This workshop will look at the impact of sexual abuse on men’s sexual self. It will introduce how sexual abuse at different developmental stages (childhood, adolescence and adulthood) can be experienced by the individual and how this can go on to affect their sex lives, how they feel about themselves as sexual beings and how well they are able to access their authentic sexual self.
The workshop will also look at some common sexual behaviours that cause men pain. This includes Outwardly difficult sexual practices, such as sexual compulsiveness, as well as Internally difficult sexual practices, for example, a disconnect from sex.
We’ll end by looking at societal and intersectional issues that prevent male survivors from finding their authentic sexual selves.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- To draw attention to the different impacts of sexual abuse at different developmental stages throughout a man’s lifetime.
- To learn about common sexual behaviours that cause men pain as a result of sexual abuse.
- To think about the impact of oppression and societal stigma on male survivor’s sexual self.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Psychotherapists, counsellors and anyone within the helping professions who encounter male survivors of sexual violence.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Male survivors can be some of the most marginalised people counsellors will work with. Often, an experience of sexual abuse is at the ‘bottom of the iceberg,’ buried underneath anti-social behaviour, sexual compulsiveness, addiction or violence. This workshop will examine men’s sexual self and take a look at how it can be wounded by sexual abuse at different times in a man’s life. It will give attendees a glimpse into the devastating consequences of sexual abuse and start to think about how to work with these often overlooked men.
Course Content
Presenter
Jeremy Sachs is a psychotherapist based in Glasgow. He developed and facilitated groups for male survivors of sexual abuse for 6 years at SurvivorsUK. While there he developed services for trans & non-binary survivors, and boys 13 years upward.
He works with trauma survivors of all genders who have experienced sexual or relational trauma. Outside of the therapy room he develops psychologically informed research participation methodologies. This is often working across different communities, or where participation requires specialised psychologically informed practice or particular ethical awareness. He is an occasional guest lecturer at The Tavistock Relationships on their Psychosexual Psychotherapy diploma and consults with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health on trauma informed practice.
He presents The Trauma Talks podcast, a show that examines different experiences of trauma and how it impacts peoples everyday lives and is a contributing writer to the BACP’s Private Practice Journal, Therapy Today and Happiful Magazine.
He is currently writing a book for Routledge Taylor & Francis on the topic of intersectionality and male survivors of sexual abuse.
