Enjoyable sexual relationships have the power to draw us closer to ourselves, our partner(s), provide natural stress relief, and improve our mood. Maintaining an enjoyable sex life is a delicate balancing act that often involves de-stigmatizing beliefs and creating a safe space to explore our needs. If you're experiencing conflict in your sex life, you've noticed a significant change in you and your partner(s) sex life, or there has been a loss of trust or rupture that is causing anxiety in the bedroom, then sex therapy might be right for you.

What is Sex Therapy and How Can It Help?

Sex therapy deals with the social, emotional, and physical aspects of an individual’s sex life, sexuality, and relationship dynamics. Sex therapy is an opportunity to explore ideas and issues in a safe space without judgement. 

Sex therapy is a process that provides the space to explore genuine desires, fears, worries, blocks, and expectations without judgement. This exploration can lead to an increase in experimentation and a deeper understanding of your partner(s). If you have a mismatch in desires - it can feel like you are speaking a different language. Working with a therapist can help you find common ground and find a foundation for both of your desires to work together and not against one another. Typically, there will be an emphasis on teaching effective communication tactics to address future intimacy issues before they become too complex and convoluted. 

What are Barriers to Connection?

There are countless ways to connect with your partner on a sexual or erotic level. Unfortunately, there are also countless ways to disconnect. Repairing and re imagining your intimate connection is important to maintaining intimacy and pleasure in your relationship. 

Areas often addressed in sex therapy: 

• Infidelity issues

• Desire discrepancies 

• Chronic pain or illness impacting ability to engage in sex

• Unresolved stress or conflict impacting arousal

• Loss of physical attraction to one another

• Shift in home or family dynamics (new baby, older relative moving into home, etc.)

• Time mismanagement

I bring a blend of empathy, openness, and humor to my clients in my sessions. My ultimate goal is to help individuals and intimate partners explore different ways to ignite passion and connect with their own sexuality. There is no topic too taboo and the more honest you are regarding your needs - the closer you can come to getting them met.

As reminder, sex therapy does not involve physical touch, nudity, or sexual behavior between client(s) and the therapist. You may have home assignments that involve touch or nudity, but never in session (or out of session) between therapist and client. Sex therapy does not involve shame or judgment. Sex therapy is based on consent: there is no pressure for you to do anything you are not comfortable with.