Date Night Ideas Based on Your Love Language It’s no secret that The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman has impacted the ways we talk about love in our relationships and in counseling. His work has given us the words … Read More

How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in a Pandemic I’ll admit it–Valentine’s Day is my favorite holiday. I love the red hearts, roses, and sweet gestures from our loved ones. I know Valentine’s Day makes a lot of people roll their … Read More

What is a Sexual Healthcare Provider and Why Would I Need to See One? “Why would anyone do this with their life?”  A patient recently asked me this during a particularly comical exchange.  She was new to sexual health and … Read More

What the Netflix show Bridgerton Got Right and (Very) Wrong about Sex: From the Perspective of a Sex Therapist If you have not heard of the new Netflix show Bridgerton by now, you are either living under a rock or … Read More

What To Expect If You’ve Never Been To Therapy Deciding to go to therapy for the first time is a big deal! You may be really excited, or you may be super nervous. Both reactions are completely normal and valid. … Read More

How Stress Can Impact Our Sex Life … And How to Manage It You may have heard the phrase “our brain is our biggest sex organ”. I know this is something I discuss in many of my sessions. Basically, this … Read More

You Don’t Have To Suffer Through Bad Sex Sex Therapy Can Help! “You don’t have to suffer through bad sex!” You have no idea how often I want to scream this in someone’s face (nicely, of course). Each time I … Read More

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy There are many factors that play into sexual function. No matter what sexual organ you have, the general sequence of the act of sex involves desire, arousal, and proper function of the pelvic floor muscles and … Read More

What Sex Therapy Is and What It’s Not For a lot of people, the term “sex therapy” sounds mysterious and maybe even a little taboo. When I told my friends and family that I wanted to be a sex therapist, … Read More

What a Cincinnati couples therapist wants you to know about healthy relationships in 2021 Hello 2021, good-bye 2020!! Did anyone else feel like this past year lasted forever, but looking back it also seems like it flew by? This conflicting … Read More

SMART Goals for a Successful New Year Happy New Year! Did you set a New Year’s resolution for 2021? Following the end of such a difficult year, I know many of us are wanting to start out this year strong.  … Read More