All people in your relationship deserve to have a sense of satisfaction with it’s sexual and physical intimacy.
Sex and physical intimacy can impact and be impacted by many things for a couple. When sex and physical intimacy feel unsatisfying, unimportant, a source of conflict, or a source of pressure, the relationship and the people in it suffer. Sex also means different things to different people, and may meet one partner’s needs differently than another’s.
There’s not a right or wrong way to do sex (as long as it’s consensual). We can talk about your goals, your needs and desires, and how to create a sexually and physically intimate relationship that is satisfying and connecting.
Your concerns or unhappiness with your relationship’s physical and sexual intimacy are always welcome in therapy.
While sex and physical intimacy might feel awkward or vulnerable to discuss with your therapist, I encourage you to bring your concerns about sex and physical intimacy to the therapy room. It is not uncommon that people may avoid discussing this, even in couples and marriage therapy, or think that a sex therapist is the only therapist to address these issues with. However, for many common issues around sexuality and physical intimacy, I am well experienced and competent in supporting clients to those goals.
It’s important to know, however, that I am not a certified sex therapist, and there are some sexual issues that are best addressed with a certified sex therapist, who will have additional, highly specialized training and experience in those issues. I am always happy to help you determine if your sexual concerns are within my scope of expertise.
