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How should we proceed when clients bring sexually related issues to therapy? What conditions should we be aware of, and which related services and specialist therapists might we refer to? In the second part of her blog series, psychosexual therapist, supervisor and author Cate Campbell discusses the assessment and referral process, including knowledge of the ‘sexual dysfunctions’ described in the DSM – and the importance of ascertaining our client’s own hopes for therapy.

What particular dilemmas might we encounter, and what unconscious pressures might we experience, when working with individual clients on their relationship difficulties? In the final part of her series, couples therapist, psychoanalytic psychotherapist and author Anne Power reflects on some common quandaries, including abusive relationships, partners who are critical of the therapy, and a pull towards psycho-education.