The Mind-Body Connection: Couples, Sex, and Somatic Therapy
- Discover how to engage the parasympathetic nervous system at the beginning of every session
- Techniques and tips for settling the nervous system
- Structuring conversation to keep the parasympathetic system engaged
- Tracking the body for subtle signs of nervous system activation
- How the language of the body can be used as a resource for therapeutic inquiry
≫ Click here to download a chapter from Integrative Sex and Couples Therapy: A Therapist's Guide to New and Innovative Approaches written by Deborah Fox and edited by Tammy Nelson. ≪
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Deborah Fox, MSW, is part of the online summit: Integrating the Body in Psychotherapy. Fox is presenting on Somatic Interventions in Couples Therapy.
Featuring new approaches combining sex therapy and relationship counseling, Integrative Sex & Couples Therapy brings treatment skills into practice, with real-world experiences, interventions, techniques, strategies, and case examples.
Deborah J Fox, MSW, is a certified imago relationship therapist and certified sex therapist in private practice in Washington, DC. She offers individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, as well as clinical consultation. Deborah conducts seminars and consultation groups on couples therapy and sex therapy. She has presented on these subjects at the Washington School of Psychiatry, the Greater Washington Society of Clinical Social Workers, the Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, and the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute and at the 2018 international Imago Relationship Therapy conference. She has studied Somatic Experiencing and wrote the chapter, "The Mind Body Connection: Sex, Couples and Somatic Therapy" in Integrative Sex and Couples Therapy, by Tammy Nelson, Phd. She is passionate about taking couples therapy to a deeper emotional level and enabling greater intimacy and satisfaction.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Deborah Fox maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Deborah Fox has no non-financial relationships.
