Latitude of Arousal: My Clinical Framework for Understanding Sexual Desire

Working with couples requires ongoing exploration of sexual behavior and satisfaction within intimate relationships. As a relationship therapist, I would be doing my clients a disservice if I avoided asking questions about sexual habits and satisfaction in their relationship. And so, I dig in with questions like, Who initiates sex most often? If you areContinue reading “Latitude of Arousal: My Clinical Framework for Understanding Sexual Desire”

There Will Be Blood

Mid-week while meeting with my last client for the evening, I found myself repeating the same sentiment I had shared with two different clients earlier that day; a comment meant to help normalize the inevitable hurt that comes with intimate relationships. I tell them that all couples experience moments of feeling wounded and hurt, evenContinue reading “There Will Be Blood”