Although our sexuality is a gift from God designed to remind us of the intimacy he desires to have with us, we often have a number of difficulties expressing what “should happen naturally.”
Human sexuality does not happen naturally. Sexual attitudes and expressions are learned. Our teachers, e.g., parents, society, clergy, etc., often have perverse prejudicial positions that often lead us away from the sexual glory expressed in the Bible. Sexual therapy can help re-establish God’s original intent.
Sexual therapy can help enhance our already existing sexual relationship when intercourse is infrequent or there is a lack of sexual interest.
Even in the best marriages there is a high percentage of sexual dysfunctions. Many men have difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection and many more ejaculate prematurely. Females often experience physical or emotional pain during intercourse. A majority of women have difficulty with sexual release, orgasm.
There are an increasing number of men and women who have difficulty with their sexual orientation. They erroneously believe that homosexuality can bring intimacy and consequently suffer enormously.
Sexual addictions are sexually related compulsive activities designed to “relieve” emotional stresses. Some of these activities are: excessive masturbation, pornography, adultery, and fornication. Sexually abusing others through voyeurism, exposure, molestation, and violence are some other forms of addiction.
Sexual therapy can help with sexual enhancement, dysfunction, orientation, and addictions.
Sexual therapy is designed to relieve the symptoms of unsatisfactory sexual experiences and to teach a couple to communicate and behave with each other in ways that reduce demand, enhance pleasure, and facilitate the natural physiological sexual response.
Much change can take place in a relatively short period of time. How well the change is integrated into the couple’s ongoing life depends upon their commitment to scheduling quality sexual experience times each week. Reviewing the principles that brought about the change and planning creative non-demand sexual encounters is vital.
Many couples have gained fulfillment and relief from difficulties through the sexual therapy process after years of frustration. Approximately eighty percent of sexually dysfunctional couples can be relieved of their symptoms through sexual therapy.
