Who Is Dr. Stephanie Buehler and Why Is She Writing This Blog?
I've been keeping a blog for almost as long as there has been an Internet. I think I was one of the very first therapists in Orange County to go online. Early on I could see the tremendous potential of creating virtual communities, but I had no idea...
Off to Miami this week to speak at the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists conference. This is my main tribe of sexuality professionals, and I am looking forward to seeing my friends and colleagues. Not so much the 85 degree weather...
Premature or Rapid Ejaculation: Frustrating and Confusing
A frank look at premature ejaculation by sex therapist Dr. Stephanie Buehler, who practices in Newport Beach, CA.
How Did You Lose Your Virginity, and What Was Its Effect?
Interesting article in Atlantic Monthly regarding a study on losing one's virginity and its effect on sexuality later in life. I almost always ask clients about their first time as a way of understanding their initial experiences with sex. Sometimes...
Hello World! Books about Sexuality & Relationships
A new day, a new site, a new blog! I'm Dr. Stephanie Buehler, a psychologist and sex therapist with a practice in Newport Beach, CA. In this blog I hope to introduce you to all kinds of ideas and information about sexuality and relationships. Some will come from my...
A Sex Therapist’s Response to “Call Me Crazy”
Dr. Stephanie Buehler, author of Sex, Love, and Mental Illness: A Couples’ Guide to Staying Connected discusses Lifetime Television’s “Call Me Crazy.”
Lifetime Program Partners with NAMI to Tackle Topic of Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Can a real look at mental illness make a difference in eliminating stigma and motivate people to get help? That's the hope of Lifetime Television and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill are betting on...
A Truly Natural Remedy for Erectile Dysfunction
There is only one truly natural remedy for erectile dysfunction. Sex therapist Dr. Stephanie Buehler explains all.
Do You Find Reaching Orgasm Frustrating?
The majority of women do experience orgasm as a pleasurable ending to a rousing session of self-pleasure or partner sex. For some women, however, orgasms are frustrating. It either takes forever to have an orgasm or they simply never happen. Women...
A colleague here in Orange County proclaims that all sexual problems are caused by "anxiety." What is anxiety, anyway? And are all sexual problems caused by it? Anxiety is simply another word for "worry." It is true that worrying sometimes gets in...
What Happens in Couples Therapy for Sexual Problems?
What happens when couples try sex therapy to fix a broken sex life? Psychologist and author Dr. Stephanie Buehler discusses the process of healing.