Sex Therapists in Saint Paul, MN

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G Zachariah White
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55114  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Sex from the center means having your choices about sexual behavior come from your deepest and most cherished values.
I would like to help you overcome whatever it is that interferes with your sexual, emotional, or relational health. I will work with you to create a safe and compassionate space where you can see yourself and your problem in a new light. Together we will examine how the problem came into your life, how it affects you, and how you might change your relationship with it. I have experience working with lesbian, gay, straight, bi sexual, transgender, queer, polyamorous, and kinky clients individually and with partners.
Sex from the center means having your choices about sexual behavior come from your deepest and most cherished values.
I would like to help you overcome whatever it is that interferes with your sexual, emotional, or relational health. I will work with you to create a safe and compassionate space where you can see yourself and your problem in a new light. Together we will examine how the problem came into your life, how it affects you, and how you might change your relationship with it. I have experience working with lesbian, gay, straight, bi sexual, transgender, queer, polyamorous, and kinky clients individually and with partners.
(612) 354-8130 View (612) 354-8130
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Bryanna Garwood
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55130
I have a history of working with the LGBTQIA+ community, people with addiction, aging adults, people seeking sex specific therapy, couples, families, and individuals with a variety of mental health needs.
Adulting is hard, life can be difficult, and the whole thing can be overwhelming. Let's talk about it, let's yell at it, or meditate on it. All of the systems that we are a part of can impact the way we think about ourselves and our ability to connect with others. This can severely impact our mental health and our ability to heal. I am here to help you manage issues related to sexuality, severe and persistent mental illness, sense of self, trauma, loss, and life transitions. Please go to the website link to enter your information if you would like to move forward with sessions.
I have a history of working with the LGBTQIA+ community, people with addiction, aging adults, people seeking sex specific therapy, couples, families, and individuals with a variety of mental health needs.
Adulting is hard, life can be difficult, and the whole thing can be overwhelming. Let's talk about it, let's yell at it, or meditate on it. All of the systems that we are a part of can impact the way we think about ourselves and our ability to connect with others. This can severely impact our mental health and our ability to heal. I am here to help you manage issues related to sexuality, severe and persistent mental illness, sense of self, trauma, loss, and life transitions. Please go to the website link to enter your information if you would like to move forward with sessions.
(507) 338-6260 View (507) 338-6260
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Melia McCubbin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, CST
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55114
As a sex-positive therapist, I support any consensual and risk-informed expression of sexuality.
Personal growth and recovery is an ongoing process of finding the next reachable foothold on the way toward your goal. You have already begun the first step in your work by looking for someone to talk to. We will work together to help you figure out a path to your goals and to find the confidence to lift yourself to the next reachable step along the way. Common issues I work with include depression, anxiety, stress, relationship problems, concerns related to sexual health or sexual functioning, sexual and gender identity, trauma, and bipolar disorder.
As a sex-positive therapist, I support any consensual and risk-informed expression of sexuality.
Personal growth and recovery is an ongoing process of finding the next reachable foothold on the way toward your goal. You have already begun the first step in your work by looking for someone to talk to. We will work together to help you figure out a path to your goals and to find the confidence to lift yourself to the next reachable step along the way. Common issues I work with include depression, anxiety, stress, relationship problems, concerns related to sexual health or sexual functioning, sexual and gender identity, trauma, and bipolar disorder.
(612) 230-1252 View (612) 230-1252
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Ruth Brooke Markowitz
Psychologist, MALP
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55104
I utilize mindfulness, hypnosis, imagery, expressive therapies, EMDR, sex therapy and educational groups.
I enjoy working with adults of all sexual orientations who want to heal sexually and intimately.I love working with couples as well as individuals. People who are creative and artistic and enjoy using a variety of therapeutic modalities to heal find me helpful. Anxious, traumatized avoidant, ,depressed and grief stricken people find me to be direct, warm,honest and a good listener. I am integrative in my approach and also believe in homework, practice and mindfulness practice. I believe I am a good fit with people who describe themselves as a bit out of the box.
I utilize mindfulness, hypnosis, imagery, expressive therapies, EMDR, sex therapy and educational groups.
