The analyst's sexual subjectivity is not only a source of vital information to be distilled privately but also the wellspring for effecting change, especially in those patients who see in their sexual selves essential aspects of their being. To engage these aspects of the patient, this article argues that the female analyst must also allow her own erotic response, including attendant emotions, to become available for discourse with the patient. Clinical illustrations provide a perspective from a female clinician in a primarily heterosexual position with male patients.