Although most of my published research and clinical practice is in
the area of sexual identity, I regularly receive referrals to meet with people who experience conflicts like Sara's.
Not exact matches
Assisting athletes in coping with sport - specific expectations, injury, anxiety, depression, conflict, communication with coaches, social media, alcohol or drug use, game - related pressure,
sexual assault, athletic
identity and other
areas is vital to the personal development
of youth athletes.
Seattle
Area Feline Rescue prohibits discrimination against its employees, volunteers, applicants for employment, and customers or other business associates on the basis
of a person's race, religion, creed, color, sex, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, mental or physical disability,
sexual orientation, gender expression or
identity, military or veteran status, any other characteristic protected by federal and applicable state laws.
In his art Bjarne Melgaard points to problem
areas that have been marginalized by society and which we perhaps prefer not to be confronted with: subcultures such as S&M, Black Metal,
sexual transgressions and abuse, the exploration
of identity and the testing
of the limits
of the body, existential loneliness, suicide, the constant search for love and a sense
of security.
«With the Local Legal Protections feature available on all property details pages on Trulia, homebuyers will know if their prospective new home is in a place where there are laws to prevent discrimination based on
sexual orientation and gender
identity in the
areas of housing, employment, and public accommodations,» Trulia general manager and senior vice president Tim Correia wrote in a blog post announcing the tool.
Her specific
areas of interest include disordered eating,
identity development, self - esteem, relationships, and
sexual issues (affairs, addictions, and more).
A recent review article5 by one
of the leading researchers in the
area, Charlotte Patterson, concluded that the
sexual orientation
of a parent does not significantly influence any major child development issues, including gender development,
sexual orientation, self and
identity development, moral judgment, anxiety, depression, victimization, self - esteem, or use
of controlled substances.
Planned Parenthood Southeast believes in the fundamental right
of each individual, throughout our service
area, to manage his or her fertility, regardless
of the individual's income, marital status, race, ethnicity, gender
identity or expression,
sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or residence.
Areas of clinical specialty include
sexual identity, childhood
sexual abuse, depression, trauma, grief and loss.
SSSHC therapists have years
of experience working in a variety
of areas including: couples therapy; compulsive or obsessive
sexual behavior; difficulties with erection; rapid or delayed ejaculation; loss or lack
of desire and desire discrepancy in the couple relationship; vaginismus (muscle spasms
of the vagina that impede penetration);
sexual pain; gender
identity concerns; issues
of sexual identity and orientation; fetishism;
sexual trauma; paraphilias; polyamory and non-monogamous relationships; sexuality and illness, aging, and / or physical ability; and sex during and post pregnancy, among others.
Additional
areas of focus include suicide ideation recognition, parent and child relationships, youth development, depression, anxiety,
sexual identity, and working with individuals struggling with their faith and mental health.
Some
areas that sex therapy can address are desire discrepancies within a couple, development & deepening
of emotional and
sexual intimacy, arousal and desire concerns, difficulties with climax, emerging
sexual identities, socio - cultural factors associated with sexuality, open relationships, extra-marital affairs & infidelity, diversity
of sexual expression, cybersexuality,
sexual trauma, abuse & rape,
sexual dysfunction such as difficulty establishing or maintaining an erectile and painful sex.
We are already way ahead in this
area, as Article 10
of NAR's Code
of Ethics was amended in 2014 to add
sexual orientation and gender
identity.