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What is Intimacy/Sex Coaching? According to Patti Britton, a pioneer in the field:

Generally conducted with couples, but also individual sessions are available depending on a clients relationship to sex and intimacy.

“Sex coaching is a mix of these elements: Personalized sexuality information and education, redirective cognitive processes and mental reframing, emotional balancing, intuitive guidance, behavioral training, and resources and referrals.”

Through a systematic examination of the factors in a client’s life that have been blocking their access to arousal, and a supportive exploration of your unique turn-ons, clients can restore their sex drives. An intimacy coaches can help clients reconnect to bodes, self- esteem and desire.
Couples Intimacy Coaching

Do you want new ways to communicate your desires to your partner? Do you want more pleasure or better sex? A private coaching session might be for you. Sessions are available for individuals, couples, or other relationship configurations.

A coaching session with a partner is an opportunity to learn new ways to communicate, and new ways to touch. These sessions may be entirely talk based or may include time for you and your partner to practice what you’re learning.

Talk based sessions can include topics such as exploring new relationship styles (like non-monogamy or kink) or may explore sexual issues such as mismatched desire. Intimacy coaching can show you ways to communicate, so that both parties feel heard and understood.

Touch based sessions sessions typically take place in the clients own space or the coaches private space. A coach is a guide and an educator as you and your partner explore new ways to touch each other. These sessions can be profoundly transformative.

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Resources

Books and Articles
Surrogate Partner Therapy Bibliography

Abrams, P. (1979). The use of a “surrogate” partner in the treatment of single males with sexual dysfucntions. Unpublished masters thesis, Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco.

Aloni, R., Dangui, N., Ulman, UY. Lia, N. (1994). A model for Surrogate Therapy in a RehabilitationCenter. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 7(2), 141-151.

Aloni, R. R., & Heruite, R.J.(2009). Ethical issues concerning surrogate assisted sex therapy. Harefuah 149 (9). 615-9. 657, 656.

Apfelbaum, B. (1977). The myth of the surrogate. J of Sex Research, 13 (4), 238-249.

Apfelbaum, B. (1984). The ego-analytic approach to individual body-work sex therapy: Five case examples. Journal of Sex Research, 20 (1), 44-70.

Ben‐Zion, I., Rothschild, S., Chudakov, B., & Aloni, R. (2007). Surrogate versus couple therapy in vaginismus. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 4(3), 728-733.

Blanchard, V. (1997, Feb.) The IPSA Process of Working With Surrogate Partners. Course at the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco.

Blanchard, V. (1998, August). Clients’ Relationship to Pornography. Paper presented at the World Conference on Pornography, California State University Northridge.

Blanchard, V. (1999). An interview with Vena Blanchard. http://www.sexuality.org/vena99.html

Blanchard, V. (2000, April). Understanding Erotic Inhibition. Paper presented at Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Western Region Conference, San Diego, California.

Blanchard, V. (2001, March). The Tapestry of Surrogate Partner Therapy. San Diego Therapist. San Diego Chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, San Diego, California.

Blanchard, V., & McCombs, M. (2001, April). Self Actualization in Surrogate Partner Therapy: Case Studies of Transformational Intimacy. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Western Region Conference, Costa Mesa, California.

Blanchard, V. (2001, May). Five Clinicians and a Client. Symposium on female sexual dysfunction presented at American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists Conference, San Francisco, California.

Blanchard, V. (2001, November). Intimacy-Focused Surrogate Partner Therapy. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Conference, San Diego, California.

Blanchard, V. (2002, May). Intimacy-Focused Surrogate Partner Therapy. Presentation at the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists in Miami, Florida

Cole, M. (1977). The aetiology and treatment of sex disorders: The socio-sexual parameters of a male patient sample and the results of a programme using surrogate partner therapy. British Assoc. of Behavioural Psychology (B.A.B.P.) bulletin, 5 (1), January 1977, pp 2-3.

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Crenshaw T.L. (1985). The sexual aversion syndrome. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 11(4), 285-92.

Dannacher, L.A., (1986). Self-concept and sexual adjustment of female partner surrogates. Dissertation abstracts international, Vol 46 (11-B), May 1986, 4007-4008.

Dauw, D.C. (1988). Evaluating the effectiveness of the SECS surrogate-assisted sex therapy model. Journal of Sex Research 24, 269-275.

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Gilbert, S.D. (1975). The female sexual partner surrogate as an emerging member of the mental health team. Dissertation Abstracts International, vol. 36 (6-B) December 1975, pp. 3002-3003.

Gray, P.J (1986). Female sex surrogates: Their personal sexual behavior and attitudes. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, California.

Greene, S. (1977). Resisting the Pressure to become a surrogate: A case study. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 3(1), 40-49.

Hall, J.E., & Hare-Muston, R.T. (1983). Sanctions and the diversity of ethical complaints against psychologists. Questions regarding three contemporary ethical dilemmas: bartering, use of sexual surrogates, use of collection agencies. American Psychologist, 38 (6), 714-729.

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Johnston, D.R. (1978). Some current practices in sex therapy with surrogate partners. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles.

Kaplan, H.S. (1974). The New Sex Therapy. Active Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions. New York: Brunner/Mazel and Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Co.

Kaplan H.S. (1988, April). Intimacy disorders and sexual panic states. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy,14(1), 3-12.

Kaplan H.S. (1988, October). Anxiety and sexual dysfunction. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 49(Suppl), 21-25

Kaplan H.S., Fyer A.J., & Novick A. (1982). The treatment of sexual phobias: the combined use of antipanic medication and sex therapy. J Sex Marital Therapy, 8(1),3-28.

Kaye, S. (2000). Surrogate Treatment: A case study of male clients and surrogacy coaching. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco).

Kilmann, P. R., Boland, J. P., Norton, S. P., Davidson, E., & Caid, C. (1986). Perspectives of sex therapy outcome: A survey of AASECT providers. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 12(2), 116-138.

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