The Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions - Introduction

Modern Sex Therapy

William H. Masters (1915-2001) Virginia Johnson (1925-)

Masters and Johnson established a clinic for sexual therapy, and their success soon encouraged others to follow their example. Masters and Johnson also pioneered the male/female "dual team" of therapists and treated couples rather than individuals. These couples were either husband or wife or single men and women who brought along their (heterosexual or homosexual) partners. These and many other features of Masters' and Johnson's approach have, in the meantime, been copied widely. Today, there are many competent sex therapists in many countries. Unfortunately, at the present time there are also still many unqualified people who call themselves sex therapists and who exploit their clients doing more harm than good.
It is to be hoped, therefore, that in the future sex therapy will become a licensed profession. In this important field, nobody should be allowed to practice without having demonstrated the necessary knowledge and experience.

The following course segments briefly describe the most common modern diagnostic procedures and treatments.