Sex Therapy and Sexuality Counseling
It is not uncommon for people to experience sex-related challenges at some point in their lives. I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with board-certification as a sex therapist, providing sex therapy to couples, individuals, and polyamorous people with diverse sexuality concerns. I am skilled in dealing with a variety of issues, including:
- Loss of desire
- Discrepancies in desire between couples
- Obsessive sexual behavior (sometimes called sexual addiction)
- Erection or ejaculation difficulties
- Fetishism
- Issues of gender identity
- Issues pertaining to sexual identity and sexual orientation
- Polyamory
- Challenges around orgasm
- Sexual pain for men and women
- Vaginismus (contractions of the vagina that prevent penetration)
- Sexuality and chronic illness
- Sexuality and physical ability
- Trauma
- Paraphilias (Note: we do not work with sex offenders, but we do offer referrals)
Being highly trained in evidence-based, couples therapy treatment modalities, and well-versed in attachment theory gives my clients’ relationships a better chance of being strengthened and improved by the techniques that I use as a sex and couples therapist.
Treatment at NSTA utilizes the principles of Health At Every Size®. This approach rejects the use of weight, size, or body mass indexes (BMI) as proxies for health, and refutes the myth that weight is a choice.
NSTA is now exclusively an online practice, using a HIPAA-compliant video platform to conduct therapy.
During my first session at NSTA, I did not know what to expect. I felt shy and awkward about exploring this territory of my life and psyche. However, I felt totally comfortable with my therapist. She helped me understand that all aspects of my life can be viewed through the lens of sexuality—that the very issues I had addressed previously in psychotherapy played out in the sexual realm. This is the most exciting, intense, and honest therapy I have ever experienced. My communication with my husband has dramatically improved, and I am more in touch with my own direction and desires in life. This is an incredibly valuable resource and one I am grateful to have in my life.
–F.S., Florence, MA