I enjoy working with adults of all sexual orientations who want to heal sexually and intimately.I love working with couples as well as individuals. People who are creative and artistic and enjoy using a variety of therapeutic modalities to heal find me helpful. Anxious, traumatized avoidant, ,depressed and grief stricken people find me to be direct, warm,honest and a good listener. I am integrative in my approach and also believe in homework, practice and mindfulness practice. I believe I am a good fit with people who describe themselves as a bit out of the box.
(651) 401-8063 View (651) 401-8063
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Isabelle Lankhorst
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55104  (Online Only)
Hi! Finding a therapist who's the right fit for you can be such a rough process, right? I'll be as straightforward as possible: From me you can expect gentle honesty, flexibility, and lots of humor. I'm also super gay, super ADHD, anti capitalist, and body neutral. I've worked in mental health care for ten years focusing on the intersections of sex and trauma, as well as body size and trauma. Fat is not a bad word. I'm trained in EMDR and love it, but my goal is truly to meet you where you're at, pushing you just to your comfortable edge for growth.
Hi! Finding a therapist who's the right fit for you can be such a rough process, right? I'll be as straightforward as possible: From me you can expect gentle honesty, flexibility, and lots of humor. I'm also super gay, super ADHD, anti capitalist, and body neutral. I've worked in mental health care for ten years focusing on the intersections of sex and trauma, as well as body size and trauma. Fat is not a bad word. I'm trained in EMDR and love it, but my goal is truly to meet you where you're at, pushing you just to your comfortable edge for growth.
(651) 888-8591 View (651) 888-8591
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Eli Coleman
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55102  (Online Only)
I am a licensed psychologist with the specialized training in sex therapy.
I am accepting new referrals using telehealth now. I am especially looking for patients who are concerned about compulsive sexual behavior. I really enjoy working with motivated clients who are seeking help to resolve problems in their life. Some things are simple but other things are quite complex. I enjoy working with both kinds of problems. It is very satisfying to watch a client learn, grow and change - and sometimes over years of time.
I am a licensed psychologist with the specialized training in sex therapy.
I am accepting new referrals using telehealth now. I am especially looking for patients who are concerned about compulsive sexual behavior. I really enjoy working with motivated clients who are seeking help to resolve problems in their life. Some things are simple but other things are quite complex. I enjoy working with both kinds of problems. It is very satisfying to watch a client learn, grow and change - and sometimes over years of time.
(612) 482-1464 View (612) 482-1464
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Beth Ryland
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55113  (Online Only)
I help by teaching you to communicate in ways that will make you feel happier, how to rebuild trust, how to feel closer and to improve your sex life.
Despite being a professional by day, you have no idea how your life at home started feeling so chaotic and out of control. You and your partner don’t communicate like you used to and you certainly don’t have fun together anymore. Life is consumed by kids, sports, work, and errands. You aren’t having as much sex as you used to either. It feels like you lost yourself along the way and you don’t feel heard or understood by your partner when you try to talk. Things always end up in a fight. You’re exhausted and irritable and you feel alone. Friends and family mean well but they don’t get it. Not really. You need help.
I help by teaching you to communicate in ways that will make you feel happier, how to rebuild trust, how to feel closer and to improve your sex life.
Despite being a professional by day, you have no idea how your life at home started feeling so chaotic and out of control. You and your partner don’t communicate like you used to and you certainly don’t have fun together anymore. Life is consumed by kids, sports, work, and errands. You aren’t having as much sex as you used to either. It feels like you lost yourself along the way and you don’t feel heard or understood by your partner when you try to talk. Things always end up in a fight. You’re exhausted and irritable and you feel alone. Friends and family mean well but they don’t get it. Not really. You need help.
(763) 703-2341 View (763) 703-2341
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Lyndsey Fraser
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CST
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55116
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Sex Therapist, and an International Enneagram Accredited Professional.
Illuminate your path, Awaken your life! Who you are at your core matters and deserves to be seen by the world. I am driven by a desire to make a difference in the lives of others and to positively impact the world. I actively seek to live a life guided by a sense of purpose and meaning. My goal is to help you do the same with a highly personalized approach that addresses your needs and meets your criteria for personal success. This includes finding and solidifying the essential relationships in your life! I also utilize the Enneagram in my practice as a way to help you have more generosity for yourself and other in your life.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Sex Therapist, and an International Enneagram Accredited Professional.
