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Is Sex Therapy the Right Choice for You?

In our busy lives, concerns with intimacy and sex can oftentimes take a back seat to what appear to be more immediate and pressing needs.

In our busy lives, concerns with intimacy and sex can oftentimes take a back seat to what appear to be more immediate and pressing needs. Our jobs, long hours, the children, family obligations, shopping, cooking, cleaning, can create an “everyday grind” that can take its toll on our happiness, energy, and our relationships. When this stress starts to affect our sexual health in a negative way, we can begin to lose sight of what should be one of the top priorities of our relationships, intimacy with our partner.

Not only can daily stress, miscommunication, and bickering raise concerns within our sexual relationships, but complications of a past history of sexual trauma or abuse, anxiety about performance and desire, insecurities with ourselves, or medical complaints can magnify our sexual intimacy problems, causing even greater grief and suffering.

Additionally, problems with “sex addiction”, where sex becomes an all-consuming compulsion, can cause pain and suffering, not only for the individual engaging in the compulsive behaviors, but for all the loved ones involved in the relationship.

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If you have questions or concerns, talking with a sex therapist may be the best choice you can make in order to get upon the path to healing.

Nationally recognized Milwaukee-based sex therapist, Dr. Francie Stone, focuses on what the individual or couple expresses as their primary concern and the emotional impact it is having on their sexual intimacy. She believes in providing a professional, safe, confidential and positive environment in which people are able to openly discuss their concerns while developing a collaborative plan to help them meet their goals of optimum sexual health and happiness.

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To learn more about sex therapy, and help you decide if it may be right for you,

visit:http://www.drfranciestone.com/

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