The Quick-Reference Guide to Sexuality & Relationship Counseling

by Dr. Tim Clinton, Dr. Mark Laaser

Overview

One of the foremost counseling needs in our day is help with sexuality and relationship issues. But sometimes those who are faced with helping the hurting could use a little more information about the problems that people bring to them. The Quick-Reference Guide to Sexuality and Relationship Counseling provides the answers. It is an A-Z guide for assisting people-helpers—pastors, professional counselors, youth workers, and everyday believers—to easily access a full array of information to aid them in (formal and informal) counseling situations. Each of the 40 topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies: 1) typical symptoms and patterns, 2) definitions and key thoughts, 3) questions to ask, 4) directions for the conversation, 5) action steps, 6) biblical insights, 7) prayer starters, and 8) recommended resources.

About the series
The Quick-Reference Guides are A-Z guides that assist people-helpers—pastors, professional counselors, youth workers, and everyday believers—to easily access a full array of information to aid them in (formal and informal) counseling situations. Each of the forty topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies: 1) typical symptoms and patterns, 2) definitions and key thoughts, 3) questions to ask, 4) directions for the conversation, 5) action steps, 6) biblical insights, 7) prayer starters, and 8) recommended resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801072369
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/01/2010
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	879,941
Product dimensions:	10.02(w) x 7.02(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Tim Clinton (EdD, The College of William and Mary) is president of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), executive director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies, professor of counseling and pastoral care at Liberty University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and a licensed professional counselor. He's the author or editor of more than fifteen books.

Mark Laaser (1960-2019) was an internationally known speaker and the author of several books, including Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction. He and his wife, Debbie, were the founders of Faithful and True Ministries and the Laaser Center for the Family counseling center based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

Part 1 Sex and Relationships

1 Sexual Intimacy and Delight 16

2 Sexual Desire and Expectations 23

3 Threats to Sexual Intimacy 30

4 Increasing Sexual Satisfaction 36

5 Stress and Sex 43

6 Birth Control and Reproduction 50

7 Infertility 61

Part 2 Sexual Problems and Relationship Challenges

8 Low Sexual Desire 70

9 Orgasmic Disorders 77

10 Premature Ejaculation 82

11 Sexual Arousal Disorder 88

12 Sexual Pain Disorder 94

13 Masturbation and Self-Sex 100

14 Oral Sex 105

15 Anal Sex 110

16 Sexually Transmitted Diseases 115

17 HIV Transmission and AIDS 120

18 Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse 127

19 Infidelity and Affairs 135

20 Forgiveness and Rebuilding Trust 143

Part 3 Sexual Addiction and Deviance

21 Sex and Romance Addiction 150

22 Pornography 157

23 Polyamory and Group Sex 166

24 Exhibitionism and Voyeurism 171

25 Fetishism 177

26 Frotteurism 182

27 Sadism and Masochism 188

28 Sexual Violence and Rape 195

29 Prostitution and Sexual Exploitation 202

30 Pedophilia 209

31 Sexual Harassment 215

Part 4 Gender Identity Issues

32 Homosexuality 224

33 Gender Identity Disorder 231

34 Transvestic Fetishism 237

Part 5 Sexual Issues in Parenting and Family Life

35 Raising Sexually Healthy Children 244

36 Sexually Active Kids and Teens 249

37 Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting 257

38 Incest 264

39 Singles and Sexuality 271

40 Elder Sex 278

Notes 285