Category: Somatic Sex Therapy

The “orgasm gap” refers to the significant difference in the frequency of orgasms experienced by men and women during sexual activity, particularly in heterosexual relationships....

Our Evolving Culture: Embracing Being Sex-Positive Our culture is gradually shifting toward a more sex-positive outlook. This change means viewing sex and sexuality as natural,...

A client shares his experience of having a prostatectomy operation. Understanding the Impact of the Prostatectomy on Intimacy In April 2018, I discovered that I...

In this Guest Blog, Candy at Arras Healing explores the basics of Polyvagal Theory and how we can incorporate these teachings into somatic therapy. What...

Anxiety is a natural and common response we all experience when facing perceived threats. It activates the body’s survival system — preparing us to either...

Sensate Focus is a proven technique created in the 1960s by Masters and Johnson. It helps couples shift away from performance-driven intimacy toward mindful, sensory...

The term Shadow was brought into Western psychology by Carl Jung, who expanded on ideas developed by Sigmund Freud. For Jung, the Shadow is not...

Anorgasmia is the medical term for the inability to have an orgasm, or for taking a long time to reach orgasm after ample sexual stimulation,...

Male rape and sexual abuse is far more common than many people realise. According to Safeline, an organisation dedicated to working with men who have...

In somatic sex therapy —  also known as tantric healing — much of the focus is on releasing stress and tension. But healing also needs...