A sex therapist is a specially trained psychotherapist who specifically helps people with sexual concerns. Sex therapists provide a combination of talk therapy and behavioral interventions (sometimes called homework) to help clients feel relief in their sex lives. This includes feeling more connected to your sexual self, your partner, and your body. In a typical therapy session, we will discuss your concerns, ask questions to better understand more about your problem, and provide direct feedback and solutions.

A sex therapist has a clinical background in mental health, which includes completing a master's program to become a therapist. In addition, sex therapists can also become certified sex therapists, which means they've completed the educational requirements, supervision, and clinical work to effectively work with sex issues. Each clinician on our team is either an AASECT certified sex therapist or are in the process of becoming one (seriously, it's a requirement to work here!)

As sex coach is not a licensed mental health professional and cannot do the deeper psychological work needed to treat sex therapy issues.

If you're experiencing low sexual satisfaction, disconnect in your relationship, low libido, or any other sexually related concern that's impacting the quality of your life and relationships, then sex therapy can help. We typically work with clients who want to improve their sexual health, whether that be better understanding their sexual desire, decreasing sexual dysfunction like pelvic pain or erectile dysfunction, and who'd like to have a more positive sexual wellness experience.

If you're feeling like you could benefit from working with one of our Chicago sex therapists, we'd love to offer you a free 30 minute consultation so we can discuss how we can help you reach your goals. You can request a consultation by submitting our new client form here.