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What Are the Most Common Sex Therapy Issues for Women? Sex therapy is designed to help men and women—sometimes individually, sometimes as a couple. It’s meant to help men and women establish healthy sex lives and view sex itself as something healthy and positive, instead of having a skewed or
3 Tips for Making a Commitment to Changes with a Sexual Mismatch Everyone has different desires and needs, especially when it comes to sharing intimacy. Even when you’re sexually mismatched with your partner, it doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed. But, it does mean you both have to work together
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How to Talk to a Partner About Taboo Sexual Desires [without Fear or Shame] Talking about sex with your partner isn’t always easy, even without taboo desires. Even when you open up about sex with someone you love, it makes you vulnerable. When you think the fantasies and desires you
How to Know the Right Time to Come Out as a Poly A polyamorous person is someone who is able to be in a relationship with more than one person at a time. While these relationship structures can reflect your values others might not be accepting. Although our culture has
How to Gain Sexual Confidence by Celebrating Your Wins Whether you struggle with low self-esteem or sexual issues, gaining sexual confidence can feel impossible at times. You’ve likely tried nearly everything to overcome the issues holding you back from intimacy. But success doesn’t usually happen overnight. It’s easy to see
Coming Out as Poly: Why It’s Hard to Tell Others Polyamorous relationships are still considered to be a sexual/relationship minority. That can make it hard to come out to friends, family, or even someone you might want to date. Because of the stereotypes surrounding poly individuals, it’s often hard for
How Somatic Experiencing Can Help You with ED There are many possible causes of erectile dysfunction (ED). A medical condition such as heart disease or high blood pressure often causes ED. Traumatic experiences can also cause sexual dysfunction. However, even when things aren’t traumatic, stress and anxiety can lead to
Watch Out When You See a Therapist Advertise “Treating” Same-Sex Attractions The term same-sex attraction (or SSA) as it is often referred, is often codename for conversion or reparative therapy. If you see this term advertised by a therapist, you need to be very cautious. These practices are often built
Giving Sex Therapy the Time it Needs While working on my dissertation, I interviewed 19 sex therapists about what leads to good sex therapy outcomes versus what doesn’t. There were several factors that emerged from this study. One of the most prevalent factors was patience. Therapists risk rushing too fast,
Good Communication Everywhere Else, but With Sex “We Have Great Communication (But We Don’t Talk About Sex)” I have heard this from so many of the couples who have I have worked with in therapy. This can feel really confusing. You might be able to talk and navigate through most