What Happens in Couples Therapy for Sexual Problems?

by | Mar 18, 2013 | About Sex Therapy, Great Sex for Couples, Great Sex for Men, Great Sex for Women, Marriage and Relationships, Sex Therapy in Newport Beach, Sex Therapy in Orange County

A question I often get from potential clients is, what happens in couples therapy for sexual problems?  They usually want to know if we will work on the entire relationship, or just focus on the couple's sex life.  The answer is, it depends!  If...

Erectile Dysfunction: Medical or Psychological?

by | Mar 12, 2013 | About Sex Therapy, Great Sex for Couples, Great Sex for Men, Marriage and Relationships, Performance Anxiety, Sex Therapy in Newport Beach, Sex Therapy in Orange County

Oops, it happened again.  A man in his early sixties came into my office with longstanding problems with erections.  He had many factors working against him:  He had a high-pressured career, he was overweight, and as the nest was emptying, he had...

Sexual Pain? How A Psychologist Can Help A Woman with Vulvodynia

by | Feb 25, 2013 | About Sex Therapy, Dr. Stephanie Buehler in the Media, Sex Therapy in Newport Beach, Sex Therapy in Orange County, Sexual Abuse and Survivorship, Sexual Pain Disorders

Last week I was part of a panel of experts on vulvodynia who spoke about the treatment of this confounding syndrome at Mission Hospital.  Vulvodynia–literally, pain in the vulva area–can be distressing for both a woman and her partner. ...

Can’t Consummate Your Marriage? Maybe It’s Vaginismus

by | Jan 21, 2013 | About Sex Therapy, Great Sex for Couples, Great Sex for Women, Sex Therapy in Newport Beach, Sex Therapy in Orange County, Sexual Pain Disorders

Vaginismus might be one of the most puzzling, frustrating sexual conditions that psychologists treat.  Since The Buehler Institute specializes in sex therapy, about 10-20% of our clients at any one time are women and partners affected by this condition, which...

Is ‘Sex at Dawn’ the Same as Sex in 2013?

by | Jan 13, 2013 | About Sex Therapy, Great Sex for Couples, Great Sex for Men, Great Sex for Women, Marriage and Relationships, Sex in the News, Sex Therapy in Newport Beach, Sex Therapy in Orange County

I haven't read Sex at Dawn but I have certainly read about it.  The idea is that humans aren't meant to be monogamous, because theories of natural selection and other forces in our prehuman history make it more genetically advantageous to our species to...