1st Edition
How Psychotherapy Helps Us Understand Sexual Relationships Insights from the Consulting Room
Preface; 1. It all begins in childhood; 2. Big changes, entrenched attitudes; 3. What have parents got to do with our sexual relationships?; 4. Love and attachment and why they matter; 5. On women, their fathers, and forbidden love; 6. Affectionate love and lasting sexual desire: Can we have both?; 7. On pornography, prostitutes and sex addiction; 8. On women’s misogyny and self-hatred; 9. On passion, envy, rage and hate; Afterword; References
Biography
Cherry Potter is a UKCP-registered psychotherapist, group analyst and couple therapist. She was formerly a writer and film school lecturer, and she has run screenwriting workshops in many countries. She has published three books and many articles about film, culture and relationships. She sees clients at her private practice in Brighton.
"What strikes me is Cherry Potter’s openness, how engaging her book is and how much I identify with it. I’ve no doubt this will be a great book for therapists as well as for people struggling to understand their own sexuality. But I suspect its real value will be for encouraging people to be as honest with themselves as Cherry Potter has been." Philippa Perry, Psychotherapist, Author, Presenter of Sex Lies and Lovebites: The Agony Aunt Story (BBC Four), The Great British Sex Survey (Channel 4) and others
"Her writing style is accessible and her knowledge of psycho-analytic theory obvious. I recommend it widely." Paula Hall, UKCP Accredited Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapist, Founder and Clinical Director of the Laurel Centre, Author, Sex Addiction: A Guide for Couples and Those Who Help Them
