Expanding the Types of Clients Receiving Sex Therapy and Sexual Health Services.

The provision of sex therapy primarily occurs for middle-class couples by middle-class clinicians. This conceptual/clinical article advocates for sex therapy approaches that better meet the needs of individuals and couples within a broader socioeconomic range, and includes two case studies as examples. Every couple, regardless of socioeconomic status, deserves first-class sex therapy that helps establish a satisfying, secure, and sexual relationship from an empathic, respectful clinician who remains sensitive to specific vulnerabilities and challenges related to economic and social class factors.