5 Ways Sex Therapy Can Improve Your Life

While sexual activities and desires are often perfectly normal, knowing how to express one’s sexuality isn’t always simple. Many people struggle with sexual expression, both during acts of intimacy and while living their everyday lives.

Several factors can influence the challenges that some people experience regarding their desires, including upbringing, religious background, cultural norms, and more. In many cases, these challenges can lead to sexual dysfunction, which can go unnoticed and unaddressed by medical professionals. Sex therapy can be an essential solution to complex challenges, providing resources to those who need them most.

If you are wondering how sex therapy can improve your life, here are five ways:

It allows people to improve their sex lives.
It creates a safe space for exploring sexuality, including desires or interests that may be considered taboo.
It helps people heal from sexual trauma, allowing them to recover from painful events and move toward healthy intimate relationships.
It gives people an opportunity to get expert guidance on issues of sexual dysfunction, regardless of the manifestation.
It provides a safe space for the exploration of sexual identity, including internal beliefs, outward expression, and everything in between.

Experiencing challenges with sex and sexuality is not only common, but is normal. However, that doesn’t mean people don’t need guidance. Sex therapy can offer support, understanding, and insight in a safe and constructive environment.

You can learn about sex therapy at The Sexual Health School. We specialize in providing AASECT and APA human sexuality CE courses that you can complete from the comfort of your home.

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Jay (Jillian) Watts, M.A., M. Ed., ACS (She/They) is an Affrilachian Queer Sexuality & Diversity Scholar and currently a DE&I executive for a domestic violence organization. She has a Bachelors in Social Studies Education from the University of Louisville; Masters of Art in Human Services from Eastern Kentucky University; Master of Education in Cultural Foundations of Education; and almost completed with a PhD in Mental Health with a focus in Race, Sexuality & Healing from Walden University in 2022. They have over a decade in Sexuality and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion with experience in working with over 32 K-12 school districts, 17 higher education institutions, 4 National Conferences, and over 60,000 touch points in training. Her academic journals and writing can be found in the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education; Encyclopedia of Social Justice & Diversity; Journal of Social Research; ScholarWorks; and three in progress publications.

Jay is currently focusing her dissertation journey on the Relationship Between Sexual Racism on Sexual Satisfaction, Attitudes, & Shame of Black Women. She also is an AASECT Sex Counselor in Training and a Certified Sexologist through World Association of Sex Coaches and the American College of Sexologists International. Jay is the CEO of The Center for Inclusive Sexuality Education and Healing, LLC. where she offers sex coaching, intimacy and sex education, toy consultation and sales, and passion, purpose and pleasure coaching.

Introduction to Sexual Health: Socio-Cultural-Familial Factors in Relation to Sexual Values and Behaviors
Theory and Methods of Sex-Related Psychotherapy and Counseling
How to Build Intimacy Skills for Healthy Sexual Relationships: A Clinician's Guide
Sexual Response Models and Sensate Focus
A Beginner's Guide to Kink: A Sex-Positive Approach
Out of Control Sexual Behaviors & Techniques to Treat Out of Control Sexual Behaviors
Methods of Sex-Related Psychotherapy and Counseling: Clinical Approaches
How Mindfulness Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life
She Comes First: Pleasure Products Made for Her and Pleasure Enhancement Devices for Penis Owners
Professional Communication and Personal Reflection Skills
Introduction to Sex Therapy
Sex Therapy: Assessment and Evaluation
Delayed Ejaculation (DE): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Erectile Disorder (ED): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Female Orgasmic Disorder (FOD): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (FSIAD): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder (GPPPD): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Premature (Early) Ejaculation (PE): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Foundations of Sexual Health: Empowering Ethical Decision-Making through Self-Reflection
Enhancing Intimacy: A Sex Therapy Approach to Addressing Sexual Difficulties in Couples Therapy

Dr. Janet Brito is an AASECT-certified sex therapist & supervisor who also has a license in clinical psychology and social work. She is a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute and completed her postdoctoral fellowship from the University of Minnesota Medical School, one of only a few university programs in the world dedicated to sexuality training. Currently, she’s based in Honolulu, Hawaii and is the founder of the Hawaii Center for Sexual and Relationship Health, a group practice that specializes in the areas of relationship and sex therapy, out of control sexual behavior, and providing an affirming space for gender and sexually diverse individuals.

In 2021, Dr. Brito started The Sexual Health School, an online training program for pre-licensed, licensed therapists, educators, graduate students, and health care professionals who are curious to learn more about sexual health. Dr. Brito has been featured on many outlets, including The Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post, Playboy, Healthline, Women’s Health Magazine,Thrive Global, and Bustle. Her dissertation A phenomenological analysis on infertility in Mexican women living in the United States was published in the Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/Interamerican Journal of Psychology.

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