The Clinical Depth of Compulsive Sexual Behaviours and Porn-Related Distress with International Expert Silva Neves

The topics of sexual compulsivity and pornography are emotive subjects, shrouded in myths, bringing significant confusion with clinicians and the public. This workshop will help de-mystify those topics, clarify some facts, and offer some nuance to the conversation. This will help clinicians make a more informed assessment with clients who present with compulsive sexual behaviours and porn-related distress, formulate the clinical presentation with the primary lens of sexology, and offer a pluralistic, sex-positive and ethical model of treatment, to help clinicians work with clinical depth. The workshop will be interactive and illustrated with case studies. It will also be an opportunity for practitioners to reflect on their biases and embrace their learning edge.

In this workshop, attendees will learn:

• The pros and cons of porn: based on scientific research
• Porn-related distress: how to make an assessment
• The three phase model working with clients who struggle with compulsive sexual behaviours
• Pluralistic treatment: recommendation of a sex-positive and ethical practice

Bio

Silva Neves is an award-winning, COSRT-accredited and UKCP-registered psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist based in London, UK.

Silva is a member of the editorial board for the leading international journal Sexual and Relationship Therapy.

Silva is the author of three books: Compulsive Sexual Behaviours, A Psycho-Sexual Treatment Guide for Clinicians (Routledge), Sexology: The Basics (Routledge), Sexual Diversity (Karnac).  He co-edited three textbooks: Erotically Queer (Routledge), Relationally Queer (Routledge), Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity Therapy (Routledge). He also edited The Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Compulsivity and Clinical Sexology (Routledge). 

He speaks internationally.

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