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The Kort Report
February 2011
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I am going to offer a teleseries to therapists and non-therapists on the popular teleclasses I have done on the topic os sexual desires, fantasies and behaviors. I receive many emails and clients coming to me having discovered something they found on the internet that has intrigued them but that may be taboo or disturbing to them and want to know why they are aroused by it. I have been successful most of the time in helping someone understand the nonsexual meanings as to why they are aroused by what they are watching or thinking about.
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Greetings!
I want to welcome all new subscribers of the Kort Report and thank the rest of you for continuing to enjoy and support my work.
I hope you like the new look and the new name of my email newsletter the Kort Report, formerly Kort's Korner. This is the beginning of some changes I have coming up this year for my practice. For years I have wanted people to feel good about their relationships and sexuality and I am moving forward hiring staff to help me help those who need it in these areas.
I am excited to be going to London, England to offer my workshops for gay and lesbian couples and gay and bisexual males who are partnered or single.
I am writing for a popular magazine for gay men in the UK called, "Attitude", in which I answer questions from gay men about their lives.
I am always open to feedback about ideas you would like to hear about as well as your thoughts about anything I write about.
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Getting The Love You Want Weekend Workshop for Couples
I am offering two workshops in the next few months.
The first is March 5 & 6, 2011 in Royal Oak, Michigan for all couples straight, gay and lesbian.
The second is May 7 & 8, 2001 in London, England for Gay and Lesbian couples.
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Workshop for Gay and Bisexual Men
Also while in London, England I will be doing a workshop for gay and bisexual men on sex, love and intimacy. There will be two 3 hour workshops so that if people work during the day they can still make the same presentation in the evening.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
10 AM - 1 PM OR 7PM - 10PM
Location: Beauchamp Lodge, 2 Warwick Crescent, London W2 6NE, UK.Read More
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Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
 I will be presenting again this year at the Symposium
1. Treating Straight and Gay Couples: What's the Difference?
2. Erotic Logic: Understanding the Origin and Meaning of Sexual Practices
3. Depathologizing Porn: When Is It an Addiction? Read More |
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No Strings Attached. Just Sex. Can It Work?
Originally printed 1/27/2011 (Issue 1904 - Between The Lines News)
Two movies this year - "No Strings Attached," out now, and "Friends with Benefits," releasing this summer and starring "Black Swan" actress Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake - explore the hook-up dynamic, where sex is simply sex and nothing else. But do they work? Are they - assuming there aren't more Skeletors in the area - dangerous?
Nationally known psychotherapist and author Joe Kort, who practices in Royal Oak, is all for them. "People are seeing what people used to do didn't work, and they're making up their own rules," Kort says. "They're like, 'This works for me better than what should work for me.' They're getting rid of the 'should.'
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Women's Therapy Group
at Joe Kort, Ph.D. & Associates
SPACE AVAILABLE!
So much has been written about men and their sexual acting out and so little has been written about the female partners left in the wake of discovering their husband's or boyfriends porn or affairs. I hear all the time from these women things like, "Finding him with porn was like discovering him in bed with another woman" and "It is years later and my husband's affair still feels like yesterday!"
These are the statements I hear women say all the time. Women deserve a safe space to talk about all of their feelings and emotions regarding their relationships and the rest of their lives. This group focuses on any issue a woman needs to address including those stated here. Read More
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I am considering doing a teleseminar on the very popular teleclass I have done over the last two years titled, "Why Does That Arouse Me?" I am interested in knowing if you would be interested? If so what would you like the class to focus on if you would take it? You can tell me your ideas at my blog by clicking here.
All sexual fantasies are healthy. There are some that should never be acted on because they might be putting the person who has them or someone else at risk. I don't believe there's any pathology in our sexual fantasies or desires. Instead, I see them as a positive story about ourselves that's trying to be told. Learning what the nonsexual meanings of our fantasies are can be very helpful.
For example, you might have a fantasy of being dominated and spanked. There's nothing wrong with that fantasy and there's nothing wrong with doing it. But what I want to help someone do is explore why they have that fantasy from a positive perspective and not necessarily pathologize it. Not in a negative way but in a positive way. What does that mean about you?" Dr. Kort learned the benefit of helping people explore the origins of their fantasies through years of work with men who are addicted to sex and from those who have been sexually abused. By "cracking the erotic code" and learning the narrative of what the sexual desires mean can help you feel better about your sexuality and learn more about yourself.
Learn the hidden meanings behind what turns you on.
Fee: $15.00 Click here to purchase the audio. You will then receive the password to the page for download in an email.
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Love is a feeling, followed by a decision, followed by a behavior
--Maya Kollman, Imago Therapist and Trainer
Warmly, 
Joe Kort, Ph.D.
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Joe Kort, Ph.D, MA, LMSW, ACSW
25600 Woodward Ave | Suite 218 | Royal Oak, MI | 48067
248.399.7317 | joekort@joekort.com
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