Illuminate your path, Awaken your life! Who you are at your core matters and deserves to be seen by the world. I am driven by a desire to make a difference in the lives of others and to positively impact the world. I actively seek to live a life guided by a sense of purpose and meaning. My goal is to help you do the same with a highly personalized approach that addresses your needs and meets your criteria for personal success. This includes finding and solidifying the essential relationships in your life! I also utilize the Enneagram in my practice as a way to help you have more generosity for yourself and other in your life.
(651) 433-6342 View (651) 433-6342
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Calvin Hauer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55105
I have worked with in sex education and sexuality for the past 10+ years.
When I think about my ideal clients, I think about all the folks I used to serve as a sex educator. Having spent the past 10+ years in sex education, I believe that many of us carry cultural stigma due to sex negative ideals perpetrated by our society. As a therapist I specialize in working with: Kinky clients, non-monogamous clients, clients that work within the sex industry, and clients that are figuring out their sexuality. My ideal clients are looking for a therapist that is affirming of their relationship with sexuality and who will not shame you for your sexual identity.
I have worked with in sex education and sexuality for the past 10+ years.
When I think about my ideal clients, I think about all the folks I used to serve as a sex educator. Having spent the past 10+ years in sex education, I believe that many of us carry cultural stigma due to sex negative ideals perpetrated by our society. As a therapist I specialize in working with: Kinky clients, non-monogamous clients, clients that work within the sex industry, and clients that are figuring out their sexuality. My ideal clients are looking for a therapist that is affirming of their relationship with sexuality and who will not shame you for your sexual identity.
(612) 808-0249 View (612) 808-0249
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Julie E. Schmit
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55105
I'll skillfully assess and meet you where you're at on your journey with sex therapy, marriage counseling or trauma work.
Relationship, marriage & sexual problems can deplete your ability to take pleasure in life. You're someone who's successful in your career, but when it comes to emotional or physical intimacy, you feel confused or inhibited. You're feeling nervous, sad and fearful that you'll never be free of your issues. I hear you and I'm on your side! You're ready to make a change. You're ready to break old patterns and try something new. Most of all, you're ready to experience pleasure and deep, honest relationships with people who enhance your life. I want to help you get there.
I'll skillfully assess and meet you where you're at on your journey with sex therapy, marriage counseling or trauma work.
Relationship, marriage & sexual problems can deplete your ability to take pleasure in life. You're someone who's successful in your career, but when it comes to emotional or physical intimacy, you feel confused or inhibited. You're feeling nervous, sad and fearful that you'll never be free of your issues. I hear you and I'm on your side! You're ready to make a change. You're ready to break old patterns and try something new. Most of all, you're ready to experience pleasure and deep, honest relationships with people who enhance your life. I want to help you get there.
(612) 324-1978 View (612) 324-1978
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Nicolle Dirksen
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55105  (Online Only)
Waitlist now cleared - Limited session slots available. When you and your partner started dating things were great! You had so much in common, your communication was great, and your sex life was fireworks. But now those days feel like ancient history and that spark has been replaced with the same old arguments, resentment, and feeling more like roommates than partners. If you’re convinced it doesn’t have to be this way, you’re right. I help couples just like you identify negative conflict patterns, navigate betrayal and infidelity, and have better sex.
Waitlist now cleared - Limited session slots available. When you and your partner started dating things were great! You had so much in common, your communication was great, and your sex life was fireworks. But now those days feel like ancient history and that spark has been replaced with the same old arguments, resentment, and feeling more like roommates than partners. If you’re convinced it doesn’t have to be this way, you’re right. I help couples just like you identify negative conflict patterns, navigate betrayal and infidelity, and have better sex.
(612) 662-2049 View (612) 662-2049
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Austin Jacobsen
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Whether you are wanting to process trauma, explore your sexuality and gender, overcome fears, or explore your childhood, or contemplate the meaning of life, Austin will walk alongside you down the path of self-discovery.
