This study compared pre-treatment distress and the changes in that distress over the course of therapy between sexual trauma clients and non-sexual trauma clients. Reasons for therapy ending were also examined. Data for this study were collected at 139 university counseling centers. Psychological distress was measured using the Counseling Center…

Young adults are disproportionately affected by negative sexual health outcomes, such as sexually transmitted infections. One strategy for reducing such negative outcomes involves the use of comprehensive sexual health education. As comprehensive sexual health education programmes are adopted, there is a need to evaluate the messaging approaches…

Examined effects of sex and sexual attitude similarity on undergraduates' (N=209) perceptions of a counselor. Subjects gave more positive ratings on a general measure of counselor credibility and on specific measures of confidence in the counselor's ability to help with sexually relevant problems to counselors expressing attitudes similar to the…

Interviewed 13 predoctoral psychology interns about experiences of sexual attraction toward a client. Results indicate that sexual attraction consisted of physical and interpersonal aspects. Therapists believed that they were more invested and attentive than usual to clients to whom they were attracted, but the attraction also introduced distance,…