What is psychosexual therapy?
Psychosexual Therapy is a talking therapy. It is about exploring the causes of sexual dysfunction or sexual disorders. By talking about your sexual issue(s), we can explore how various factors, including medical, biological and relationship factors, past and present, may have contributed to and affected your sexual functioning. I may ask you to see your GP or a specialist healthcare professional for further examinations and tests to rule out any medical factors. You may have seen them already, so this information will help us understand your sexual issues more clearly. We can then explore an appropriate treatment plan for you to complete at home, either on your own or with your partner.
The best outcome is usually when your partner also attends the sessions, as they will be able to understand the sexual issue(s) more clearly and how to perform the various activities in the treatment plan. However, you do not need to attend with your partner. You don’t even have to have an active sex life to benefit from Psychosexual Therapy if something sexual is bothering you.