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Barry McCarthy's blog
Barry McCarthy has started a blog on the Psychology Today website called What's Your Sexual Style?
Podcast Interviews with Barry McCarthy
BehaviorTherapist.com has an interview with Barry McCarthy in the latest episode of their podcast. The interview and accompanying notes can be found on BehaviorTherapist.com.
Personal Life Media has an interview with Barry McCarthy in episode 78 of its podcast. A full transcription of the interview (as well as options to listen to the audio version and subscribe to the podcast) can be found on the Personal Life Media site.
Winner of the 2009 Smart Marriages® Impact Award
Discovering Your Couple Sexual Style: Sharing Desire, Pleasure, and Satisfaction
Think all sex should be earth shattering? The quality of most couple sex doesn't measure up to the much distorted image of the perfect romantic love/passionate sex encounter portrayed in popular culture. In Discovering Your Couple Sexual Style: Sharing Desire, Pleasure, and Satisfaction, renowned marital and sex therapist Barry McCarthy and his wife Emily McCarthy urge couples to ignore what they see on TV, in books, or online, and discover their own unique sexual style.
The McCarthys offer three guidelines for sexual satisfaction: Develop positive, realistic sexual expectations; explore sensual and sexual options; and communicate sexual desires. With this foundation, couples can take a straightforward survey to determine which of four couple sexual styles best fits their relationship. An understanding of couple sexual styles can play a vibrant role in energizing a couple's bond and contribute to a satisfying relationship that integrates intimacy and eroticism.
Based on three years of research and treating more than 4,000 individuals and couples, Discovering Your Couple Sexual Style provides information, guidelines, exercises, and case studies that will help readers find their own sexual voice and develop a mutually satisfying sexual style.
About Barry McCarthy
Barry McCarthy, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at American University and a certified sex and marital therapist.
He practices individual, couple, and sex therapy at the Washington Psychological Center.
Dr. McCarthy has published over 75 professional articles and 20 book chapters, and has written 12 books for the lay public on relational and sexual topics. In addition, he has presented over 300 workshops nationally and internationally.
Dr. McCarthy is a member of the American Psychological Association, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Society for Sex Therapy and Research, and the Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies.