Sexual trauma can have lasting effects on a person's life, including their sexual experiences. Many therapists employ various techniques to help clients overcome these challenges, one of which is...
Sexual Psychology: The Impact of Sexual Shame on Mental Health
Sexual shame—often instilled through religious doctrine, family upbringing, or cultural norms—has been linked to a range of...
Sexual Psychology: Erotic Transference in Therapy
In psychodynamic therapy, erotic transference occurs when a client projects romantic or sexual feelings onto the therapist. While ethically...
Attachment theory has been used to understand various aspects of human development, including sexual psychology. One modern interpretation of attachment theory suggests that it can help explain how...
The Body Remembers Everything That time you froze, That time you were touched too fast, The body stores it, Healing relearning safety—at your own pace. When something feels unsafe, the body reacts...
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Journaling can be used for many purposes. It can help people process their thoughts and feelings, explore new ideas, and even improve their writing...
Dysphoria is a term used to describe when an individual has significant distress that relates to gender nonconformity. This could involve a mismatch between one's assigned sex at birth and internal...
Roleplaying games allow people to explore their deepest desires anonymously.
This does not necessarily reflect their true preferences. People who roleplay as submissives, dominants, or victims may...
Roleplay Can Be Healing or Cathartic
Fantasy roleplay—such as authority figures, punishment scenes, or revenge dynamics—can help people safely express feelings, desires, or explore scenarios that...
BDSM is short for Bondage & Discipline/Dominance & Submission/Sadomasochism, which refers to erotic practices involving power exchange, bondage, dominance, submission, pain play, and other forms of...