Specialties

Sexual Pain

Many women (and less often men) experience genital and/or pelvic pain (e.g., Vaginismus, Dyspareunia, Vulvodynia, etc.), which greatly impacts sexual functioning. Factors that cause these devastating problems range from being physiological in nature to psychological, or both. Sexual trauma, issues resulting from child birth, chronic illness and invasive surgeries, inadequate vaginal lubrication, and endometriosis are just a few examples that cause painful intercourse. These issues are exacerbated by other factors, such as anxiety and lead to additional problems, such as relationship issues and depression. For so many reasons, women’s and men’s struggles with genito-pelvic pain should be taken very seriously and treated with great care and compassion. With my support in processing these experiences, providing some techniques that can generate sexual pleasure and satisfaction, and referrals to other specialists that also treat sexual pain, there is hope for improving your sex life!