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Sex can be a confusing issue for many people and relationships. It’s often difficult to talk about and associated with shame. That’s where a licensed sex therapist can help. A sex therapist can help you understand the psychological and physical issues that affect your sexual life and desires.

If you’re experiencing any frustrations, confusion, or anxiety pertaining to sex, a licensed sex therapist can be instrumental in resolving them. Whether you are located in downtown Bakersfield, Bakersfield Country Club, Csu Bakersfield, Downtown Bakersfield, or even Haggin Oaks, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Need a Sex Therapist

We often keep sexual matters to ourselves, but that can make problems worse. There are times when you definitely should seek the guidance of a sex therapist:

  • You experience sexual dysfunction, such as low libido, anorgasmia, premature ejaculation, or erectile dysfunction.
  • You are in a committed relationship and are dissatisfied with your sex life.
  • Your sex drive is abnormally high or low.
  • You think about sex all day long.
  • You feel lost or confused on the topic of sex.
  • You’ve been a victim of sexual abuse.
  • You are unsure of your sexual attractions and desires.

Sex therapy from a licensed sex therapist is a promising treatment for sexual issues and frustrations. And you don’t have to wait forever to get started; read this article to find out how to start therapy.

Achieve a Healthy Sex Life with Sex Therapy

You can work through your sexual issues alone with a licensed therapist, or you and your partner(s) can discuss your unique sexual issues together in relationship therapy.

With Mental Health Match, finding a qualified sex therapist is easy! Start by browsing sex experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Eric van der Voort
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Find ways for you to better manage stress and painful feelings, examine and challenge unhelpful thinking, explore new ways of experiencing pleasure, communicate more effectively, and enjoy better sex.


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Find ways for you to better manage stress and painful feelings, examine and challenge unhelpful thinking, explore new ways of experiencing pleasure, communicate more effectively, and enjoy better sex.

Something to know about my approach is:

I work with people in the kink, LGBTQIA+, and non-monogamous communities to address performance anxieties, desire discrepancies, use of sex/porn or substances, confusion about sexuality, relationship conflict, and communication issues.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety
  • Communication Skills
  • Compulsive Sexuality/Hypersexuality
  • Couples
  • Couples Sex Therapy
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Engagement
  • Front Line Workers
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Guilt
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Kink
  • Marriage
  • Pornography
  • Sex Addiction
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Health
  • Sexual Issues
  • Shame
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
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Dakota Westlake
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Learn how codependency develops and how to manage it with healthy boundaries, how to embrace and love who we are even if others don’t, and how to cope with trauma triggers, build up your resiliency, and learn internal skills to promote healing.


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Learn how codependency develops and how to manage it with healthy boundaries, how to embrace and love who we are even if others don’t, and how to cope with trauma triggers, build up your resiliency, and learn internal skills to promote healing.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use mindfulness, DBT, CBT, and ACT frequently in sessions. I typically see my clients for 3 months-2 years and we get deep, real, and raw to start to heal. I'm not a therapist that is going to just sit back we are going to reveal, heal and prevail.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Boundaries
  • Codependency
  • Communication Skills
  • Empowering Women
  • Family Trauma
  • LGBTQ+
  • Love Addiction
  • Loving Someone with Addiction
  • People Pleasing
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Trauma
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Naomi Tucker
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figure out what you need and how you can advocate for yourself to create a life where you feel seen and valued. We’ll help you move through tough transitions and stressful situations.


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figure out what you need and how you can advocate for yourself to create a life where you feel seen and valued. We’ll help you move through tough transitions and stressful situations.

Something to know about my approach is:

I offer multiple ways to express yourself, especially if you find words to be limiting. It's optional, but I offer art therapy as well as a technique called Brainspotting that can help you access new strengths and insights.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Fertility Challenges
  • Grief
  • Intimacy
  • Relationships
  • Work Stress
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Naomi Tucker remote and phone therapy in California, New Hampshire
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Rachel Mitchell
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work together to build the tools, confidence, and compassion you need to enjoy the healthy, fulfilling relationships you deserve. Whether you are participating as an individual or with a partner, you can make the changes you need.


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work together to build the tools, confidence, and compassion you need to enjoy the healthy, fulfilling relationships you deserve. Whether you are participating as an individual or with a partner, you can make the changes you need.

Something to know about my approach is:

Our sessions will be tailored to your goal so that you walk away with not only skills to apply, but new insight into yourself. I will encourage you to question assumptions you never thought you had, while providing a safe space for growth.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Kink
  • LGBTQ+
  • Open Relationships
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Sexual Issues
  • Sexuality
  • Sexual Trauma
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Rachel Mitchell remote and phone therapy in California
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Eva Kuncewicki
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We can work to explore underlying issues in a safe and structured way to attempt to externalize, heal, regulate, make meaning of, and integrate past experiences.


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We can work to explore underlying issues in a safe and structured way to attempt to externalize, heal, regulate, make meaning of, and integrate past experiences.

Something to know about my approach is:

I enjoy working with a diverse population of individuals and couples.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Codependency
  • Domestic Violence
  • Immigration Evaluations
  • Love Addiction
  • Major Depressive Disorder
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Eva  Kuncewicki remote and phone therapy in California