Austin believes that we are all searching for our own meaning in life, and that we make our own meaning. Stemming from a person-centered standpoint, he meets people where they are, holding space and walking with clients down their own paths as a guest in their personal journey. He combines an Adlerian and existential framework with cognitive behavioral, solution focused techniques, and EMDR to assist clients in making meaningful changes in their lives, tapping into the client’s inner strengths along the way. Austin also uses revolutionary methods incorporating technology and virtual reality into session.
Whether you are wanting to process trauma, explore your sexuality and gender, overcome fears, or explore your childhood, or contemplate the meaning of life, Austin will walk alongside you down the path of self-discovery.
Austin believes that we are all searching for our own meaning in life, and that we make our own meaning. Stemming from a person-centered standpoint, he meets people where they are, holding space and walking with clients down their own paths as a guest in their personal journey. He combines an Adlerian and existential framework with cognitive behavioral, solution focused techniques, and EMDR to assist clients in making meaningful changes in their lives, tapping into the client’s inner strengths along the way. Austin also uses revolutionary methods incorporating technology and virtual reality into session.
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Meghan Kane
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, CST
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Waitlist for new clients
As a sex therapist, my specialities include guiding couples into unconfined intimacy, helping women connect to their pleasure and bodies, and supporting healing and re-integration from harmful social or structural norms.
Feeling trapped, stuck, or overwhelmed? Maybe you find yourself relying on old habits or caught in the same loops of thinking or interacting. Perhaps, you are beginning to notice unhealthy patterns or relationship dynamics that are easier to distract away from through busyness or numbing. You may feel isolated, disconnected, or ignited by new levels of anxiety, urges to control, or symptoms of burn out. Whether you are seeking support in navigating your distress or you are hoping to rewrite the next chapter, I am here to help.
As a sex therapist, my specialities include guiding couples into unconfined intimacy, helping women connect to their pleasure and bodies, and supporting healing and re-integration from harmful social or structural norms.
Feeling trapped, stuck, or overwhelmed? Maybe you find yourself relying on old habits or caught in the same loops of thinking or interacting. Perhaps, you are beginning to notice unhealthy patterns or relationship dynamics that are easier to distract away from through busyness or numbing. You may feel isolated, disconnected, or ignited by new levels of anxiety, urges to control, or symptoms of burn out. Whether you are seeking support in navigating your distress or you are hoping to rewrite the next chapter, I am here to help.
(651) 260-5498 View (651) 260-5498
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Jennifer Hooyman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55106
I focus on helping you build and maintain healthy relationships: personal, professional, romantic and sexual relationships. This includes individual counseling, couples counseling, and sex therapy. In individual counseling we can talk through trauma, negative thoughts, adjustments, questions of identity, happiness, or life goals. If you are having questions about intimacy, desire, shame, kink, sexual performance or desire, sex therapy may be right for you. You may be feeling a loss of connection, a wall of miscommunication and a mountain of unmet needs within your relationship and I will help you find that connection and joy.
I focus on helping you build and maintain healthy relationships: personal, professional, romantic and sexual relationships. This includes individual counseling, couples counseling, and sex therapy. In individual counseling we can talk through trauma, negative thoughts, adjustments, questions of identity, happiness, or life goals. If you are having questions about intimacy, desire, shame, kink, sexual performance or desire, sex therapy may be right for you. You may be feeling a loss of connection, a wall of miscommunication and a mountain of unmet needs within your relationship and I will help you find that connection and joy.
(763) 265-6103 View (763) 265-6103
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Meredith Mahoney
Psychologist, PsyD, MSEd, PCIT, CKPMT
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55127
I specialize in adult issues: parenting, sex, relationships, anxiety, depression, and more.
Deciding to begin therapy can be a difficult decision requiring courage and strength. I commend you on taking the first step toward feeling better, self-enlightenment, more satisfying relationships (with ourselves, other adults, or children) and personal growth. Whether you are feeling stuck in life or unsure of the next step, facing conflict or unhappiness within a relationship, experiencing feelings of depression, loneliness, or anxiety, struggling to cope with a past or recent trauma or a painful personal history, therapy can be a rewarding and transformative experience that can help you heal and reclaim control of your life.
I specialize in adult issues: parenting, sex, relationships, anxiety, depression, and more.
