S1 Ep54: WHAT HAPPENS DURING SEX THERAPY
- Author
- Lauren Streicher, MD
- Published
- Thu 29 Dec 2022
- Episode Link
- https://audioboom.com/posts/8220747
If you have ever wondered what it’s like when a gynecologist mother and a sex therapist daughter hang out – you are about to find out! My guest (and daughter) Rachel Zar LMFT, CST, has a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and is an AASECT-certified sex therapist. We are going to chat about what happens behind the closed doors of a sex therapist.
Rachel and I talk about:
Rachel and I talk about:
- The WORST and BEST thing about growing up with a gynecologist mom
- What kind of education and training someone needs to be a CERTIFIED SEX THERAPIST
- What does NOT HAPPEN during a sex therapy session
- Who BENEFITS from seeing a sex therapist
- What ACTUALLY HAPPENS during sex therapy
- How a therapist approaches couples with sexual medical problems
- Therapy for DESIRE DISCREPANCY
- If FANTASY is a red flag that a relationship is in trouble
- KINK!
- What it means to be SEX POSITIVE and why is it important as a therapist
- The sex therapy approach to ORGASM issues
- The advantages of VIRTUAL Therapy as opposed to in-person therapy
To find a certified sex therapist: American Association of Sexuality Educators, counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) : https://www.aasect.org/referral-directory
More about Rachel Zar LMFT, CST
Website https://www.rachelzartherapy.com/
Articles https://www.rachelzartherapy.com/#publications
Practice Spark Chicago Therapy https://www.sparkchicagotherapy.com/
Social Media
https://www.instagram.com/rachelzartherapy/
https://www.facebook.com/rachelzartherapy
Other Episodes on This Topic
Episode 8:When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationships with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg
Episode 16 Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
Episode 20: Is non-monogamy having a moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin
Episode 41 Why Men go Missing in Bed with Dr. Stephen Snyder
Episode 42 Out of Practice Does Not Mean Out of Business
Episode 47 Orgasm Equality with Dr. Laurie Mintz
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
