MeToo-Informed Therapy

Any clinician or educator working with sincere, confused men left bewildered and concerned needs this book. Anyone working with the myriads of women who have been harassed or molested needs this book. Anyone looking at the impact of inappropriate behavior on families and on the culture-in a word, anyone who takes the #MeToo groundswell seriously should read this engaging, well thought-out guide to today's sexually perplexed. An essential addition to the field. -- Terry Real, LICSW, author of The New Rules of Marriage David Wexler and Holly Sweet courageously explore the severity continuum (less harmful/noncriminal to very harmful/criminal) that underlies sexual misconduct, drawing implications for counseling women and men. They skillfully describe the sociocultural contexts (e.g., gender role norms, societal power structures) that create and impact the perpetrators and victims whose experiences fall on the noncriminal end of the continuum. Grounded in this sociocultural analysis, their case studies impart important insights for connecting with these men and for helping them challenge their internalized gender role norms and associated behaviors. This book also examines how men's and women's lives intersect around sexual misconduct issues and how they can work together to reduce societal sexism. Wexler and Sweet apply their combined decades of counseling to create a must-read resource for all therapists who work with men and men's issues. -- Pam Remer, PhD, Counseling Psychology, Emerita Faculty, University of Kentucky, Licensed Counseling Psychologist, Commonwealth of Kentucky, author Feminist Perspectives in Therapy In the rapidly growing culture of the #MeToo environment, the nuances and complexities of the issues on both sides of #MeToo circumstances, genders, and treatment issues have never been more critical than they are right now. Our society is at an apex with this issue that education can help correct patterns of behavior that have harmed so many and help heal survivors and uninformed offenders as well. But to do that, we have to understand the differentiation in offenders-their typologies and motivations, the insidious ways that this malady has hidden in our spoken and unspoken beliefs. Change IS here, and as brave victims step forward with more disclosures, we have to steer this climate towards education and healing in which this book is our template and guide. -- Sandra L. Brown, M.A., author of Women Who Love Psychopaths, Counseling Victims of Violence, and How to Spot a Dangerous Man Before You Get Inv This timely resource informs psychotherapists that #youtoo are responsible to learn the continuum of sexual misconduct that has been too often avoided within our clinical settings. A plethora of diverse clinical examples along with many specific suggestions provide a solid foundation for improving the mental, physical, gender and sexual health of our clients. -- Douglas Braun-Harvey, MFT, CST, The Harvey Institute, coauthor of Treating Out of Control Sexual Behavior