Sexual Intelligence™ Blog
Open Letter To College-Bound Kids About Sex
Some three million young people will head off to college next month for their freshman year. If one of them was my son or my daughter, here’s what I’d want them to know about sex. Parents, feel free to copy and hand this to your teen of any age. Or print and leave it laying […]
Published July 22, 2014
Hobby Lobby Decision Puts Government in the Religion Business
The Supreme Court decision allowing a corporation to exempt itself from the law—in this case the Affordable Care Act—does two very bad things at once: * It privileges religious beliefs over other deeply-held beliefs * It puts government in the business of deciding what are legitimate religions and religious beliefs. We can also bemoan the […]
Published July 2, 2014
Gay Pride—A Reminder
Today is Gay Pride Day. Across the U.S. and many other countries, colorful parades mark the 45th anniversary of the riots around New York’s Stonewall Inn, credited with launching the gay rights movement. The riots were a series of violent reactions to yet another then-completely-legal police raid on gay bars. Today it’s almost impossible to […]
Published June 30, 2014
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Audio Programs for Professionals
Working With Couples: Successful Approaches to Challenging Cases
Working with couples can be an exciting & rich experience. But it often includes repetitive battling with clients; complaints that you don't understand one or both of them; the sense of being watched and judged; and unnecessary treatment failures.
Ask Me Anything
Q: How can I get my object of desire to love me? We have sex together, but she says she isn't ready to commit. What should I do?
Dr. Klein: It is rarely a good idea to try to make someone commit to a relationship. Particularly if you are already having sex, this woman knows you desire her, and knows what you have to offer. She obviously isn't ready to commit, but she is interested enough to have sex periodically. If you can handle the emotional turmoil, allow things to continue as they are. If it is just too painful to have sex with her under these conditions (she might even have other sex partners), explain your difficulty to her and say goodbye.
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Lectures & Seminars
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Issues: Counter-Intuitive Approaches
Whether through desire conflicts, chronic dissatisfaction, affairs, or dysfunctions, sexual issues form a large part of every therapist’s practice. This workshop is for psychotherapists of all backgrounds who wish to understand and influence their clients’ sexual functioning and decision-making. Unfortunately, virtually all of us have grown up in a sex-negative […]
Upcoming Schedule
- Sept.19
- Portland, Oregon
- Power Dynamics in Sexual & Intimate Relationships
- Oregon Psychological Association
- 503/253-9155