An Intersectional Approach to Sex Therapy : Centering the Lives of Indigenous, Racialized, and People of Color.

1. Intersectional Awareness in Training and SupervisionJomo Phillips and Ruth Neustifter2. Black like me: Reflections from a Black male sex therapist and supervisorJames C. Wadley3. Working with Indigenous Peoples in Canada: The Legacies of Colonization on SexualityReece Malone and Laverne Gervais4. Real Men Don't Cry: The Effects of Racism and Oppression on Masculinity, Emotionality and Intimacy in Black MenShaneþ J. Gill5. Honor and Virginity: The Role of Honor and Virginity in the Sexual Acculturation of Women from the Middle East to the United StatesLeyla Gulcur6. Working with Young First Generational LGBTQ2+ Chinese CanadiansJudy T. Lui and Andy Mok7. Redefining Sexualities of Migrant Latinx and Middle Eastern Women in the United StatesEstefania Simich Muñoz8. Transgender Bliss: The Journey from Gender Dysphoria to Gender Euphoria Through Decolonizing GenderJaxx Alutalica9. De-pathologizing The Black Superwoman's Kinky Sexual FantasyLexx Brown-James10. More Than Ebony and Ivory: Complexities of sex therapy with interracial relationshipsAnne Mauro11. Cooking Therapeutic Recipes with Two East Indian Couples: Some Convention, a Dash of Rebellion and StirArva Bensaheb12. Sexual Sovereignty and Erotic Survivance: Two-Spirit Sexual Health and VitalityRoger J. Kuhn13. Holy Sex: Using Narrative Therapy and Mindfulness to Address Church Hurt and Embrace the EroticDe-Andrea Blaylock-Johnson14. Queering "Straight" Black Relationships: Navigating Sexual Behavior and Relationships with Black Heterosexual Individuals and Couples in the Southern United StatesMarla Renee Stewart15. Black Polyamory: Exploring the Complexities of Race and Sexual FreedomEricka Burns16. Women of Asian Diaspora and BDSM: Understanding Layers of Identity Impacting Kink Exploration & One Practical StrategyMidori

When a Black, Indigenous, or racialized individual, or relationship works with a sex therapist, a host of cultural circumstances can contribute to intimacy discord and sexual dysfunction. This collection brings together clinicians and educators who share their approaches, bridging sex therapy with a client's relationship to their racial, cultural, and ethnic identity. This essential book aims to enhance therapists' supervisory practices and clinical treatments when working with culturally diverse and marginalized populations, fostering greater understanding and awareness. Innovative tools that integrate the impacts of acculturation, minority status, intersectionality, and minority stress are discussed, with case studies, demonstrations, and critical questions included. This collection is a necessary read for anyone who is training or is an established sex therapist, marriage and family therapist, relationship counsellor, or sexuality educator and consultant.