Can sex therapy counseling help us?

Sex therapy counseling is a type of marriage therapy that focuses on your sexual relationship.  If you're wondering about sex therapy counseling, then you and/or your spouse may be dealing with some type of fairly common sexual dysfunction.

Here are some reasons to consider sex therapy counseling:

Sex therapy counseling and premature ejaculation:

You might want to consider sex therapy counseling if the husband in your marriage is regularly experiencing ejaculation earlier than one or both of you would prefer.  If this happens occasionally, it's no need for concern.  But if it leads to dissatisfaction for either spouse over 50% of the time, then sex therapy counseling may be appropriate.  

Sex therapy counseling and low desire:

Sex therapy counseling can also help if one of you just isn't feeling too excited about sex.  The key issue here is the discrepancy between you.  If one of you is unsatisfied with the amount of physical intimacy you share together, but the other has no desire for more, then sex therapy counseling could be a good next step. 

Sex therapy counseling and impotence:

Sex therapy counseling can be an effective approach to dealing with impotence, or erectile dysfunction.  Whether the problem has resulted from physiological or psychological factors, sex therapy counseling often offers different approaches to effectively dealing with the issue.

Sex therapy counseling and sexual addiction:

Sex therapy counseling may be necessary if one of you is moving in a dangerous direction in your sexual desires.  Sex can be an extremely positive force in a loving, committed marriage.  But as most of us realize, that power can be destructive when it gets out of control.  If you wonder whether you've begun taking steps down a road that will lead you to places that are harmful to yourself and your marriage, then now is probably a good time to consider some form of sex therapy counseling.

Sex therapy counseling and recovering from sexual assault:

If you're recovering from some sort of sexual assault, we strongly recommend that you consider visiting with a professional.  Sex therapy counseling is one option, and a good sex therapist can help you and your spouse deal with issues that might block intimacy between you two.  Other types of therapy (besides sex therapy counseling) might also be helpful, since this type of traumatic event can affect a person on many levels.

Sex therapy counseling isn't for everybody.  And yes, for some of us, it may seem a bit scary.  But keep in mind that your sexual relationship is one of the most important parts of your marriage.  So if there's something that's acting as an obstacle to satisfaction and intimacy in this aspect of your relationship, we recommend that you at least consider sex therapy counseling.  You're worth it, and so is your marriage.

Additional Resources:
http://www.healthfinder.gov/orgs/HR2417.htm
http://marriage.rutgers.edu
http://marriageandfamilies.byu.edu/