{"id":2210,"date":"2023-04-05T11:46:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T11:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/?page_id=2210"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:54:37","slug":"elementor-2210","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/elementor-2210\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2210\" class=\"elementor elementor-2210\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58c0808 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58c0808\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d7ee1d\" data-id=\"1d7ee1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b354a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b354a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sex Therapy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9ecadc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9ecadc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dffd26f\" data-id=\"dffd26f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b6d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77b6d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px;\">Sex therapy is a type of talking therapy that&#8217;s designed to help you achieve sexual satisfaction and resolve any difficulties you&#8217;re having in your intimate and sexual relationships.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">While some sexual difficulties have a biological cause, often there&#8217;s psychological, emotional or social reasons too. This is where sex therapy can help.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">I&#8217;m an experienced therapist and have been helping clients with their mental health and relationships for the last 12 years and I&#8217;ve completed specialist training in clinical sexology and psychosexual therapy.<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">I&#8217;m passionate about helping people live well and have intimacy and relationships that work for them.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px;\">Talking about sex can be difficult for many people, and talking about sexual health problems can be even harder.\u00a0But you don\u2019t have to suffer alone. I work with individuals and partners of all sexual orientations, gender identities and relationship preferences to help you make sense of things and work with you to create a specific treatment plan.\u00a0Don\u2019t let embarrassment stop you from getting the help that you need and that works.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bff66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2bff66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"S1PPyQ\" style=\"color: #55303c;\">Sex therapy can be helpful for people experiencing:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-717680d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"717680d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e18c3f\" data-id=\"4e18c3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4fe311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4fe311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Loss of desire or difficulties with arousal<\/li><li>Painful penetration<\/li><li>Orgasm problems<\/li><li>Unreliable erections<\/li><li>Ejaculation difficulties, such as rapid or delayed ejaculation<\/li><li>Sexual phobias or aversions<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c328202\" data-id=\"c328202\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211c471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"211c471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Fetishes and kink<\/li>\n \t<li>Compulsive sexual behaviours<\/li>\n \t<li>Sexual violence and abuse<\/li>\n \t<li>Questions or challenges with their sexuality<\/li>\n \t<li>Gender dysphoria, or questions around their gender identity<\/li>\n \t<li>Exploring or changing to a new gender expression and navigating challenges around transitioning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab866cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab866cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For individuals with complex psychosexual and forensic concerns,\u00a0I provide a confidential, non-judgmental, and specialist therapy. StopSO-informed approach available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a65f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83a65f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to expect<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4aafa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4aafa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Once you&#8217;ve decided to start sex therapy with me, the first thing we&#8217;ll do is explore what&#8217;s going on for you and what you&#8217;d like to achieve.<\/span> <span class=\"S1PPyQ\">I&#8217;ll ask about your personal history and any cultural or social aspects which are important in your life so that I can really understand your situation.<\/span> <span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Sometimes, I might recommend an investigation from a GP, Sexual Health Doctor, Specialist Physiotherapist, Urologist or Gynaecologist if there might be a physical or biological reason for what you&#8217;re experiencing.<\/span> <span class=\"S1PPyQ\">That will always be your choice and I won&#8217;t contact anyone without your permission.<br \/><\/span><span class=\"S1PPyQ\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br \/>Sessions typically last for 1 hour and most of my clients choose to come every week.<\/span> <span class=\"S1PPyQ\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">In those sessions I&#8217;ll support you to explore and learn about what&#8217;s going on for you, and we may agree self-help tools, practical exercises to be done at home, increasing sexual self-confidence and comfort in sexuality or sexual relationships.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br \/>Sessions are strictly talking therapy, and any exercises are to be done by the individual or partners outside of sessions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16dc866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16dc866\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bef8813\" data-id=\"bef8813\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66cbab2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66cbab2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78f4b1\" data-id=\"a78f4b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe878c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afe878c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"S1PPyQ\"><b>Book a free half hour consultation to help you decide if I&#8217;m the therapist for you<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd7f50\" data-id=\"3fd7f50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f8f1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"49f8f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/book-online\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BOOK NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sex Therapy Sex therapy is a type of talking therapy that&#8217;s designed to help you achieve sexual satisfaction and resolve any difficulties you&#8217;re having in your intimate and sexual relationships. While some sexual difficulties have a biological cause, often there&#8217;s psychological, emotional or social reasons too. This is where sex therapy can help.I&#8217;m an experienced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2210","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2210"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2477,"href":"https:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2210\/revisions\/2477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/louiseheywoodcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}