Tommy Underhill helps IAPST launch the International Journal of Psychosexual Therapy
TL;DR
The International Association of Psychosexual Therapists launched the International Journal of Psychosexual Therapy in July, with Tommy Underhill as Managing Editor. It is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal that follows COPE ethical guidelines, is indexed on Google Scholar, and is open access for the first year. The post lists the seven articles in the Summer 2025 issue.
In July, the International Association of Psychosexual Therapists successfully launched the International Journal of Psychosexual Therapy, a double-blind, peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing the clinical, theoretical, and empirical understanding of human sexuality and psychosexual therapy. Tommy is the Journal’s Managing Editor and was directly involved in the launch.
The Journal publishes original research articles, clinical case studies, and critical essays that explore the intersection of sexual health, psychological well-being, and therapeutic practice. Emphasizing interdisciplinary scholarship, the Journal welcomes contributions from clinicians, researchers, and educators worldwide who are committed to promoting evidence-based, ethically grounded psychosexual care.
The journal follows ethical publication guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The Summer 2025 issue (https://doi.org/10.64207/2ev5qv60) was published in July and contains seven articles:
- Sytsma: Sexual Desire Types in Married Couples: Frequencies and Correlates in a US Representative Dyadic Sample (https://doi.org/10.64207/12yc8a13)
- Spitzen: Mapping Orientation, Practice, Identification, and Community: The OPIC Model for Affirmative Therapy with Gender, Romantic, and Sexual-Minority (GRSM) Clients (https://doi.org/10.64207/nda6an87)
- Underhill: ADHD Baseline Trauma in Romantic Relationships (https://doi.org/10.64207/x41fc649)
- Fisher et al.: Approaching The Known Perpetual Affair: Couple Therapy Possibilities During Ongoing, Open Infidelity (https://doi.org/10.64207/y9vc7413)
- Kelpe: Sex Under the Influence: Understanding and Healing from Sexualized Drug Use (https://doi.org/10.64207/k87s0r10)
- Jacobson et al.: Faith and Forbidden Feelings: A Brief Report on Religion as a Source of Conflict and Coping Among Minor-Attracted Persons (https://doi.org/10.64207/35v8f494)
- Baydoun: A Proposed Treatment Framework for Orgasmic Disorder in Transgender Men: Integrating Contributions from Affirmative and Intersystemic Sex Therapy (https://doi.org/10.64207/9v7dkw07)
Articles in the Journal are indexed on Google Scholar and are open access for the first year.
