What is sex therapy?
Sex therapy is a specialized form of psychotherapy that helps a person or couple to solve a sexual problem. We do a lot of talking and exploring together to try to figure out just what the problem is, and your therapist does a bit of thinking to help you solve it. We look at all aspects of your relationship, to see if problems in one area are causing problems in another area. If it feels appropriate, we might give you some reading or other things to do between sessions. Most importantly, you and the therapist work as a team to try to bring about some change so that you and your partner are happier about your relationship both in and out of the bedroom.
Many people encounter sexual problems at some point in their lives. There are lots of physical and emotional reasons why this can happen, such as stress, tiredness, illness, family and work pressures, even a new baby. Lots of people find these sexual problems don’t last long. Where a problem does last, Relate can help. We see lots of people with sexual difficulties like: loss of desire, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and pain on intercourse. 93 per cent of the people we see tell us that we help them make their sexual relationships significantly better.Relate Avon is committed to ensuring that no person receives less favourable treatment on the basis of personal or group characteristics, such as: race, colour, age, culture, medical condition, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or socio-economic grouping.
Sex Therapy is a subspecialty of psychotherapy, focusing on the specific concerns related to human sexuality. People of all ages, creeds, health status, ethnic backgrounds, whether partnered or single, may benefit from working with a psychotherapist who specializes in this area. Certified Sex Therapists use specialized clinical skills and theoretical knowledge to help people solve their sexual concerns. In most states and provinces, Sex Therapy is not a separately licensed or regulated profession, just as child psychotherapy or geriatric psychotherapy is not government regulated beyond granting the basic license to practice therapy. To assure the public of highly qualified practitioners, AASECT provides voluntary certification to those therapists who have completed the rigorous certification process. Only those therapists who have met these qualifications may designate themselves as AASECT Certified Sex Therapists.
Sex therapy is a specialized form of professional counseling that helps women and men address concerns about sexual function, sexuality and sexual expression. These may include problems with arousal, inability to reach orgasm, painful intercourse or issues of sexual identity. Couples or individuals may talk to a therapist when they have differences in sexual desire, the need to increase verbal and physical communication, or to find ways to enhance their intimate relationships.
