Setting and building a healthy sexual template is crucial for a couple's life-long sexual relationship. Therefore, it is important to begin a marriage with healthy and accurate information about all aspects of sexuality including the biological, emotional, and spiritual. Sex Therapy can help engaged couples reduce or eliminate anxieties or fears regarding the wedding night and it can provide a safe environment for dialogue with one's fiance about sex and sexuality including his and her histories and expectations.

Sex Therapy can assist couples who want to enhance their sexual intimacy or for those who are experiencing relational difficulties or conflict. Unconsummated marriages is a growing phenomenon in our culture.

Sex Therapy is beneficial for couples where one or both spouses are experiencing low or no sexual desire or where there is a discrepancy between partners.

Arousal is an important part of the sexual experience. Sex Therapy helps where one or both partners are having difficulty feeling aroused or achieving or maintaining arousal. This would include erectile dysfunction or lubrication difficulty.

Not being able to achieve or having difficulty achieving an orgasm is incredibly frustrating and the impact can be adverse on a marriage. This area of therapy will address premature, no, or delayed ejaculation and anorgasmia.

Sex was designed as a gift for pleasure. It is devastating to an individual and a couple when sex is associated with pain. This area of treatment will address issues of painful sex (physical or emotional).

Research reveals the devastating impact of a sex saturated culture-millions of Americans struggle with sexual addiction. Treatment will address those who are addicted to cybersex, pornography, masturbation, fetishes, etc.

Sadly, sexual abuse and sexual trauma is commonplace in our culture and there are devastation effects that sexual abuse has on one's sexual functioning both physically and emotionally. Sexual abuse and trauma can have an impact on those sexual dysfunctions already mentioned above. However, one can successfully journey through a therapeutic process that will enable the individual to experience a satisfying and fulfilling sex life.

Despite what the culture and media proclaim about change in sexual orientation, there are those individuals who struggle with same-sex attraction who desire not to affirm a homosexual lifestyle but who want to strive to make meaning out of his or her same-sex attractions, as a result, of their values, faith and other factors. Sexual Identity Management as developed by Dr. Mark Yarhouse of Regent University is the approach utilized in this type of treatment.

Generally, the first step is to call and make an appointment. The first session is called an intake appointment and it is recommended that this session be two hours in length. Subsequent appointments will last 45-50 minutes in duration on a weekly basis. Issues that bring couples in for sex therapy are viewed as a "couple" issue and not just her or his problem. Therefore, sessions will include both spouses as well as individuals. Sex Therapy can last from a few weeks to many months to a year or more depending upon the severity and complexity of the issue(s). It is crucial that couples understand that personal investment in the therapeutic process is essential for successful outcomes. This means that consistent attendance in therapy and completion of homework assignments are taken seriously.

Group Therapy is an effective modality for many treatment issues. Currently, there are no on-going groups presently meeting; however, as interest and the need increases, specific types of groups will be offered. Sexual addiction and same-sex attraction groups are offered periodically as time limited groups or weekend intensives. Please return to this website frequently to view updates on what is being offered or email David at david@janviercounseling.com to add your name to the mailing list. 

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