What is Sex Therapy?
Sex therapy is a specialized area within psychotherapy that focuses on addressing the emotional, psychological, and physical aspects of sexual well-being and relationships. It is a type of talk therapy that provides a supportive and professional space to explore concerns related to intimacy, desire, function, and overall sexual health.
Sex therapy at BRIA includes four key components:
- Comprehensive assessment – Understanding your concerns, history, and goals.
- Collaborative treatment planning – Exploring personalized strategies that align with your goals and values.
- Self-reflection & cognitive/emotional processing – Exploring thoughts, emotions, and patterns that may be impacting your sexual well-being.
- Homework exercises & medical collaboration (if applicable) – Integrating strategies into your daily life and working alongside medical or physical health professionals when needed.
What Can Sex Therapy Help With?
Sex Therapy can help individuals and couples at all stages of life and with many concerns:
- Perimenopause, menopause, and sexual well-being
- Navigating challenges with infertility
- Pregnancy, postpartum, and perinatal loss
- Navigating orgasm difficulties
- Treating painful sex (e.g., vaginismus, vulvodynia, pelvic pain)
- Desire discrepancies and low libido
- Overcoming sexual shame
- Cancer survivors with sexual health concerns
- Impact of trauma or abuse on sexual well-being
- Sexual orientation concerns and confusion
- Performance anxiety
- Erectile difficulties & ejaculation concerns
- Sex education and sexual wellness counseling
- Out of control sexual behaviors (OCSB)
- Neurodiversity and sex
- Sexual fantasies, preferences, kink, and fetishes
What Are the Benefits of Sex Therapy?
Individuals and couples will find that sex therapy leads to:
- Deeper emotional connections with their partner(s)
- Stronger communication of their wants and needs
- Improved self-esteem
- Greater fulfilment in their sexual lives.
