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Why A Sex Therapist Rather Than Other Type Therapist? |
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Dr. Arlene Krieger, PhD |
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Why A Sex Therapist Rather Than Other Type Therapist?
Dr. Arlene Krieger, PhD
I will begin with expressing when and/or why you may need a sex therapist and what to expect in sex therapy, and what sex therapists can accomplish in your life. Initially, it is important to understand that we as human beings don't exist in a unilateral world. We are almost always in relationship with one or another persons. Whether it be work or personal life, there is a systemic flow to who you are and how you interact in the world around you. In your relationship the issues of sex, intimacy, love, career, health and life in general all add up to who you are as a couple.
As sex therapists, it is often important to break down these individual issues and isolate the actual sexual issues from the relationship factors. Although if is often difficult to separate the two, that's exactly what your sex therapist tries to do. In better understanding sequences of behavior and patterns of interaction in your relationship, therapy helps you to gain clarity on who you are and what you expect from your partner. Your relationship and sex life are not independent of one another.
However, it is important to point out that fixing your relationship doesn't necessarily mean a quick fix for your sex life.There is a method behind the madness of therapy and sex therapy. We don't simply sit in our chairs and pull questions out of thin air like rabbits out of a hat. The original therapeutic models for sex therapy go back some thirty years to the pioneering sexologists.
The couples who enter our offers run the gamut of issues and complaints from performance anxiety to lack of libido to erectile disorder to orgasm dysfunctions (and many, many others). Many simply have given up and feel there is no love left. Sometimes that is the problems, sometimes not. That is where a good sexologist can come in very handy.
No day is the same for a clinical sexologist. Many handle a variety of problems that may not seem so mainstream. Some specialize in alternative lifestyles. If you cannot find one who is right for you, ask your medical doctor for a referral.
Continuing study and research is the name of the game for many sexologists in order to gain an understanding of human sexuality and human behaviors. The training and coursework is very specific to sexuality issues. In choosing a therapist of your choice, make sure that the clinician you choose, has received both a proper education, as well as clinical supervision from a university that offers a state qualified program that offers human sexuality studies.
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