Sexual Health and Relationship Counseling
“Sex Therapy” is a vast category of therapy that addresses sexually related concerns such as sexual dysfunction, performance, health and aging, pleasure and libido, gender and identity issues, sexual minorities in orientation and style, abuse and trauma, and more. It is best to find a therapist that has experience in your specific concern when looking for any type of sex therapy.
At CFTC we focus on sexual health, wellness, longevity, and satisfaction in relationships. Sexual issues are best addressed both individually and together with a partner if you have one.
Sex is a “couple issue,” not just “your problem,” when you are in a relationship. So it’s important to involve your partner at some point in the process if you are in a relationship.
Sexual health issues we address with couples and individuals:
- Low libido, lack of desire (for women and men)
- Sexless marriages and relationships (sex is infrequent or not existent)
- Different levels of interest and desire for partners
- Power imbalances in the relationship where it feels like one partner controls the sexual relationship
- Considering different sexual styles or options for your relationship, such as open marriage
- Reviving and maintaining sexual connection in long term relationships
- Sexual health and performance changes over the life span
- Helping teens and young adults develop healthy sexual boundaries and relationships
- Healing from sexual harm or abuse (recent or past events)
- We work with heterosexual and LGBTQ clients.
Sexual health and relationship counseling is always done in a respectful and cautious manner, moving at a pace that the client is comfortable with. It is expected that the therapists and clients maintain appropriate boundaries at all times. If it is determined that boundaries are not being respected, therapy will be terminated.
(There is never any sexual touch, video, or display of any kind in the therapy process.)
About Sex Addiction:
There is a lot of controversy around sex “addiction.” Sex addiction is similar to other addictions where the primary issue is one of compulsive behavior. Our therapist Cindy Walsh works well with helping those committed to recovery from compulsive behaviors including drug/alcohol abuse, internet porn, and sexual “addiction.”
However, if it seems the sexual addiction behaviors are too intense and ongoing and you are in need of a more intensive and comprehensive program, the University of Minnesota Sexual Health Center would be a great place to contact.