When Couples Therapy Doesn’t Work

January 28, 2023

All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics, Couples Counseling

Couples therapy doesn’t work. Really? If not, it can leave a couple hopeless about having the relationship that they wished for, expected and wanted. Angelique called us and said she had tried couples therapy and it didn’t work before; now she wanted individual therapy to see if she should leave her marriage. In the process…

Bad Timing – How to Turn Toward Your Partner’s Sexual Bid When You Don’t Want Sex

January 27, 2023

Derek Watson

Desire, All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics, Female Sexuality, Male Sexuality, Couples Counseling, Mental Health

Bad timing. Many times our partner’s desire does not line up with what we are feeling in the moment. Couples fight over sex so often when in reality they are attracted to each other and usually want each other. How can we resolve the issue of bad timing during sexual initiation? For couples, emotional connection…

What Is Family Therapy

January 27, 2023

Derek Watson

All Blogs, Parenting, Mental Health

Family therapy; what is is all about? So many people could use a third party to help when things get tough at different developmental stages in a family. Maybe there are disagreements about how to discipline the children. Or one child seems to be more quiet and withdrawn whereas the others seem well adjusted. Sometimes…

8 Ways To Get Your Sex Drive Back After Menopause

January 27, 2023

Derek Watson

Female Sexuality, Anxiety, Depression, Desire, All Blogs, Body Self-esteem

You’re not sure how long ago you had your last period. But over the last several years, you’ve noticed lots of changes in your body: you don’t stay asleep all night, you’re temperature fluctuates all the time, and you dress in layers to manage hot or cold flashes. You may be suddenly sleepless, more irritable, feeling…

Four Reasons for Male Low Libido

January 15, 2023

Derek Watson

Uncategorized, All Blogs, Desire, Male Sexuality

Male low libido can be hurtful to a partner who desires them. But the cultural myth that a man doesn’t want sex because his wife is unattractive or unenthusiastic simply isn’t true. Beautiful, fit, desirable—and desiring—women regularly make sex therapy appointments to complain about husbands who don’t want sex. Why does this happen? Here are…

How To Have Miserable Sex

December 6, 2022

Laurie Watson

All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics

Teaching yourself how to have miserable sex is easy. Do nothing, plan nothing, don’t seek to understand your partner’s sexual desires, stick to only what you know, and BINGO! In other words, if you care only about your own pleasures and desires then the sexual encounters you have with your partner will surely be underwhelming.…

Defining Sexual Pain Disorders & How Women Suffer From Painful Intercourse

December 4, 2022

Laurie Watson

Pain Disorders, All Blogs

“Vulvar sexual pain disorders are often frustrating sexual pain disorders for treating physicians and always cause sexual dysfunction in those who suffer with them,” says Deborah Metzger, Ph.D., MD. Medical Director of Harmony Women’s Health in Los Altos, CA. As a sex therapist, I wholeheartedly agree. One of the most common causes of low libido…

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Mindfulness as a Road Map to Self-Compassion by Bridget Cybulski

November 10, 2022

Laurie Watson

All Blogs, Mental Health

by Bridget Cybulski Our subconscious minds carry so much meaning in our daily thoughts, feelings, concerns, and reactions. Not only are our emotions affected by our subconscious needs pulling at us, but our bodies often feel that pull first. Whether it’s a shift in energy in our space or by our partners, our bodies usually…

Five Warning Signs of Sex Addiction in Men

When Is Too Soon or Too Late For Couples Therapy

October 18, 2022

Laurie Watson

Couples Counseling, All Blogs

How soon is too soon for couples therapy? As a couple’s therapist, you might think I would say it’s never too soon. Certainly, we know that premarital counseling statistically lowers divorce by over 50% so it is a good idea to start things out right. Most of us haven’t had the best models of intimacy…

How Depression Affects Sex

September 13, 2022

Laurie Watson

Desire, Female Sexuality, Sex Therapy, Male Sexuality

Can Depression and Sex Mix? Depression can have a profound impact on the quality of a sexual relationship. 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. How Depression Affects Sex Depression causes low self-esteem, despair, and physical…

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When Couples Therapy Doesn’t Work

Bad Timing – How to Turn Toward Your Partner’s Sexual Bid When You Don’t Want Sex

What Is Family Therapy

8 Ways To Get Your Sex Drive Back After Menopause

Four Reasons for Male Low Libido

How To Have Miserable Sex

Defining Sexual Pain Disorders & How Women Suffer From Painful Intercourse

Mindfulness as a Road Map to Self-Compassion by Bridget Cybulski

When Is Too Soon or Too Late For Couples Therapy

How Depression Affects Sex

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