“For Michael and others who are uncomfortable discussing sexual issues face-to-face, distance sex therapy, as it’s known, is providing a new option. Its practitioners include credentialed sex therapists who counsel clients by phone, e-mail or in Internet chat rooms, where they address deeply personal issues without ever meeting. In doing so, they’ve set off a debate about the ethics, legality and effectiveness of such practice.”
The article goes on to note an important finding about e-therapy:
“Stephen Biggs, a PhD candidate in clinical psychology, surveyed 44 people who said they had received therapy strictly over the Internet. Among these respondents, 16 percent said their therapy involved sexual issues; ages varied and women outnumbered men. Eighty percent (35) said they found the therapy experience somewhat or very positive, but all said they would use online therapy again and “reported that the therapist was empathic,” he said.”
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“Sex Therapy On Call (and Online!)”
It should be no surprise that etherapy is getting popular and that many people benefit from it. The traditional one on one setting can create a lot of anxiety for clients. But the nonverbal communication it allows is considered very important so, once again, human interaction clashes with technnology. This debate has only just begun.
I’m 23 years old and my husband and i have sex maybe 5-7 times a week. I have orgasms regularly, but sometimes i feel as if i’m about to explode, i think its an orgasm i’ve never experienced and i wish to achieve it but i run from it, i focus on relaxing and letting go but that never works. What can i do to help myself let go?
No wonder.He gave the 27 year old ‘non-performer’two drugs with it.Either one could cause impotence!Jezzz.
The lady with orgasm remarks.She needs cantharis a homeopathic at low potency.
I am in a 3rd marriage, am 59 yrs old, and previously have had a very satisfied sex life. In my relationship and marriage to this husband, in the beginning I was haveing surgery and problems with having my bladder tied up. So he was not being at all sexual, which I thought was because of my surgeries. I was released from the Dr last Sept. He makes no sexual overtures toward me at all, and the only sex we have had I initiated. He seems to not want to fondle, or caress, or neck with me. He had been pushing me pretty hard to marry him, and I did. I am frustrated, I do not care to initiate sex all the time, and have moved out of the bed room. He said he was oral and wanted me to shave, so I did, but he hasn’t made any move to do any thing. He wants me to have my clit pierced ( so he will have something to play with) He gets turned on by watching dogs fuck women and I am not into that either. I am horney, and I am beginning to resent him, as he talks like he is a stud, and when I was mad one time and said fuck you, his reply was ” you wish” What am I to do, I wish I hadn’t married him. I also have paid some of his bills and paid over 70 percent of buying a house with him, and he has pretty much been living off of me since. I am about exhausted of $ and I am on dissability and medicare because of an accident.
Is there anything more recent or has this site become defunct?
I am in a relationship with my fiance. When we have sex, I always seem to cum before she does. When we have sex she does not enjoy it. We have tried different positions and everything, but nothing seems to help. What can I do to make her feel better?
I’m 19 i have the stress of finding a college and i really don’t have time to see my girlfriend we try to make the best of our relationship but when we are apart we fight but when we are together we cant get off each other.she just informed me that she wants no sex for a week because she thinks that is the root of us fighting.i just am in dyer need of help.
At 19, you have so many other worries. Sex is likely not the root cause, and both of you know it. YOu are having problems getting along because each of you are changing so fast, yet holding on to what you liked at the beginning.
You need more conversation to stimulate interest, passion and intimacy. When you understand each other, you will not be setting restrictions on sex; it will happen with more frequency and be much more spontaneous!
this is why Dr. laura is wrong. sex is sooo important in relationships that it cannot be put off till marriage. when people aren’t sexually compatable it messes up their lives. the 59 year old definately needs to divorce that dude because he’s just a dick who seems to only be after her money.
i’m 19 too and a virgin because i just don’t have time for sex and a relationship. it would be nice to just have a one night stand but i can’t find anyone worth it. i’d much rather take care of it myself, which i do.
Some “sex therapy” can be successfully done through phone or internet. This is because many sexual problems result simply as a result of bad information. Sometimes all a person needs is “the facts” to experience relief from perceived problems.
Josh Spurlock
Tri-Lakes Relational Center Springfield Missouri
http://www.GetRelationshipHelp.com
Hi, I’m just wondering how painful it is when you lose your virginity. I can’t even wear tampons because they hurt too much, and I’m wondering if that means losing it will be super painful…
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