male sexual problems available.
- Coping with Erectile Dysfunction: How to Regain Confidence and Enjoy Great Sex
by Michael Metz, Ph.D., and Barry McCarthy, Ph.D
This is a must read for anyone seeking help for ED. Metz and McCarthy are two of the premier
sex therapists working in this area. Their work is compassionate and helpful.
- Coping with Premature Ejaculation: How to overcome PE and Please your Partner and have Great Sex
by Michael Metz, Ph.D., and Barry McCarthy, Ph.D
This is a must read for anyone seeking help for PE. Metz and McCarthy are two of the premier sex
therapists working in this area. Their work is compassionate and helpful.
- PE: How to Overcome Premature Ejaculation
by Helen Singer Kaplan
Another classic in the field of sex therapy using a very positive approach to this intimate
issue.
Sexual Compulsivity (Addiction)
- Don't Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction
by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
Patrick Carnes is arguably the foremost authority on sexual addiction today. His books are
enlightening, non-judgemental, and offer hope for those struggling to break free from addiction
and those who love them.
- The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships
by Patrick J. Carnes, Ph.D.
Delves into the other side of sexual addiction -- the co addict who remains in relationship
with an un-recovered addict.
- Love, Infidelity, and Sexual Addiction: A Codependent’s Perspective
by Christine A. Adams
The writing style is not as enjoyable as Carnes’ book but the content is similar.
Sex During and After Cancer
- Making Love Again: Hope for Couples Facing Loss of Sexual Intimacy
by Virginia Laken and Keith Laken.
The authors tell of the impact of prostate cancer on their marriage and the heroic struggle
they went though to regain sexual intimacy.
- Sexuality and Cancer: For the Woman who has Cancer and her Partner
4657 - PS (1991) American Cancer Society
- Sexuality and Cancer: For the Man who has Cancer and his Partner
4658 - PS (1991) American Cancer Society
- Up Front: Sex and the Post-Mastectomy Woman
by Linda Dackman.
- Man to Man: When the Woman You Love Has Breast Cancer
by Andy Murcia and Bob Stewart .
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