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Sexual Therapy

Sex Therapy addresses sexual issues through a behavioural treatment plan. We discuss your sexual problems and look at any physical and emotional blocks you or your partner have, exploring the physiological, psychological and in many cases practical drivers or impacts. In essence, sex therapy means confidentially bringing a sexual problem into the open within a safe space of therapy and exploring ways to deal with the problem.

Often we don’t acknowledge our sexual difficulties to ourselves, let alone to our partners. or close friends. We internalise them and often allow them to incubate to the detriment of ourselves and our relationships. So Sex therapy is a means for accessing someone who understands what you are going through and who can help you create and enjoy a healthier fulfilling sex life.

What to expect?

In the introductory session, I give you an insight into who I am, what I do and how I feel I can help you. When you are comfortable with this we will establish the sexual difficulties and I will ask you to describe when these started and look at why. With this information, I work out a treatment plan with realistic goals which will include tasks designed for you and/or your partner (or both) to do at home individually and together, At the top of my list will be to remove the stress from the situation. When an individual or couple has a sexual problem, what tends to happen is that anxiety builds up and becomes the elephant in the room. I aim to remove this. and replace it wherever possible with smiles and contentment.

Clients come to me with real and difficult issues. Opening up about their sexual feelings, they become very vulnerable and I'm conscious of how difficult this can be. Due to this, I always make therapy as easy as possible so the journey you embark upon will hopefully be both enlightening and fun. After all, sex is about connecting with your partner and having fun.

Counselling can take place in several ways at a time to fit in with your life. Face-to-face (from my practice in Wisborough Green RH14 0EP ) or nationwide via Skype/FaceTime or telephone.

An Integrative Approach to Sexual Therapy

I adopt an integrative approach enables me to choose the most appropriate course of therapy for my clients. Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic, Systemic and Humanistic therapy ensures I will be focused on you with evidence-based treatment plans chosen specially for you. This is especially relevant because I am acutely aware that psychological and sexual issues frequently arise together. Due to the complexity of some of the cases, I must be able to make an in-depth assessment and formulate a suitable intervention programme to successfully assess and resolve your issues. This assessment helps me identify any risks to either the client, a third party or the therapist. This can highlight any organic diseases such as sexually transmitted infections which may be contributing to the sexual problem.

Understanding biological causes of behaviour is essential when working in this speciality. For example, low levels of testosterone may well affect male sexual desire and Type 2 diabetes could be linked to erectile dysfunction (ED). Similarly, when working with patients who are taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) there can be side effects such as decreased sexual interest (libido), decreased physiological arousal (including lubrication in women and erection in men), and delayed or blocked orgasm.

Physical problems can also create their own set of unique problems and as such I have I have successfully worked closely with clients who have suffered the after-effects of cancer, clients with heart disease and clients who have had surgery.