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Sex Therapy While Single – The Benefits of Individual Sex Therapy

While both couples therapy and marriage therapy may be seemingly synonymous with sex therapy, there is honestly no better way to get to know yourself quite…intimately. Whether you are searching for a hookup, a life partner, or content to be a single pringle for a while, the ability to learn more about yourself in this…

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Why is Sex So Important in a Relationship?

Let’s just face the music; each and every one of us has met that person in our lives that was absolutely perfect in all aspects…except for the bedroom. Try as you might have to disregard your own needs and simply believe that the less than stellar compatibility, (or nonexistence), or your sex life with that…

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How Sex Therapy Can Help Treat Premature Ejaculation

What is Premature Ejaculation? Premature ejaculation (PE) is “when ejaculation happens sooner than a man or his partner would like during sex.” (.urologyhealth.org) It’s important to remember that PE is not always a cause for worry, and it may just be your body’s natural response to a sexual encounter. However, if PE is causing problems…

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Zoom Sex Therapy Session

Countdown to your Zoom Sex Therapy Session; Let’s keep it digital! So you’ve found the Sex Therapist for you and you’ve scheduled your first appointment; both are massive steps in the right direction and we couldn’t be more proud of you! But there is still one problem…the global pandemic that is still occurring. While restrictions…

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15 Questions to Ask Your New Sex Therapist

So you’ve taken the plunge into Sex Therapy; what do you do now? The path of self-discovery that lead you here was no doubt difficult and let us be the first to say that we are so very proud of you. Seeking out help and acting towards your own self-growth and interest, (especially in a…

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How Sex Therapy Can Help Treat Sex Addiction

When we think of the words “sex addiction,” many different things can pop up for us. For decades, sex addiction has come under fire by researchers who state that it isn’t a real addiction, others have claimed it to be a compulsion, and some have even flat out stated that it is just an ‘excuse’…

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Is Sex Therapy for Me? Short Answer, Yes!

By: Alyssa Morterud With the current climate in today’s world, many of us find ourselves reaching out to mental health specialists for advice on coping with anxiety or depression that has emerged as a result of the pandemic – or for no reason at all. Mental health encompasses more than generalized anxiety and depression disorders,…

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When You Want an Open Relationship & Your Partner Doesn’t

Heather McPherson, a sex therapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor, acknowledges monogamy will never cease to exist, however, we must open up the conversation to make room for the idea of polygamy and the various forms it can take, on Dr. Jess’s podcast, Sex With Dr. Jess. McPherson and Dr. Jess discuss open…

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Alternative Sexts to Dick Pics, a Sex Therapist’s Advice

Respark’s sex therapists got your back when it comes to boring ole dick pics, we’ve provided a sound list of some gentle and not so gentle ways to respond to unsolicited ones, and some alternatives to keeping things spicy between you and your significant other. Dick pics can be hot, show sexual lust between partners,…

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21 Questions You Have Always Wanted to Ask a Dominatrix/Domme

21 Questions You Have Always Wanted to Ask a Dominatrix/Domme

When people think of BDSM, most of the public’s knowledge of it is limited to 50 Shades of Gray and 365 Days, both of which the BDSM community deems as highly inaccurate and problematic. So I sat down ask a Dominatrix the most common questions that you have always wanted to know the juicy answers to….

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