The Self of the Mormon Sex Therapist: Strategies for Sex Therapists-in-Training

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present strategies to assist LDS (Mormon) sex therapists-in-training as they work through the anxiety and value conflict of doing sex therapy. This paper outlines the importance of self-of-the-therapist work to assist with this role. It specifically suggests the use of Buber’s philosophy and Bowen family systems theory as a way to approach this important task.

Keywords:

• Cultural issues in family & couples therapy
• family & couples therapy training
• self-of-the-therapist
• sex therapy