Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile Dysfunction (e.g. Impotence) If, for the last three months, you have experienced an inability to attain / sustain an erection sufficient for a satisfactory sexual experience and it bothers you (or your partner) then you meet the definition of having “An Erectile Dysfunction.” The term erectile dysfunction (ED), is frequently used by professionals because it is more precise than simply calling the ...
Children, Teens and Sexuality
Implanon (Birth Control) Implanon is a plastic, match-stick sized device implanted into the arm by a health-care practitioner. Implanon is a progestin-only form of birth control that can be used even if the user cannot use hormonal birth control containing estrogen. Before making any *decisions* talk with your health care provider to determine if implanon is right for you. How Long It Lasts: Implanon last...
Wellness and General Mental Health Concerns
Deepening a conversation — Imago Style Sometimes having a “deep” or “vulnerable” conversation with a friend, family member or lover can feel so elusive. It's easy not to know what to say and to keep the conversation on a surface — but engaging level. In fact, one can spend endless hours discussing the weather, politics, jobs, children, religion and never once reveal how you are processing the “informa...
Enhancements for Sex
How To Use Touch To Get The Most Out of Sex - An important part of sexual experiences is touching. Knowing how you like your partner to touch you is sometimes the difference between a good sexual experience and a great sexual experience. Do you know how you like to be touched by your partner? If you do not know and go along with how your partner touches you, you may be missing out on more satisfying sex...
Wellness and General Mental Health Concerns
How to tell someone you are in counseling at the Center for Growth / Sex Therapy in Philadelphia (most likely a lover). If you have decided to tell your lover that you are either considering starting therapy or that you are already in therapy at the Center for Growth, you may be wondering how to actually go about doing just that. You may be questioning when to do it, where to tell, what to say, how they ...
Erotica
How to share sexual fantasies with your Lover: I’m in Italy for the first time and I meet a man in his forties named Giuseppe. He’s got beautiful salt and pepper hair and a well chiseled face. He drives a classic Alfa Romeo and is wearing a black cashmere coat with matching scarf. With a thick accent, he asks me to join him for an evening tour of the area. As we drive through the area in his convertible, he...
Children, Teens and Sexuality
Sex Therapists Tell The Secrets Of How To Pick A Pleasurable Condom Why Pleasurable Condoms are Important Condoms are currently the only way to decrease your risk of getting or passing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during penis-vagina sex, penis-anus sex, oral sex on a penis, or sharing sex toys. Whether used alone or with a hormonal method, they can be instrumental in preventing unplanned pregnan...
Enhancements for Sex
How to Masturbate: For Women There is no one right way for how to masturbate. If it feels good, and no one is getting hurt, than it’s the perfect way. However, if you are in the mood to learn how others might masturbate, or some new and interesting techniques to add to your current selection keep reading. How to masturbate: Set the atmosphere: dim the lights, have soft music playing in the background,...
Wellness and General Mental Health Concerns
Communication without the explanations & how to listen judgement free: a how-to for the speaker and the listener Communicating Without the Explaining or How to Listen Judgment Free? Have you ever been at fault for letting a friend or loved one down? Has a friend approached you about it, expressing their thoughts and emotions on the issue, and when the discussion occurred, did you sit there fully hearin...
Body Image Issues
Anorexia Nervosa - How to help your child in treatment recover from Anorexia Nervosa at the Center for Growth <!--written by : Marion Goertz, DMin, RMFT -->To address child's anxiety: Listen with compassion Ask if you can give them a hug or hold their hand Help them identify their sources of stress outside of the eating disorder Help them articulate their anxiety Help them identify alternate ways (...
Types Of Therapy
How to get the most out of individual therapy at the Center for Growth: you have made an important decision: to invest in yourself so that can become the person you have always wanted to be. By following a few suggestions, you can get the maximum benefit from your work with a therapist in Philadelphia. In therapy at the Center for Growth / Sex therapy in Philadelphia, both the client and the therapist have...
Enhancements for Sex
How to do a strip tease; created by a sexpert in Philly How to do a strip tease for your partner Have you been wanting to surprise your partner with something just a little out of the ordinary, like a striptease but have never done one before? Not to worry, a striptease is intended to be fun and playful for both of you. If you are looking for ways to perform an authentic and fun striptease, while remaining...
Enhancements for Sex
How to Deep Throat: Follow these steps to learn how to deep throat - brought to you by a sex therapis in Philadelphia t at the Center for Growth: Be in control. Have your partner stay still so that you can control how far his penis goes into your throat. This will minimize the gag reflex. Take the tip of his penis and place it on the roof of your mouth and slide it back while sucking. Only go as far as yo...
Types Of Therapy
How to choose a therapist in Philly: you have made an important choice, a potentially life-changing choice: to begin therapy (sex therapy, marriage counseling, couples counseling, individual therapy, support groups or family therapy).But how do you find a good therapist in Philly? This document is designed to help you choose a good therapist.There is no such thing as the best therapist — but there is a ther...
Types Of Therapy
How to become a sex therapist: So you want to become a sex therapist (sexologist, sex counselor) , but how? There are four components to becoming a competent sex therapist, as well as an optional 5th component. These are: 1) become a therapist; 2) specialize in sex therapy; 3) get plenty of supervised training; and 4) get licensed in your field (e.g. become a licensed social worker, licensed counselor,...
Enhancements for Sex
How to Approach Sex - Many people think that the goal of sex is to have an orgasm. While orgasms are ideal and enjoyable parts of the sexual experience, what if they don’t happen? What happens to sex if there are erection problems, or problems with penetration? If there are sexual problems, the ideal sexual situation that we often think about does not happen. Do you then just give up on sex? Also, coup...
Dating
How Frequently will I have Herpes outbreaks The number of annual herpes outbreaks can greatly vary from person to person, and even from year to year for the same person. On average, people with genital HSV-2 infection have four outbreaks each year. Those with genital HSV-1 infection have less than one outbreak each year. Typically, there are more outbreaks the first year, and the outbreaks diminish in se...
Desire Discrepancy
High Sex Drive or Sexual Compulsion? Many couples seek sex therapy because of mismatched sexual desires, sex habits, skills and needs. Common complaints are: My partner’s sex drive is too low (or too high) Sex Drive My partner is too conservative (or experimental) for me My partner is too inhibited (or too wild), if only he/she were comfortable with himself / herself sexually (or be less focused on sex), ...
Dating
Herpes Treatment Options Antiviral Therapy Zovirax (Acyclovir:): Oral medication taken either as needed during an outbreak or daily to suppress the virus and reduce the frequency of outbreaks. Zovirax attacks the herpes virus and disrupts its ability to multiply. Valtrex (Valcyclovir): Oral medication taken either as needed during an outbreak or daily to suppress the virus and reduce the frequency of out...
Family Planning, Safer Sex & STD's
Herpes Support Group The initial diagnosis of herpes (HSV 1 / HSV 2) can impact how people see themselves, and cause worry about how they will be perceived. You may feel like damaged goods, or wonder “why me?” These are all natural responses to finding out you are living with the herpes virus. If this is something that you are struggling with then you may benefit from joining a support group. In our herpe...
