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Pandemic Anxiety

June 1, 2020

It’s a Pandemic – Shouldn’t I be Anxious? – When Anxiety Awakens, Remain Balanced By Jennifer Becker, MS, LCMHCS It is finally settling into spring and, dare I say, it felt like a typical early May weekend. Though, as Saturday crept into Sunday, I could feel my anxiety start to rise. Sundays don’t feel like…

Dealing with Grief

May 4, 2020

Laurie Watson

Body Self-esteem, Parenting, Couples Counseling, Grief

by Jennifer Becker, Assistant Clinical Manager, Greensboro Americans, in general, struggle with grief. Our culture deals with it in a way that pushes (or better yet thrusts) people to move forward. When people die, we use sayings like “he would want you to move on” or “you can’t stop living.” Even the media pushes similar…

Traditions Abandoned, but Not All Is Lost

April 8, 2020

Laurie Watson

Uncategorized, All Blogs, Parenting, Holidays and Sex

By Jennifer Becker, MS, LCMHCS, Awakenings, Greensboro Assistant Clinical Manager It is only Monday, but I am dreading this week. Actually, I have been dreading this week since March 15. Once the news that Covid-19 hit the east coast and we were going to be stuck at home, I knew our family would be hit…

Spice Things Up – Variety

March 16, 2019

Laurie Watson

All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics, Female Sexuality

Couples often ask me, as their sex therapist, how they can spice things up in bed. I think this question, most often, is really a request for permission to act on their own ideas by borrowing mine. So, here’s the permission: Sex is about excitement, feeling good, and connecting—and anything that brings two people together…

Sex After Divorce – 4 Questions to Ask Yourself

February 10, 2019

Laurie Watson

All Blogs, Pain Disorders, Female Sexuality, Male Sexuality

I often coach people who are reentering the dating world after divorce and I’d like to help with a better re-pairing. Are you divorced and entering the dating scene for the first time after a long marriage? If it’s been a decade or two since you last went out for drinks and dinner with a…

How Depression Affects Sex

November 17, 2018

Laurie Watson

Desire, Female Sexuality, Sex Therapy, Male Sexuality

Depression and Sexual Dysfunction Depression can have a profound impact on sexual relationships. It can hamper our ability to feel emotionally secure with our partner, and it can rob us of our desire for and enjoyment of sexual connection. Common Sex Problems Caused by Depression Lack of pleasure – Depressed people don’t find pleasure in things…

Stealthing – What You Need to Know

October 23, 2018

Laurie Watson

Uncategorized, All Blogs, Male Sexuality

Stealthing – Sexual Assault “Stealthing” is a form of sexual violation that sounds as deceptive and dangerous as it actually is. If you’re not familiar with the term, it’s when a man who is having consensual sex and has agreed to wear a condom takes the condom off, without his partner’s consent, immediately before or…

What’s the Best Time of Day to Have Sex

September 23, 2018

Laurie Watson

Uncategorized, All Blogs, Female Sexuality, Sex Therapy, Male Sexuality

Morning sex vs. evening sex – it’s an age-old conflict, usually with men on one side and women on the other. Men wake up aroused, so morning is prime time. But women often prefer evenings when things have relaxed a bit – after work and chores are done and children are put to bed. Why…

5 Ways to Overcome Premature Ejaculation

August 31, 2018

Laurie Watson

Uncategorized, All Blogs, Male Sexuality

The first time James had sex, he climaxed immediately. His partner grimaced, which he interpreted as commentary about his “failure.” He was quick on the trigger from then on, believing he couldn’t please a woman. Finally, after James met someone special, he became desperate to solve his premature ejaculation. Premature ejaculation (usually reaching climax in…

Warning Signs of Sex Addiction in Men

August 22, 2018

Laurie Watson

Uncategorized, All Blogs, Male Sexuality

Although most people know sex addiction exists, many don’t know exactly what it means. Sexual addiction refers to sexual behavior that has become compulsive – no longer just for the sake of pleasure itself – and leads to negative repercussions that seriously disrupt a person’s relationships and work. While sex addiction often involves sexual contact…

Pandemic Anxiety

Dealing with Grief

Traditions Abandoned, but Not All Is Lost

Spice Things Up – Variety

Sex After Divorce – 4 Questions to Ask Yourself

How Depression Affects Sex

Stealthing – What You Need to Know

What’s the Best Time of Day to Have Sex

5 Ways to Overcome Premature Ejaculation

Warning Signs of Sex Addiction in Men

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