Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together »

Tammy Nelson, MS, ATR, LADC, LPC, CIT, is a licensed psychotherapist with almost 20 years of experience working with individuals and couples. In her practice she works with couples to increase the passion in their relationships and re-sexualize relationships through communication and fantasy. Tammy is the founder and executive director of the Center for Healing & Recovery in Ridgefield and Norwalk, Connecticut.

A proven couples counseling method applied to sex for the very first time.

Communication problems can erode a relationship in and out of the bedroom. This guide takes a proven communication method, which has been used to counsel millions of couples, and applies it to sex for the very first time. The Imago Relationship Therapy, which was pioneered by Harville Hendrix in the national bestseller and self-help classic Getting the Love You Want, shows readers how to understand and build trust with their partners through a unique form of dialogue.

Getting the Sex You Want teaches readers how to build sexual communication skills quickly and connect with their partner in a new way. Readers learn exercises that enable them to communicate their sexual needs and desires, get past old issues, and revive passion in their relationship.

Introduction     7
Long-Term Passion Starts with Early Communication     9
How to Bring Back the Sex You Want-The Next Steps     29
Adding Risk to Your Relationship     45
The Payoff of Sexual Empathy: Passionate Closeness     77
Bridging the Sexual Communication Gap     87
Moving from Sexual Curiosity to Erotic Action     109
How to be Sensually Generous     151
Use Sexual Anatomy Knowledge to Improve Your Sex Life     183
A Lifetime of Passion     206
Acknowledgments     221
About the Author     221
Index     222