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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 Gardena, the suburbs of Gardena, other nearby places such as Hawthorne, Redondo Beach, or anywhere else in California, 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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Antoinette Mastronardi
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decrease anxiety, anger, loneliness, self-criticism, cycles of fighting with partners and shitty relationships with others. I believe these experiences generally stem from traumatic, toxic, or abusive relationships and discrimination or oppression.


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decrease anxiety, anger, loneliness, self-criticism, cycles of fighting with partners and shitty relationships with others. I believe these experiences generally stem from traumatic, toxic, or abusive relationships and discrimination or oppression.

Something to know about my approach is:

I identify as a queer therapist and my specialty is working with trauma and attachment in the LGBTQ+ community. I am a super nerd for relationships. I am trauma informed, attachment focused, and really relational with my clients.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxious Attachment
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attachment Styles
  • BDSM
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Church Abuse
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Discrimination
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Gaslighting
  • Healing From Relationships
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Kink
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Mixed Orientation Relationships
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Open Relationships
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parent-Adult Child Relationship
  • Polyamory
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Religious Trauma
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Sabotage
  • Sexual Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma From Abuse
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Danielle Norman
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Explore barriers to healthy relationships, Coping skills to regulate mood and anxiety, Problem solving skills


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Explore barriers to healthy relationships, Coping skills to regulate mood and anxiety, Problem solving skills

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I am trained in a variety of evidenced based practices. Foundationally though, I am grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adult ADHD
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Black and African American Issues
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Skills
  • Trauma
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We will work collaboratively to explore things that are getting in the way of you living the life you desire to live. We will challenge/change things that are not working for you, and create/increase the things that are working for you.


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We will work collaboratively to explore things that are getting in the way of you living the life you desire to live. We will challenge/change things that are not working for you, and create/increase the things that are working for you.

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I utilize my communication style of being relaxed, personable, open, humorous, cooperative, compassionate, and supportive to help people feel comfortable.

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  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • LGBTQ+
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Sexual Issues
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Dr. Michael Grey
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Explore and address past hurts, and traumas and how we can improve the relationships most important to you. We will also work together to develop insight into how these impact your intersecting identities, creating more functional pattens in life.


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Explore and address past hurts, and traumas and how we can improve the relationships most important to you. We will also work together to develop insight into how these impact your intersecting identities, creating more functional pattens in life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am psychoanalytic in my approach bringing your unconscious to your conscious mind. Incorporating Brainspotting, and Biofeedback into sessions help combine both the mind and body allowing you to develop skills to help you regulate your body.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • BDSM
  • Coming Out
  • Coming Out of a Cult
  • Consensual Non-Monogamy
  • Gender Affirmative Surgery Letters
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Kink
  • LGBTQ+
  • Polyamory
  • Religious Trauma
  • Sex Workers
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Jazmyne Thomas
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Assess your strengths and challenges, from which we'll create a tailored healing plan. Together, we'll focus on areas needing improvement, employ communication exercises, sensate focus techniques, and additional strategies for deeper connectedness.


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Assess your strengths and challenges, from which we'll create a tailored healing plan. Together, we'll focus on areas needing improvement, employ communication exercises, sensate focus techniques, and additional strategies for deeper connectedness.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use evidence-based approaches including the Gottman Method, Sex Therapy, and EMDR to support clients in overcoming past wounds and fostering healthy, fulfilling relationships filled with understanding, intimacy and pleasure.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Couples
  • Couples Sex Therapy
  • Mismatched Sex Drives
  • New Parent
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Issues
  • Sexuality
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