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open, sex positive, queer affirming, non-judmental

sex therapy

We love treating the following concerns:

  • Couple’s counseling

  • INTIMACY ISSUES

  • Sexual dysfunction

  • desire discrepancy

  • out of control sexual behavior

  • SAFE KINK, POLY, AND LIFESTYLE EXPLORATION

  • Gender and transitioning support

  • SEXUAL AWAKENING

  • PORNOGRAPHY CONCERNS

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sexuality

What does sex mean to you? What would a happy and healthy sexual life look like to you?

Whether you are single or coupled, monogamous or engaging in consensual non-monogamy, or exploring your sexuality and kinks, you deserve a space that will support you in finding and defining your happy sexual life.

identify

shame

Shame and sex are unfortunately deeply entwined in our society.

They don’t need to be. Sex is a normal and necessary part of our lives, and you deserve to live your life to your fullest. If you struggle with shame surrounding pornography, sexuality, kink, sexual trauma, or any other topic, you deserve a safe place where that can be dismantled and you can find freedom. Freedom to live and love without shame.

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joy

After shame comes joy.

Healthy and happy sex should be celebrated. Whether it is you figuring out your body and connecting with it more fully, or connecting with your partner on a deeper level, or challenging some of your deeper shames surrounding sex, once you heal then you get to find joy and celebrate living a fuller life, incorporating all parts of your self.

during sex therapy, We value:

+ trauma-informed approaches

+ enhancing intimacy

+ BUILDING PERSONAL SEXUAL IDENTITY

+ A sex positive approach

+ lgbtqia+ identities

+ sexual health

+ Kink and Polyamory supportive approaches

Picture of Erin McGuire, LCSW, and Owner of Thrive Mind Therapy.

i’m erin mcguire

and i do sex therapy here at thrive mind counseling.

I have always been interested in Sex Therapy, and began pursuing further education in the field after so many of my clients had sex-specific concerns coming up and we were provided little to no sex-specific education in my schooling. In this I found a greater passion for my work: through helping others find joy through sex, connection, and freedom while dismantling shame.

Shame taints so many areas of our lives, and sex is a really significant one. And I love watching clients connect to a part of themselves that they have always closed off due to shame and purity culture stigma. Or find deeper connection and bonds in their relationships through greater intimacy. Or find joy in stepping into their true gender and/or sexuality for possibly the first time.

Sex therapy can sound intense (isn’t all therapy?), but the lightness and peace that can come at the end is what makes it some of my most favorite work to do.

  • It is still just therapy. We mainly provide telehealth sessions at this time, so it would probably be provided that way. It is a place where you can talk openly and without judgement about your sexual health concerns and receive support and therapeutic interventions. The major difference between other therapies and sex therapy is background knowledge of the therapist and their and comfort level with the topic, and their ability to give you support.

  • I am fairly comfortable with sexual concerns and disorders of all types, but what I do not do is provide “addiction” model therapy for sex, which has not been adequately substantiated and is not recommended by the APA, AASECT, or other research bodies. I do treat behavior that revolves around sex or pornography that others would feel are “out of control”, but with a sex positive, trauma-informed, and evidence based approach.

  • If you have further questions, or would like to explore some aspects of sex therapy with one of our clinicians, please fill out the contact form and we will reach out to you to schedule a consultation to see if we’re a good it.

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