Sex therapy is a specialized form of psychotherapy focused on sexuality, sexual functioning, pleasure, intimacy and sexual health.
A trained sex therapist understands both psychology and sexuality.
That matters because sexual concerns rarely fit neatly into one category.
An erection difficulty may involve blood flow, medication, anxiety and relationship pressure.
Low desire may involve hormones, exhaustion, resentment, depression, boredom, parenting, pain or the kind of sex you are being asked to have.
Painful sex may begin physically and eventually create fear, avoidance and relationship strain.
Difficulty reaching orgasm may involve anatomy, stimulation, attention, medication, anxiety, sexual learning or pressure.
Sex therapy looks at the whole picture.
Body. Mind. Relationship. History. Culture. Context. Pleasure.
Sex therapy itself is talk therapy. Nothing sexual happens between you and your therapist. Depending on your goals, you may be given educational information or exercises to practice privately by yourself or with a consenting partner.
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