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Healing Intimacy After Domestic Violence
Domestic violence can deeply impact trust, intimacy, and relationships long after the abuse ends. Trauma-informed therapy can support healing and rebuilding connection.
Sex and Intimacy for the LGBTQ+ Community: A Judgment-Free Guide
Explore LGBTQ+ sex and intimacy through an affirming, judgment-free lens and see how sex therapy can support connection, identity, and healthy relationships.
Understanding Sexual Trauma in the Latino Community: Breaking the Silence
Sexual trauma is painful for anyone who experiences it, yet for many Latino individuals and communities, trauma is often further compounded by cultural norms, shame, or fear. This can mean that for many survivors, the trauma itself is only part of the struggle. The messages that many receive afterward can be centered around language that tells them to stay quiet, …
What Is Intimacy Therapy, and How Is It Different from Sex Therapy?
Sex and intimacy are terms that often get used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. Intimacy is a state of emotional connection – and it can encompass spiritual, intellectual and physical connection, whereas sex is a specific form of physical intimacy. Because these two terms are often used to mean the same thing, however, many people assume that …
How to Ask for What You Want in the Bedroom (without Feeling Awkward)
Sex. Whew, y’all. Even saying the word out loud can make some people uncomfortable. And believe me, I see it all the time. Even clients who come to sex therapy specifically to talk about intimacy often hesitate when it comes to asking for what they want. And a big part of that hesitation or nervousness is because most of us …
Understanding Sexual Shame and How Therapy Can Help You Break Free from It
Sex can require sheer vulnerability, and when we open ourselves up to that type of vulnerability, it has the power to create connection, pleasure, confidence, and intimacy. But for many people, it can also stir up something much heavier. Feelings of shame can make it feel like there’s something wrong with you or that you’re somehow not enough (you are!). …
How to Talk to Your Partner About Low Libido Without Starting a Fight
Libido, libido, libido – it can ebb and flow, y’all. And when it dips (and your partner’s doesn’t), it can create quiet tension. Before letting that simmer turn into a full-on boil, it helps to talk about it. Mismatched libidos are extremely common. It doesn’t mean anything is wrong with you or that you’re not compatible with your partner. It …
5 Intimacy Exercises You Can Try at Home Tonight
If intimacy in your relationship has been feeling distant, low-energy, or stuck in logistics mode, you’re not alone and you don’t need a grand romantic gesture to change it. In this post, board-certified sex therapist Gabriela Galvan de Antillon shares five simple intimacy exercises couples can try tonight, no planning required. These practices are designed to rebuild emotional and physical …
How School Year Stress for the Kids Can Affect Your Relationship
Our lives are not nicely siloed into discrete categories – work, family, friends, fun. Nope, they bleed, blend, and blur into one another, and when one area of our life is on high alert, our nervous systems respond across the board. So, when back-to-school stress hits the household hard, yep, that can affect your relationship, too. How Parenting Stress Spills …