Sex Therapy
In our busy, stressful world, many couples find it difficult to connect. You may be feeling lonely or frustrated, or you may blame yourself or your partner.
There may be potential reasons why this happens—lack of communication, medical conditions, differing sex drives. It can be scary and difficult to try to sort through it without help.
Most of us long for a relationship of relatedness, flexibility, playfulness and sensitivity, particularly within our sexual experiences. Sex therapy can help you figure out what is standing in the way, so that you can regain your connection. As an integrative and sex positive therapist, I can help you cultivate and attain your vision of yourself and your relationship.
You’re not alone.
Are you bored or unable to talk to your partner about your sex life
Do you want to have more, or enhanced, sex and intimacy?
Do you want to be more comfortable talking wit
your partner about your sexual needs and learning more about theirs?
Do you want to feel connected, in sync and sexy in your relationship?
Sex Therapy can help.
Sex therapy is a form of counselling designed to treat sexual concerns of individuals and couples. It is important to rule out the possibility of these issues being caused by a neurological, medical or physical illness. Sex therapy provides an opportunity to understand sexual health, your thoughts on sexuality and your unique erotic template.
Sexual intimacy is a key component of emotional health and well-being. Unfortunately, not everyone was born knowing how to have great sex - and our culture and education can make it more difficult to sort out what we want.
Comfortable and easy to talk to…
I am a therapist who has helped many people work through layers of shame, insecurities or anxiety in their intimate lives. Clients describe me as personable, as I am sensitive to how difficult it can be to talk to someone about your sex life. I am empathic and skilled at helping you develop your personalized resources for your mind, heart, body, spirit, all-important components when working with sexuality.
Sex Issues I have experience working with individuals and couples include:
“If you go to war with your sexuality, you will lose.”
— Jack Morin
Sexual Health is an important aspect of well-being and life satisfaction for individuals and couples. The World Health Organization defines sexual health as:
…a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled.” (WHO, 2006a)
Most individuals have experienced some sort of rupture in their sexual identity development – whether it is from inadequate sexual education, sexual trauma and stress or other elements that impact a person’s ability to be functional and satisfied with their sexuality. The World Health Organization acknowledges that sexual health cannot be defined, understood or made operational without a broad consideration of sexuality, which underlies important behaviours, expressions and outcomes related to sexual health. The working definition of sexuality is:
Sexuality is an important part of an individual’s experience, being
…a central aspect of being human throughout life encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. Sexuality is experienced and expressed in thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviours, practices, roles and relationships. While sexuality can include all of these dimensions, not all of them are always experienced or expressed. Sexuality is influenced by the interaction of biological, psychological, social, economic, political, cultural, legal, historical, religious and spiritual factors.” (WHO, 2006a)
Clearly, sexuality is complex and multifaceted.
If you are working through issues related to sexuality, I am here for you.
If you are interested in exploring sex therapy as an individual or as a couple, please contact me.