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What is Sex Therapy?

Middle age, or midlife, can have some profound affects on people. Physical changes can include vaginal dryness from menopausal changes, erectile dysfunction, low sex drive or libidos are the most common. But sometimes it’s not only physical issues; emotional issues can also play a major role in not performing between the sheets.

If an emotional situation is what is affecting your sexual satisfaction, then maybe sex therapy is the answer. But what is sex therapy? Many people assume its a couple being sexually intimate in front of a therapist jotting down notes about the encounter. Harvard Medical School has a newly updated report called Sexuality in Midlife and Beyond Special Health Report. The report covers many self help techniques to cover sexual issues, and well as various medical treatments like Viagra, and also what to expect if you decide to try sex therapy.

If you are familiar to couples therapy, sex therapy is similar. However the emphasis is on sexual issues and learning how to talk openly and comfortably with the therapist and your partner. Once this is learned, then getting into the details about the problem is easier and tends to be more honest. Then issues like preferences and needs can be addressed which will expand the whole experience of sexual activities both partners want and need.

The therapist can even be an educator on sexual activities.

Sometimes people don’t understand why their bodies react certain ways and the therapist can explain why it’s happening, and more than ever telling them it’s normal and alright. This goes a long way into relieving tension in the bedroom knowing that what may be happening to you is normal and that you should lay back and let it happen. Society and religion can sometimes teach us something is taboo when in reality it is normal to desire something that feels good.

Therapists can also direct you to books for sexual therapy, DVD’s, and exercises that can help as well. These weekly visits of just under an hour are tailored to the couples needs and concerns. Most of the therapist’s teachings will be accomplished at home where the couples put into practice what they’ve learned. Many therapists report that couples find that the most exciting part of the therapy, trying what they’ve learned. More than one therapist having mentioned that they wondered if the couples even made it home to start!

Also covered in the Sexuality in Midlife and Beyond Special Health Report are in depth coverage on the physical changes your body will undergo as you age, and the major impact on your sexuality. The knowledge in this report covers a wide range of sexual orientations that takes you through sexual response and the reason it’s happening as you age. Other factors that can affect your sexual capabilities are chronic disease, emotional issues, and common medications.

In addition to the sex therapy, other covered topics are Emotional and social issues, health problems and sexuality, treating common sexual problems, trends in sexual behavior among older adults, understanding sexuality, and what is sexual dysfunction.