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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 Santa Maria, the suburbs of Santa Maria, other nearby places such as Ventura, Lompoc, 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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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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Brian Henderson
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We'll explore your relationships to partners, friends, and family; your relationship to your body, sexuality, gender, and race; and your relationship to larger meaning and purpose. We'll map out the topography of your life from a bird's-eye view.


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We'll explore your relationships to partners, friends, and family; your relationship to your body, sexuality, gender, and race; and your relationship to larger meaning and purpose. We'll map out the topography of your life from a bird's-eye view.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe that what we feel — even and maybe especially the painful stuff — is a message from a wise part of us telling us something we need to hear. We'll slowly, compassionately work together to listen to what it is our deeper selves are saying.

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  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Chronic Pain
  • Couples
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Oppression
  • Sexuality
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Annalise Oatman
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Take a trauma-informed look at what is at the root of your difficulty coming into your full expression and power as a woman, and address it at the root with a holistic blend of powerful, transformative approaches that work with the body & unconscious


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Take a trauma-informed look at what is at the root of your difficulty coming into your full expression and power as a woman, and address it at the root with a holistic blend of powerful, transformative approaches that work with the body & unconscious

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I like to take a thorough assessment at the beginning of our work that includes a look at your lifestyle and your creative and erotic wellness. From there I blend Jungian dreamwork, highly somatic and IFS-informed EMDR and Shamanic Energy Medicine.

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  • Creative Expression
  • Empowering Women
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sexuality
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Trauma
  • Women
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Peter Bippus
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Suss out whatever it is causing all those issues. You do not have to lug all that unnecessary emotional weight around much longer, we can find new ways of setting it down and move on with your life.


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Suss out whatever it is causing all those issues. You do not have to lug all that unnecessary emotional weight around much longer, we can find new ways of setting it down and move on with your life.

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Expect unconventional methods, especially if you have been in therapy before. You may be pleasantly surprised by the way change happens.

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  • Celebrities and Public Figures
  • Domestic Violence
  • Men
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Sex Offenders
  • Sexual Issues
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John Johnson
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We'll explore the pain & challenges in your relationships, work life, & well being. By listening to the details, I identify the small changes that make the biggest differences. We'll transform the internal negative voices into positive self talk.


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We'll explore the pain & challenges in your relationships, work life, & well being. By listening to the details, I identify the small changes that make the biggest differences. We'll transform the internal negative voices into positive self talk.

Something to know about my approach is:

With decades of experience in many approaches I adapt my tools to your specific style and situation. My empathy is grounded in my own journey from childhood abuse to kindness to myself and others. I use a mind body approach to facilitate change.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Family Business
  • Financial Stress
  • Performance
  • Public Speaking
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Starting a Business
  • Stress
  • Work Stress
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