{"product_id":"emdr-therapy-and-sexual-health-a-clinicians-guide-9780826186751","title":"EMDR Therapy and Sexual Health: A Clinician's Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first book to integrate EMDR Therapy treatment of sexual trauma with a focus on helping clients achieve empowered sexual health\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis unique text provides EMDR clinicians with a complete toolkit, assisting sexual trauma survivors in moving from symptomology reduction\/elimination to optimal sexual health and functioning. By integrating sexual health and EMDR Therapy together throughout this innovative book, the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Model is applied to sexual health, with sexual health-related material blended into all eight phases of the EMDR Protocol.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncompassing principles and best practices of current helpful positive sexual health frameworks, including fundamental sex therapy information and sex education models, this first of its kind EMDR Therapy resource disseminates essential information on anatomy, the history of sex research, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and pregnancy related issues, the Dual Control Model of arousal and desire, spontaneous and responsive desire, arousal non-concordance, models of consent for sexual activities, and out of control sexual behaviors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis guide considers the gender experience of trauma for all EMDR Therapy clients, covering challenges, concepts, and helpful strategies for discussing sensitive sexual health matters. It addresses sexual\/affectional orientation, consensual non-monogamy, and how EMDR Therapy can help address the sexual health concerns of erotically marginalized populations. Also covered are matters of aging and spirituality as they impact sexual health. Packed with helpful resources such as questionnaires, guidelines, case examples, charts, cutting-edge diagrams, and anatomy illustrations with non-gendered labels, EMDR therapists will gain the knowledge and confidence they need to facilitate optimal sexual health for the clients in their practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReinforces innovative content with abundant and diverse case studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes first-time publication of two valuable questionnaires: Sexual History Questionnaire and Sexual Styles Survey\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelivers new EMDR Therapy resources for facilitating sexual health--Bubble Boundary and Self-Compassion Container\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a new EMDR Therapy future-oriented resource--Strengthening a Confident and Joyful Sexual Self\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines in-depth sexual\/affectional orientation, relationship status such as consensual non-monogamy, and pregnancy loss\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes helpful, nonjudgmental, and affirming information about the kink\/BDSM population\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of EMDR Therapy and sexual health for individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes important sexual health frameworks and concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes sex-positive resources for further education along with client handouts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaird, Stephanie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Baird, MS, LMHC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephanie has provided therapy, assessment, and educational talks and programs on trauma, self-care, and stress reduction in various mental health settings such as prisons, hospitals, clinics, and private practice since 1999. Her private practice specialties include EMDR Therapy, trauma\/PTSD, sexual health, and treating mental health professionals. She became an EMDRIA Approved Consultant in 2016 and runs monthly EMDR Therapy consultation groups. Stephanie joined the Western Mass EMDRIA Regional Network Board of Directors in 2012, serving as Treasurer and Regional Co-Coordinator until late 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegarding sexual health, Stephanie attended a Sex Therapy Consultation Group at the Northampton Sex Therapy Associates (NSTA) from 2016 through 2019. Most recently she became an OWL (Our Whole Lives) certified sex educator in April 2018, for grades 7 through 12. In March 2019 she became certified to teach the Adult OWL (young adult, adult, and older adult) curriculum. In 2020 she attained her Advancing Clinical Sexuality Excellence certification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephanie loves bringing sex-positive information and sexual health into her EMDR Therapy practice and especially loves bringing clients through healthy sexuality EMDR Future Templates and resources. Furthering her goals of empowered sex-positive and pleasure-positive sexual health education she writes a monthly column called \u003cem\u003eSex Matters\u003c\/em\u003e for the local \u003cem\u003eMontague Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLastly, she has a livelong love of writing from both sides of her brain. This first professional book, \u003cem\u003eEMDR Therapy and Sexual Health: A Clinician's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, very much engaged her right brain. Writing prose and poetry (since her teens) engrosses her left brain. 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