This chapter discusses case studies where, in the name of treating a woman’s sexual disinterest/resistance, she is not etherized, overpowered, or pressured. Instead, she is taught how to become more attuned to her own feelings, to her own “authentic self.” In this chapter, we see how power in sex therapy sometimes operates more like a velvet glove than a mailed fist. We see how sex therapists sometimes operate with the understanding that a sexually disinterested woman may desire sex more if she feels she has the power to refuse. Thus conceived, sex therapy sometimes appears to support a woman’s autonomy and empowerment, yet, paradoxically, the normal conclusion of these cases is that the sexually disinterested/resistant woman becomes less resistant and more sexually compliant.