Introduction to Sexual Therapy

Sexual therapy is a specialised area requiring sensitivity and understanding to help deal with issues about sex. Some couples experience differences in appetite and desires.

Many things play a part in being sexually compatible. Factors such as conditioning experienced growing up with inhibiting moral structures, neglect in education or emotional or sexual abuse in its many manifestations.

Women particularly need to have their emotional needs met before they feel like getting close and feeling passionate . Resentments block the pathway to connectedness. I often say foreplay starts before breakfast.

Talking to a therapist can validate and normalise negative or maladaptive feelings and behaviours, particularly in relation to experiencing oneself as a fully functioning sexual being.

Feeling confident to communicate our needs and develop strategies for open communication is paramount to a healthy and satisfying intimate relationships.
Psychotherapy and hypnotherapy in particular, can be most effective in helping a wide range of issues to do with sex and intimacy.

Here are some broadly described issues that therapy will assist:

• Mismatched libidos
• Loss of attraction.
• Repairing after an affair
• Sexual dysfunction
• Dealing with past trauma or negative conditioning
• Sexual addiction