Zoë D. Peterson is Associate Professor in the Clinical Psychology Program, and Director of the Sexual Assault Research and Education Program, at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is also a Research Fellow of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction at Indiana University and a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Missouri. She has served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Sex Research and as Consulting Editor of Archives of Sexual Behavior. Her research covers a variety of issues related to sexuality with a particular focus on understanding unwanted and nonconsensual sexual experiences. She also provides clinical supervision to doctoral students, with an emphasis on the treatment of sexual and gender identity concerns. She teaches gender and sexuality courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

• Notes on the Editor viiNotes on the Contributors viiiAcknowledgements xvii1 Introduction 1Zoë D. PetersonSection I Treating Specific Sexual Problems 92 Treating Women’s Sexual Desire and Arousal Problems 11Stephanie Both, Willibrord Weijmar Schultz and Ellen Laan3 Treating Low Sexual Desire in Men 32Stanley E. Althof and Rachel B. Needle4 Treating Men’s Erectile Problems 40Pedro J. Nobre5 Treating Women’s Orgasmic Difficulties 57Kristen M. Carpenter, Kristen Williams and Brett Worly6 Treating Men’s Orgasmic Difficulties 72David L. Rowland and Stewart E. Cooper7 Treating Genital Pain Associated with Sexual Intercourse 98Marta Meana, Evan Fertel and Caroline Maykut8 Treating Hypersexuality 115Joshua B. Grubbs, Jan Paul Hook, Brandon J. Griffin, M. Scott Cushman, Joshua N. Hook and J. Kim Penberthy9 Treating Sexual Offending 129Dianne Berg, Rosemary Munns and Michael Miner10 Treating Lack of Sexual Passion in Relationships 143Laurie B. Mintz, Jackeline Sanchez and Rachel P. HeatherlySection II Theoretical Approaches to Sex Therapy 16311 A Traditional Masters and Johnson Behavioral Approach to Sex Therapy 165Constance Avery‐Clark and Linda Weiner12 A Psychobiosocial Approach to Sex Therapy 190Barry McCarthy and Lana M. Wald13 A Systemic Approach to Sex Therapy 202Katherine Hertlein and Matthew Nelson14 An Existential‐Experiential Approach to Sex Therapy 218Peggy J. Kleinplatz15 A Narrative Therapy Approach to Sex Therapy 231Ron Findlay16 An Emotionally Focused Approach to Sex Therapy 250Sue JohnsonSection III Sex Therapy with Specific Populations 26717 Treating Sexual Problems in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients 269Kenneth M. Cohen and Ritch C. Savin‐Williams18 Treating Sexual Problems in Transgender Clients 291Katherine G. Spencer, Alex Iantaffi and Walter Bockting19 Treating Sexual Problems in Children and Adolescents 306Sharon Lamb and Aleksandra Plocha20 Treating Sexual Problems in Aging Adults 323Jennifer Hillman21 Treating Sexual Problems in Clients with Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities 345Sigmund Hough, John W. DenBoer, Eileen T. Crehan, Melissa T. Stone and Trisha Hicks22 Treating Sexual Problems in Clients with Mental Illness 359Stephanie Buehler23 Treating Sexual Problems in Cancer Patients and Survivors 369Eric S. Zhou and Sharon L. Bober24 Treating Sexual Problems in Survivors of Sexual Trauma 389Kathryn Hall25 Treating Sexual Problems in Clients from Conservative Protestant and Catholic Backgrounds 407Tommy E. Turner26 Treating Sexual Problems in Clients who Practice “Kink” 420Margaret Nichols and James P. FedorSection IV Future Directions in Sex Therapy 43527 Mindfulness in Sex Therapy 437Meg-John Barker28 Integrating Sexual Partners into Pharmacological Sex Therapy 453Helen M. Conaglen and John V. Conaglen29 Self‐Help and Biblio‐Sex Therapy 468Jacques J. D. M. van Lankveld30 Internet‐Based Sex Therapy