Knowra Sex therapy Sex therapy Sex therapy is psychotherapy addressing sexual concerns, functioning, and relationships through counseling, education, and therapeutic exercises. It may involve individuals or partners and does not require sexual contact with the therapist.
Psychotherapy : Psychotherapy uses structured conversations and other psychological methods to address distress and support changes in thoughts, feelings, or behavior. Sex therapy is a specialized form of psychotherapy, adapted to sexual concerns.
Erectile dysfunction : Erectile dysfunction is the persistent difficulty obtaining or maintaining an erection sufficient for sexual activity. Therapy can address performance anxiety and relationship effects while medical causes are assessed.
Human sexual response cycle : The human sexual response cycle is a model describing physiological and psychological changes associated with sexual activity. Education about response patterns can help distinguish individual variation from a treatable difficulty.
Sexual medicine : Sexual medicine is a medical specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating sexual health conditions. It can address physiological causes that counseling alone cannot diagnose or treat.
Sensate focus : Sensate focus is a sequence of partnered touch exercises designed to reduce performance pressure and build awareness of sensation. Therapists may assign these exercises to help partners shift attention from performance to shared sensation.
Premature ejaculation : Premature ejaculation is ejaculation that occurs sooner than desired, often with limited control and distress. Behavioral exercises and counseling can help some people manage distress and improve control.
Sexual health : Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social wellbeing in relation to sexuality. Sex therapy addresses one part of the broader conditions that support sexual health.
Sex education : Sex education provides information about sexuality, reproduction, relationships, and sexual health. Education is part of sex therapy, but therapy also addresses personal distress and patterns.
Cognitive behavioral therapy : Cognitive behavioral therapy is a structured approach that examines and changes unhelpful patterns of thought and behavior. It can address anxiety, avoidance, and beliefs that interfere with sexual wellbeing.
Dyspareunia : Dyspareunia is persistent or recurrent genital pain associated with sexual activity. Therapy may address fear, communication, and relationship effects while pain causes receive appropriate care.
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