You might be wondering, should I see a sex therapist?
Maybe you are seeing a therapist already, but don’t feel comfortable bringing up a personal, intimate topic? Or you have, but the conversation isn’t as productive as you would like.
Your sexuality is a part of your humanity. We have 5 aspects of ourselves: our emotional self, our mental self, our spiritual self (define that as you will), and our physical self. Our sexuality intersects all four quadrants. That is what makes it so beautiful, and also complex.
You may have past things you want to work through that impact your connection with your sexual self, such as trauma, shame, bad relationships, etc. Or their may be current things in your life, such as stress, hormones, pain, feeling stuck communicating with your partner, etc that impact your sexual self. Sex therapy can help with all of that.
You may simply have questions and want some education or problem solving. Is this normal? Am I normal? Are we normal? Do other people worry about these same things? How do I want sex when my desire has disappeared? Is something wrong with me?
You are not alone.
Sex therapy is talk therapy, just like any type of psychotherapy. It’s normal to feel unsure or nervous at first, but almost everyone tells me that after one session, they find it’s easier to talk about thing than they were anticipating. It’s just sex! Bodies do what they do.
If you are wondering if seeing a sex therapist would be beneficial for you, drop me an email and we can schedule a complimentary 15 minute phone call to see it’s a right fit for you at info@drchristinamcdowell.com!