Deciding to begin therapy can be a difficult decision requiring courage and strength. I commend you on taking the first step toward feeling better, self-enlightenment, more satisfying relationships (with ourselves, other adults, or children) and personal growth. Whether you are feeling stuck in life or unsure of the next step, facing conflict or unhappiness within a relationship, experiencing feelings of depression, loneliness, or anxiety, struggling to cope with a past or recent trauma or a painful personal history, therapy can be a rewarding and transformative experience that can help you heal and reclaim control of your life.
(646) 791-3277 View (646) 791-3277
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Erin C Peterson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CST
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55105
Waitlist for new clients
I bring warmth, curiosity, practicality and a sex-positive approach to both individual and couples therapy.
I have been a therapist for individuals, couples, and families for over 15 years. I provide counseling for those who want help with sexual concerns, disordered eating maintenance/body image recovery, prenatal/postpartum issues, relationship strains, trauma symptoms, and problematic drinking/sober curiosities. I want to understand what it is you hold most dear and find meaningful in your life and relationships. By doing this, I can help you identify and navigate how to align with your values, intentionally, through awareness of unhelpful patterns and incremental behavioral change.
I bring warmth, curiosity, practicality and a sex-positive approach to both individual and couples therapy.
I have been a therapist for individuals, couples, and families for over 15 years. I provide counseling for those who want help with sexual concerns, disordered eating maintenance/body image recovery, prenatal/postpartum issues, relationship strains, trauma symptoms, and problematic drinking/sober curiosities. I want to understand what it is you hold most dear and find meaningful in your life and relationships. By doing this, I can help you identify and navigate how to align with your values, intentionally, through awareness of unhelpful patterns and incremental behavioral change.
(952) 856-3786 View (952) 856-3786
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Claudia Wood
Counselor, MA, LPCC, LMHC, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55104
I have advanced training in Human Sexuality.
Currently taking on new clients due to now being in practice full-time! I am sassy, knowledgeable, and will be straight to the point with you. This is your time so I want you to use it the way you want. Most of my clients are in transitions, such as coming out as LGBTQIA+, having babies, or changing their relationship style (poly/ENM). I also work with clients who have religious trauma and have struggled with purity culture. I am neurodivergent-affirming and love working with neurospicy clients!
I have advanced training in Human Sexuality.
Currently taking on new clients due to now being in practice full-time! I am sassy, knowledgeable, and will be straight to the point with you. This is your time so I want you to use it the way you want. Most of my clients are in transitions, such as coming out as LGBTQIA+, having babies, or changing their relationship style (poly/ENM). I also work with clients who have religious trauma and have struggled with purity culture. I am neurodivergent-affirming and love working with neurospicy clients!
(612) 712-6584 View (612) 712-6584
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Mary E. Woodward
Psychologist, MA, LP, CST
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55121  (Online Only)
Mary is a Professional Member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and currently serves as the Association's Minnesota State Representative.
If you are seeking specialized help with a sexual problem for yourself or for your relationship, you have come to the right place. Common concerns include low/high sexual desire, problems with erections, ejaculation, painful sex, and sexual addiction. LGBT clients are a regular and welcome part of Mary's practice, though most clients identify as straight. Mary E. Woodward, MA, LP, CST is a Psychologist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist with over 28 years of experience in general therapy as well as sex and couples therapy. She has had therapy experience in medical settings, crisis centers, mental health clinics and in
Mary is a Professional Member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and currently serves as the Association's Minnesota State Representative.
If you are seeking specialized help with a sexual problem for yourself or for your relationship, you have come to the right place. Common concerns include low/high sexual desire, problems with erections, ejaculation, painful sex, and sexual addiction. LGBT clients are a regular and welcome part of Mary's practice, though most clients identify as straight. Mary E. Woodward, MA, LP, CST is a Psychologist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist with over 28 years of experience in general therapy as well as sex and couples therapy. She has had therapy experience in medical settings, crisis centers, mental health clinics and in
(651) 314-1261 View (651) 314-1261
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Vicenta del Carmen Valero
Counselor, MA, LPCC, LADC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55102
I work with individuals of color and and GLBTQ persons looking for help with ethnic/racial identity, racial trauma, sexual or physical trauma, chemical health.
