Wendy Maltz, M.S.W., is an internationally recognized psychotherapist and expert on sexuality with more than twenty years of clinical experience addressing sexual and relationship concerns. A frequent lecturer, she is the author of The Sexual Healing Journey (hailed by Harriet Lerner as ''remarkable . . . rare, useful, and encouraging'') and the editor of Passionate Hearts: The Poetry of Sexual Love and Intimate Kisses: The Poetry of Sexual Pleasure. Her work has been featured in New Woman, Cosmopolitan, and many other publications. She is codirector, with her husband, Larry, of Maltz Counseling Associates in Eugene, Oregon. Her website is www.healthysex.com.