Trauma and Sex Therapy
Offering Online Therapy For Individuals and Couples is Also Available Throughout Maryland, Virginia, Texas and Florida
Can Trauma Affect Your Sex Life? What the Research Shows and How to Heal
Learn how trauma affects sex and intimacy, what research shows, and how trauma-informed sex therapy can help. Serving Texas, Virginia & Maryland.
A Sex Therapist’s Guide to Rebuilding Desire in Long-Term Relationships
Struggling with desire in a long-term relationship? An AASECT-certified sex therapist shares practical tools for couples in VA, MD, and TX.
Healing Sexual Shame Rooted in Childhood or Religious Upbringing
Healing sexual shame caused by childhood or religious upbringing is possible. Certified sex therapy services in Texas, Maryland, and Virginia help individuals and couples reconnect with intimacy, desire, and self-acceptance.
The Link Between Self-Worth and Sexual Satisfaction
Explore how self-worth impacts sexual satisfaction. Learn how sex therapy in TX, MD, and VA can help individuals and couples heal intimacy.
Low Libido vs. Sexual Avoidance: How to Tell the Difference
Unsure whether low libido or sexual avoidance is affecting your relationship? Learn the difference and how sex therapy can help you reconnect.
Why You Shut Down During Conflict — and How Sex Therapy Helps You Stay Present
Many people shut down during conflict without understanding why. This is often a nervous system response rooted in past experiences—not a communication failure. At Healing Intimacies, I help clients in Maryland, Virginia, and Texas learn how to stay present during difficult conversations and build safer, more connected relationships.
Why Sex Doesn’t Feel Good for You Anymore — Emotional Blocks Explained
If sex doesn’t feel good anymore, it may not be a physical issue at all. An AASECT-certified sex therapist explains how emotional blocks, trauma, stress, and relationship dynamics can disconnect you from pleasure—and how therapy can help.
What Betrayal Trauma Feels Like — And Why It’s Not “Just Cheating”
Discover what betrayal trauma really feels like and why it’s more than “just cheating.” Learn how partners in Texas, Maryland, and Virginia can identify symptoms, understand emotional impact, and find healing through specialized support.
Painful Sex (Dyspareunia): Emotional Causes People Rarely Talk About | Healing Intimacies Sex Therapy VA TX MD
Discover the emotional causes of painful sex (dyspareunia) that people rarely talk about. Learn how fear, trauma, relationship stress, and shame can contribute to sexual pain—and how sex therapy at Healing Intimacies can help. Serving clients online in VA, TX, and MD.
From Shame to Empowerment: Overcoming Sexual Blocks After Trauma
Discover how to overcome sexual blocks after trauma. Trauma-informed intimacy healing for individuals in Texas, Maryland, and Virginia.
How Stress Shapes Our Capacity for Connection
Discover how stress impacts emotional and sexual intimacy and how sex therapy can help. Healing Intimacies provides sex therapy services in Texas, Virginia, and Maryland to support deeper connection and healthy relationships.
The Link Between Mental Health and Sexual Wellness
Discover how mental health and sexual wellness are deeply connected. Learn how sex therapy in Texas, Maryland, and Virginia with Healing Intimacies can help you heal emotional wounds, build intimacy, and strengthen relationships.
Why a Trauma-Informed Sex Therapist May Be the Missing Piece in Your Healing Journey
Discover how a trauma-informed sex therapist can help you heal from past wounds, rebuild intimacy, and reclaim pleasure. Serving clients across Texas, Virginia, and Maryland — Healing Intimacies offers compassionate, holistic sex therapy designed for your emotional and relational growth.
How Colorism and Cultural Expectations Shape Our Sexual Identity
Colorism and cultural pressures deeply shape our sexual identity and self-worth. Healing Intimacies offers culturally sensitive therapy in Texas, Northern Virginia, and Maryland to help you heal and reconnect with your authentic self.
Understanding How Anxiety and Depression Affect Sexual Function
Anxiety and depression affecting sexual function and intimacy in Texas and Maryland clients — Healing Intimacies therapy support.
The Role of Communication in Sexual Satisfaction for Couples
Discover how open communication improves sexual satisfaction for couples. Learn from Healing Intimacies, expert sex therapy in Texas and Maryland. Book a session today.
Erectile Dysfunction and the Role of Psychosexual Therapy
Discover how psychosexual therapy can help treat erectile dysfunction (ED) in Maryland and Texas. Learn about holistic, professional support for sexual health and relationships.
Navigating Sexual Health Through a Culturally Sensitive Lens
Culturally sensitive sex therapy in Texas and Maryland with an ASSECT Certified Sex Therapist.
What BIPOC Parents Should Know About Sex‑Positive Parenting
A sex-positive parenting guide for BIPOC families in Texas & Maryland. Learn to raise empowered kids with consent, healing, and body autonomy.
Low Libido? Here's What a Certified Sex Therapist Recommends
AASECT certified therapist helping clients improve intimacy.