Trabajo con adultos de color y personas GLBTQ que buscan ayuda con identidad étnica/racial, trauma racial, trauma sexual or fisico, y salud química. El racismo, la opresión, el género, la sexualidad, el envejecimiento, la clase social, y la pobreza pueden afectar nuestro bienestar y salud fisica y mental o nos causan el desarrollar creencias de quien somos que nos impiden vivir nuestra mejor vida. Aprovechando de su conocimientos y sabiduría interna, le proporciono un espacio seguro donde el enfoque de nuestros esfuerzos se centra en la recuperación emocional y el alcanzar paz en su vida.
I work with individuals of color and and GLBTQ persons looking for help with ethnic/racial identity, racial trauma, sexual or physical trauma, chemical health.
Trabajo con adultos de color y personas GLBTQ que buscan ayuda con identidad étnica/racial, trauma racial, trauma sexual or fisico, y salud química. El racismo, la opresión, el género, la sexualidad, el envejecimiento, la clase social, y la pobreza pueden afectar nuestro bienestar y salud fisica y mental o nos causan el desarrollar creencias de quien somos que nos impiden vivir nuestra mejor vida. Aprovechando de su conocimientos y sabiduría interna, le proporciono un espacio seguro donde el enfoque de nuestros esfuerzos se centra en la recuperación emocional y el alcanzar paz en su vida.
(763) 325-1612 View (763) 325-1612
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Cornerstone Therapy and Recovery Center
Psychologist, MA, LP
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Waitlist for new clients
I am gay affirmative with 30 years experience treating men struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors.
I've been counseling men and couples for over 40 years. My specialties are men with compulsive/addictive sexual behaviors, unresolved childhood abuse/trauma/neglect, anxiety/depression, relationship problems and intimacy issues. I also do couple's therapy teaching and helping couples in good communication and conflict management and how to heal from infidelity. Cornerstone has 5 outpatient treatment groups for men with sexual addiction. We also have very skilled therapist who treat childhood trauma and neglect with very highly regarded therapeutic methods and approaches including EMDR, Sensorimotor and Pesso Psychomotor Therapy.
I am gay affirmative with 30 years experience treating men struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors.
I've been counseling men and couples for over 40 years. My specialties are men with compulsive/addictive sexual behaviors, unresolved childhood abuse/trauma/neglect, anxiety/depression, relationship problems and intimacy issues. I also do couple's therapy teaching and helping couples in good communication and conflict management and how to heal from infidelity. Cornerstone has 5 outpatient treatment groups for men with sexual addiction. We also have very skilled therapist who treat childhood trauma and neglect with very highly regarded therapeutic methods and approaches including EMDR, Sensorimotor and Pesso Psychomotor Therapy.
(651) 964-0945 View (651) 964-0945
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Sex Therapy

Who is sex therapy for?

Sex problems are common in relationships. Many people want a better sex life and want to feel loved and desired by their partner. It is difficult for couples to resolve sexual problems on their own because people often feel ashamed to talk about their sexual desires fearing they are not normal, when in fact a very broad range of preferences and behaviors are normal. A sex therapist can help clarify this and other matters.

Why do people need sex therapy?

Many people do not know how to talk about their erotic needs or their emotional needs, both of which are addressed in sex therapy. Couples often live with sexual difficulties for years before seeking help, and in that time, partners may experience so much disappointment and alienation that they may fear their problems mean they are incompatible. Once people experience disappointment, it is difficult to find resolution without help.

What happens in sex therapy?

People have many misconceptions about what takes place in sex therapy. First, it is a form of talk therapy in which partners discuss their sexual concerns; it does not involve touching or physical exploration of any kind. Sex therapy typically helps couples get comfortable talking to each other about sex so that, in the privacy of their home life, they can openly discuss their sexual desires and make decisions about what they want to do. Couples are typically assigned activities to do at home that build intimacy skills.

What kinds of problems do sex therapists treat?

Very often, partners differ in their degree of sexual desire and struggle over how often to have sex. Or they may have fights about porn use or have difficulty connecting sexually after one partner is unfaithful. Men may have problems with premature ejaculation. Women may find themselves struggling to become aroused or to achieve an orgasm. Sometimes partners feel like they have lost the sense of attraction to their partner. These are all common issues dealt with in sex therapy.