What to Expect from Sex Therapy in Minneapolis
You’ve wondered before, is sex therapy the next step?
Sex Therapy in Minneapolis might just be the next step for you boo! What is Sex Therapy in Minneapolis? Great question! If you’ve haven’t checked out my other blog, FAQs about Sex Therapy in Minneapolis, I would start here before reading onto this one. These questions will help you understand a little bit more about what seeing a Sex Therapist in Minneapolis is like. Sex Therapy in Minneapolis is a lot of different things! In our work together, we will assess, understand, treat, heal, process thoughts, and explore emotions tied into shame. For me, I love to ask my clients about messages of shame and guilt in all areas of their life because we may have to start there first, especially for Sex Therapy work. This is also a Sex Therapy Exercise I like to use as a clinician for sex therapy and all therapy services I provide in Minneapolis. Let’s break this down, Sex Therapy is the next step for you if….
You struggle with orgasm, desire discrepancies, painful sex, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, and any other form of sexual dysfunction symptoms
You want to explore your sexuality or gender and may be questioning if you are apart of the LGBTQIA+ community
You want to learn what you enjoy sexually, might even be more kinkier than you thought versus vanilla-ish and want to learn more about BDSM/Kink
Sex changes later on in life, you want to have support in your relationship or marriage, and learn about Senior Sex
Polyamory relationships are tough to sort out boundaries, communication, feelings of jealousy, how to navigate these conversations and create Designer Relationships, no seriously, great book check it out!
Talking about sex scares you, you want to learn how to communicate what is pleasurable, what is not, and what are the next steps of doing so
Performance anxiety is at an all time high and you need to slow the fuck down, chill out, and learn how to be present during sex
I have conversations with clients about masturbation, sex toys, pleasure, pain, bdsm/kink, gender, sexual orientation, poly partners, orgasm, role playing, sexual dysfunction symptoms, sexual dysfunction causes, sex therapy exercises and more related to Sex Therapy services in Minneapolis. There are many reasons to seek Sex Therapy in Minneapolis and these ones above describe a big chunk of the work I love to do with folks in this specialty niche!
What can I expect from Sex Therapy Exercises?
This is a fabulous question and we have to assess! We start there in Sex Therapy and our work together. I use a biopsychosocial systemic sex therapy approach and it is important for us to rule out anything medical or genetic first. From there, we can create a treatment plan of goals based around your symptoms. After that sex therapy exercises can range and change from person to person. I wouldn’t give the same task of mirror masturbation to someone who doesn’t know what their genitals look like, compared to someone who is exploring their gender. Those two just don’t go together! Sex Therapy exercises can be mirror masturbation, focusing on better sex through mindfulness, sensate focus for couples and other sexual dysfunction symptoms, communication exercises, sex therapy questionnaires, intimacy questionnaires, pleasure questionnaires, bdsm/kink questionnaires, sexual exploration and gender questionnaires, some psychoeducation on the Gender Unicorn, depending on what the latest version out is, and resources to have on your own to implement sex therapy exercises outside of sessions.
What will I learn about Sexual Dysfunction Causes and Sexual Dysfunction Symptoms?
Yasss! Love. This. Question. Look at you learning! Here’s the sitch, I never give a diagnosis without talking to my clients first. I explain the symptoms they are experiencing and talk through each one during the sessions. If there are specific sexual dysfunction causes, we talk through stress, work life balance, medical, biological, genetics, relationships, and if this has been lifelong or acquired over time. When it comes to sexual dysfunction symptoms we go through each one that may be related to the person’s experience of sexual functioning. For example, Female Orgasmic Disorder is a popular diagnosis folks come to see me for. We would talk through if these sexual dysfunction symptoms were caused lifelong or acquired after some time, if this is happening the majority of time, meaning at least 75% of the time of sexual encounters, and other specific criteria related to this sexual dysfunction disorder. We talk about all of these, we learn about what is happening in your body, understand if sex has changed over time, if there is anxiety or depression symptoms that are related, as well as other mental health symptoms overall. We will talk about all the sexual dysfunction causes and sexual dysfunction symptoms together! To read more about these, check out my previous blogs: Women’s Sexual Dysfunction: What is it? , Male Sexual Dysfunction: What is it? and Questions to Ask a Sex Therapist in Minneapolis for more information!
I hope this information helps you to understand what to expect from Sex Therapy in Minneapolis! If you know of anyone that is seeking Sex Therapy Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota, feel free to pass along this information to them today! If you are seeking help with sex therapy, couples therapy, self-esteem, LGBTQIA+ & Gender-Affirming care, or anxiety, you can read more about how I can help by clicking here! If you are a therapist seeking consultation on any of these topics or want to know what it takes to open your open private practice then click here for more information on how I can help you today!
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