Many people ask, "What is sex therapy?" As a sex therapist, I am uniquely trained to work with individuals and couples around issues of sexuality and sexual fulfillment. Sex therapy is a sub-specialization of couple’s counseling. There is no nudity or touching in a therapy session. Any exercises or assignments are given to clients to complete in the privacy of their own homes.  

“The adage in sex therapy is that when sexuality goes well, it is a positive, integral but not major component – adding 15 to 20 percent to marital vitality and satisfaction. However, when sexuality is dysfunctional or nonexistent, it assumes an inordinately powerful role, 50 to 70 percent, robbing the marriage of intimacy and vitality.”

Barry and Emily McCarthy, Rekindling Desire: A step-by-step program to help low sex and no-sex marriages.

Some clients initiate couples/marriage counseling and find that sex therapy is a beneficial addition to the services they receive. Other individuals and couples will start therapy because they are facing specific issues around sexuality. These issues may include: