Therapeutic Treatment Planning for Sex Therapy Using the Sexual Health and Integrative Pleasure (SHIP) Model

Treatment plans are an important, ethical, and often required aspect of clinical care for mental health providers, though in many cases can be inconsistent with the aims of sex therapy. Utilizing the Sexual Health and Integrative Pleasure (SHIP) Model as a conceptual framework, we address often over...

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Published in:Journal of sex & marital therapy Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 629 - 638
Main Authors: Connor, Jennifer Jo, Arenella, Katherine, de Oliveira, Leonor, Evenson, LynAnne, Mark, Kristen P., Newstrom, Nicholas P., Robinson, Beatrice "Bean" E., Vencill, Jennifer A., Girard, Abby
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Routledge 2025
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Adult
Case studies
Clinical medicine
Ethics
Female
Frame analysis
Humans
Interdisciplinary aspects
Intersectionality
Literacy
Male
Medical treatment
Mental health care
Mental health services
Patient Care Planning
Pleasure
Professional practice
Resilience
Sex therapy
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - psychology
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - therapy
Sexual Health
Sexuality
Ships
Therapy
ISSN:0092-623X, 1521-0715, 1521-0715
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Summary:Treatment plans are an important, ethical, and often required aspect of clinical care for mental health providers, though in many cases can be inconsistent with the aims of sex therapy. Utilizing the Sexual Health and Integrative Pleasure (SHIP) Model as a conceptual framework, we address often overlooked treatment planning considerations in sex therapy. Two detailed case studies are used to demonstrate how the SHIP model can be applied in clinical practice via its 5 main components: sexual adaptation and resilience, sexual literacy, relational intimacy, multidisciplinary care, and pleasure-oriented positive sexuality. We also address the role of systemic, intersectional, empirical, lifespan, and biopsychosociocultural approaches in effective sex therapy treatment. With tangible examples for clinicians to directly apply to their sex therapy practice, this paper provides guidance on an important component of clinical care for which many providers have received limited training.
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ISSN:0092-623X
1521-0715
1521-0715
DOI:10.1080/0092623X.2025.2531161