Enhancements for Sex
Fantasy in Philadelphia Fantasy for those living in Philadelphia can be a great way to increase you and your partner's sexual pleasure. Fantasy can be used alone, with a partner, or even in a group. With the use of fantasy, you can go anywhere (way beyond Philadelphia), be anyone and do anything. In some ways, the use of fantasy in the bedroom is the best sexual technique possible. It's cheap, it'...
Sex Compulsion & Love Compulsion
Family Roles In Sex Addicted System. In a sex-addicted family system, it is common for the disease to become the central focus within the system. Often all of the family's energy and focus goes into managing the impact of the compulsion (the addictive family member relapsing, managing secrets, keeping everything else together while the addictive person unravels). As described in the article on the addictive...
Types Of Therapy
The Imago Dialogue is designed to enable both people's perspectives to be heard, respected, valued, and create a sensation of feeling emotionally held in a judgmental free environment. Sometimes simply feeling listened to and respected is enough. Differences in opinions are not only normal but healthy. The goal of utilizing the Imago Dialogue, which can be thought of as a fair fighting tec...
Affairs, Cheating & Infidelity
Extramarital Affairs: She cheated and broke your heart. Or maybe you're the one who cheated and broke hers. WHY do husbands and wives cheat? And why don’t they just end the marriage cleanly before dating others? Isn't your spouse your best friend? Is having an extramarital affair what your spouse deserves? If not consideration for the other person's feelings, needs or desires, what about a ...
Communication in the Bedroom
Experiencing In the bedroom does your lover know what your experience of being intimate with him is like? Does your lover know if you think he is good in bed? Could he accurately name what you are experiencing? Could he accurately name what you are sexually experiencing in the bedroom with him? If you believe your partner is clueless and you want to make your sexual communication stronger...
Enhancements for Sex
Erotica: for those of you who believe that their sex life is getting stale and think that you have done it all, keep reading. Tonight, is Erotica time/story time . . . . Therefore, sometime during the day, take your favorite erotica book and hide it under your pillow. If you have never read any erotica before, you may want to try "Ruby Fruit Jungle" by Rita Mae Brown. This is an erotic lesbian smut book tha...
Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile Dysfunction (e.g. Impotence) - Information and Therapy Options 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.” We at Sex Therapy In Philadelphia / Center for Growth have skilled therapists wit...
Dating
Hope After Herpes: The Emotional Impact Hope after Herpes The emotional impact of the herpes simplex virus can often be the biggest struggle for individuals diagnosed with herpes. Herpes can be classified as either herpes simplex virus type 1, (HSV-I) or herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). For purposes of understanding the emotional impact of HSV-I and HSV-2, the term herpes will be used throughout this t...
Body Image Issues
Eating Disorders and Sexual Trauma There is a connection between sexual trauma and eating disorders. As a survivor of sexual trauma, there are many aspects of your experience that put you at risk for developing an eating disorder. Many survivors of sexual trauma perceive their bodies as a risk and may unconsciously attempt to make their bodies as least appealing as possible to ward off additio...
Body Image Issues
Eating Disorders Treatment in Center City Philadelphia Recognize and Respond: Eating Disorders - Beyond Health, Beyond Beauty In today’s world, you can barely go anywhere or do anything without having a certain body-image ideal brought to your attention. It is the lean, mean, and often very unrealistic “perfect” body that is found on billboards, TV, magazines, and especially in advertisements. Many pe...
Body Image Issues
The Eating Disorder Voice? The Eating Disorder voice verbally abuses people with Anorexia. They can become extremely nervous when they do not know their exact weight. Anorexia gives its victims the illusion of control, but clearly it is the disease that actually takes control of them. When I asked a client to describe her relationship with her eating disorder I posed the question “Is your ...
Wellness and General Mental Health Concerns
The How To’s for a Dynamic Relationship When in a relationship, we would all like to think that we contribute positively to the splendor and passion within the relationship. The concept of “keeping the mystery” alive becomes an ever-challenging task after a number of years have passed and the need to reinvent or rejuvenate the love becomes increasingly more important. But that is the exact question, how doe...
Children, Teens and Sexuality
Does sex cause miscarriages? Question: Can sex cause miscarriages? Answer: In general no. Sex does not cause miscarriages. However, women, who are considered be carrying "high risk pregnancies" may need to refrain from certain types of sexual pleasure. Please consult your obstetrician. Everyone else, time to get creative and experiment. Being pregnant and having sex is kind of like having a new body every ...
Children, Teens and Sexuality
Dividing issues during pregnancy Common dividing issues during couples during pregnancy. Most of these issues can be worked through with a skilled marriage/couples counselor. Help in Philadelphia is available. Pregnancy beliefs Expectation of role(s) Sexual values, including body image Decreased frequency of sex Misconceptions about the safety of sex Parenting beliefs Money Not wanting to grow u...
Dating
Disclosing your herpes diagnosis to your partner Disclosing your herpes diagnosis to your partner. Even if you have been living with genital herpes for years, it can still be a difficult task to tell a new partner who you care about, and who you want to be sexual with, about your diagnosis. The inability to predict a partner's reaction, if they will look at you differently, or if it will impact the r...
Enhancements for Sex
What is a dildo? How to use a dildo? & How to introduce a dildo to your lover? What is a dildo? A dildo is a sex toy that is usually penis-shaped and designed for vaginal or anal penetration. However, some do not look exactly like a penis. Dildos come in a rainbow of colors and a variety of shapes, textures, and styles. Some people prefer to use a dildo that completely resembles the color, shap...
Dating
Diagnosing Herpes in Philadelphia Once at your physician’s office in Philadelphia, your doctor will help confirm the diagnosis of herpes using one or more of the following diagnostic procedures: a physical examination, a swab test, or a blood test. There are significant differences among the tests, so talk to your doctor about what’s best for you. Some are indicated only at the onset of an outbr...
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Questioning or Intersex
Developing a Gay Lesbian Support Network - Coming out can be an emotional and scary process. Do you feel isolated and alone? Do you feel like you have no idea what to expect and that you wish that someone could just tell you what it is all about? Do you just want someone to talk to and to help you navigate through this process? Building a gay/lesbian support network can be a very imp...
Body Image Issues
Developing a Sexual Self Exercise (from The Center for Growth in Philadelphia) Do you feel unattractive? Are you disconnected from your body? Are you having bad sex with your partner? Does sex seem undesirable? Do you wish you could be more open with your partner? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, try the developing a sexual self exercise. Withou...
Mood Disorders & Sex
Depression Therapy in Phila: typically people with depression seek treatment from social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, psychotherapists. To support the work that happens in a therapist's office, we have created a whole series of self-help tips. Remember self-help tips about depression are not meant to replace the wisdom of a trained professional, bu...
