Why Should You See A Sex Therapist?

Have you ever had a problematic intimate experience with your partner? Do you get turned off easily, no matter what you try? Does your partner not find you appealing anymore?

If you experience any of these or more, You might need to see a Sex Therapist.

Sex is not trivial when it comes to romantic relationships. It is essential to understand that there is so much more to sex than going at it.

Couples are usually expected to have a conversation about their intimate lifestyle or ask each other questions.

Sex Therapy is a field of Therapy whereby a client or two address and confront emotional, physical, spiritual, and psychological matters in their sexual life or health.

A Sex Therapist comes in to listen, guide, and provide plausible solutions to a person or couple’s sex life that may be failing.

Sex Therapists are professionally equipped to attend to these matters, mainly to ensure that couples achieve their goals, whether or not it is sexual.

It is good to meet with a therapist when dealing with any issue, but when it comes to sex, it is best to meet with a Sex Therapist. This is because Sex Therapists can address Sexual Dysfunctions that basic Therapists, General Practitioners, or Healthcare professionals might be unable to manage.

Sexual Dysfunctions are challenges a person or couple may face sexually; it is also prone to cause problems in a couple’s romantic or marital relationship. It could be associated with their sexual, reproductive, or mental health. These factors guarantee a healthy or fulfilling sex life, which couples desire.

Some of these Sexual Dysfunctions are:

• Stress or Excess Fatigue
• Difficulty with Orgasm
• Low Self-Esteem/Confidence
• Poor Sexual drive or desire.
• Sexual Frustration
• Sexual Dysfunction
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Poor Sexual response
• Fertility issues
• Low Libido
• Sex Addiction

What Happens In Sex Therapy?

Sex therapy is a type of talk therapy. If they decide to go as partners, the client or clients meet with the Sex Therapist to discuss their sexual challenges or dysfunctions. The Sex Therapist would be the guide to help you achieve your sexual or intimate goals through discussions.

These discussions could be centered on the Physical/Sexual or Psychological matter of the client(s). It could also be both of such issues or more.

Usually, couples who wish to go into Sex Therapy would have to meet with the Sex Therapist individually before meeting as a couple for a session. This is because the Sex Therapist would need to properly assess the situation with the clients as individuals before they have sessions together.

Some clients would prefer to have only individual sessions, but it is advised for such clients to invite their partner, especially if their challenges or case involves or affects their partner.

Sex Therapists are professionally trained to assist clients with their feelings and concerns concerning their sexual or psychological challenges. Therefore they have measures, tools, and activities they would give their clients to exercise.

Sex Therapists are also disciplined in keeping their sessions confidential. The sessions could last from 30 minutes to 1 hour at most. The sessions could also be as frequent as once a week or twice a month, based on the Sex Therapists conclusion on how regular or not the sessions should be. This is also because clients need time to exercise the activities or recommendations given to them by their Sex Therapist for progress.

There are also cases where clients need to see a Sex Therapist based on Sexual Trauma that tends to cause some of their Sexual Dysfunctions. Sexual Trauma can be described as the victimization of an individual by Sexual Assault, Violence, Rape, or Abuse. These Sexual traumas can affect the performance of a client physically, sexually, and psychologically, hence the need to visit a Sex Therapist.

There are many other issues that clients experience that are specifically for the attention of a Sex Therapist. Whatever the situation you may have, Sexually or Psychologically, Sex Therapists are available to help address the challenges and improve the situation.

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