Sex Therapy
Inclusive Support
For centuries, sex has been shamed, curated, and weaponized. Most adults reflect at minimum embarrassment, a lack of basic and comprehensive sex education, and disconnection from the intimacy they crave. Many still report a history of sexual trauma or harassment, pain or panic during sex, objectification, distressing sexual behaviors, body insecurity, social ostracization, and sex as a means of duty or obligation. As a result of cycles of shut down, repression, and dissociation, adults present in our office as uncertain what they desire and often fearful of integrating their sexual self. Sex therapy offers you a chance to work with therapists who hold advanced training in treating sexual concerns and identifying barriers to pleasure in order to unlock the sex life you deserve. We are here to help you reclaim your sexual needs and explore intimacy in order to experience radical self love and a deeper connection with your own body and your partner or partners of choice. We’ll deconstruct internalized myths and norms and open the door for compassionate inquiry around who you truly are and how to share that with others or embody that within yourself.
Compassionate care you can trust
Queer, trans, and fluid sex: In adulthood or coming out later in life
Unlearning and recovering from purity culture or high demand religion
Negotiating consensual nonmonogamy
Sober sex and in recovery
Sex alongside anxiety, depression, or other mental illness
Arousal/ desire discrepancy
Difficulty with or inability to orgasm
Pain or discomfort during sex
Sexual trauma history or history of sex for obligation within relationship
Distressing or hurtful sexual behaviors
Sex while chronically ill, recovering from cancer, or with other medical symptoms
Integrating kink or non-monogamy into a relationship
Erectile functioning
Disembodiment or fatigue from stress, body image struggles, high touch developmental periods of parenting, or emotional disconnection in relationship
Sex across a lifespan and with aging
So, what is sex therapy?
Great question! Sex therapy is talk therapy, addressing concerns specific to sex and sexuality. Most of our interventions are skills based, but we can certainly dig deeper if we find that there are roots in addition to or outside of sex. This work can be done individually or with a partner/group. Sex therapists hold a higher level of training and expertise in treating sexual health issues and work closely with local referral sources, to support a holistic approach to your care. Our team has been certified by and/or aligns with the core values and mission of AASECT. Read more here about the related AASECT position statements.