Gay sex therapist nyc

Sex Therapy Breakthroughs for Gay Couples in New York

The Power of Sex Therapy

Sex Therapy Breakthroughs For Gay Couples In New York.

Often, folks tend to appear to sex therapy when they are already in a verb of desperation or depression. We have scoured the internet and Googled questions that typically verb with &#;Is it normal that I&#; followed by our personal ailment. Perhaps we&#;ll feel valiant enough to share sexual concerns with a partner, spouse, therapist, or a friend. Still, we&#;ll often keep our shame, fears, and anxieties to ourselves (making us feel more ashamed, nervous , and anxious). In our culture that denies us comprehensive sex education and boosts a media system that pumps out fake and problematic beliefs around sexuality, it&#;s natural for us to cope with the shame and loneliness of our sexual issues alone.

Understanding Sex Therapy

Sexual issues can be caused by various factors ranging from physical, psychological, relational, cultural, systemic, and social aspects. Sexual concerns include:

• Erectile dysfunction

• Pain during intercourse

• Lo

LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in New York, NY

I have experience and a strong passion for supporting queer and gender expansive people and their unique experiences, as adv as people struggling with or in recovery for addiction.
I aim to create a safe and affirming environment for clients to feel supported in exploring past and present experiences. I deeply values the vulnerability of my clients, and seek to create a therapeutic relationship that is founded in collaboration, trust, and empathy. I believe in each client’s innate strengths, and I am interested in identifying and working through barriers to improve understand the narratives we often have about ourselves. I perform collaboratively to help clients rework these stories to fully honor who they want to be. My training and life experiences shape my practice.
I have experience and a strong passion for supporting queer and gender expansive people and their unique experiences, as well as people struggling with or in recovery for addiction.
I aim to create a safe and affirming environment for clients to feel supported

Gay Couples Therapy NYC

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What is Gay Couples Therapy, and how is it different from “straight” Couples Therapy?

Gay Couples Therapy focuses on the unique dynamics of the same-sex relationship, which has its own strengths and challenges. 

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Strengths of gay and lesbian relationships:

  • More receptive to positive comments and less sensitive to criticism from each other
  • Lower degree of power differences
  • Better conflict resolution; more calmness during arguments and positivity afterwards

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Common challenges found in gay and lesbian relationships:

  • It can be difficult to be vulnerable and mutually rely on a partner
    - Often gay men and women are heavily self-reliant, growing up with small support for their core identities. Through childhood and adolescence, they may have coped with feelings of shame by setting up emotional boundaries. It is normal for these walls to persist into adulthood, and become a barrier in relationships.
  • Keeping boundaries between lovers and friends
    - Many friends may be of the similar sex as their partner
  • Differences in openness of sexual id

    LGBTQ Therapists Near You In Fresh York

    Union Square
    We are just a 1/2 block from Union Square on East 16th Street, and 1/2 block from 5th Avenue. We’re close to the 4, 5, 6, N, R, Q, W, L, F, M subway lines and not far from New York University.

    Chelsea
    We have two locations in Chelsea. One is on West 25th street between 7th and 6th Avenues. It’s one block from the 1, F, and M trains, and close to the C and E trains. And another is on 7th Avenue between 29th and 30th streets, two blocks from Penn Station. You can take the 28th Street 1 train or the 34th Street/Penn Station 1/2/3 and A/C/E trains.

    Midtown
    Our Midtown office is on 5th Avenue, between W 27th and W 28th Street. It’s near the 6, F, B, D, Q, W subways, and a minute saunter from Penn Station. It’s six blocks south of the Empire State Building and four blocks north of the Flatiron Building.

    Upper West Side
    Our Upper West Side office is on West 72nd Street at West Close Avenue. It is easily reachable by the 1/2/3 trains to 72nd Street. The B/C trains to 72nd Street are also close by. It’s right at the base of Riv