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Sexuality

Foster a pleasurable sexual life

Sexual health is an integral part of overall health, and at Enrich we collaborate with our clients to make their sexual experience a pleasurable and integrated part of their life.

When we are young, most people learn about sexuality primarily from their friends, the media, and cultural messages. Formal education is typically limited to avoiding sex, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted illnesses (STIs). In the few households where parents talk with their kids about sex, almost none of these parents report talking about pleasure.

Learning about ourselves as sexual beings seems to occur mostly through trial and error, but research suggests that even this assumption is more positive than the reality. Many people experience their first sexual contact with another person through abuse, rape, coercion, and violation. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that more than 1 in 3 women, and nearly 1 in 4 men experienced sexual violence involving physical contact during their lifetimes. One in two transgender individuals will experience sexual violence (National Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Survey). Sexual abuse, exploitation, and assault often lead to temporary and long-term physical and emotional struggles.

With this backdrop, it is not surprising that people, whether or not they have a history of trauma, experience:

  • Discomfort communicating about sex, urges, desires, pain, or fantasies
  • Low or absent desire
  • Obstacles to experiencing pleasure
  • Distorted body-image

Sex therapy provides an opportunity to learn about pleasurable sex, and physical and emotional intimacy, and incorporates the whole individual and their life experience. At Enrich, we consider the physical person and frequently collaborate with urologists, OBGYNs, physical therapists, and other medical providers to more clearly understand and comprehensively treat. In addition to the biology, we explore the individual person and their specific background, interests, and desires. Better understanding of the person allows healing and growth to take place. Finally, in addition to biology and individual factors, sex therapy takes into consideration the environments from which the individual came and in which they currently are immersed.

The benefits of a vibrant sexual life are many! We see individuals and partners/couples who are looking to enjoy:

  • Sexual enjoyment in the context of illness
  • More frequent sex
  • Increased pleasure from sex
  • Romance and sex following childbirth
  • Consensual non-monogamy
  • More passion and romance
  • Confidence in sexual expression
  • Share what excites you

Colleen Ryan, LSW, “Sexuality and intimacy can be a core part of the human experience. However, they are often complicated by shame, taboos, and insecurities.

Through vulnerability, acceptance, healing, and education, I believe sex therapy can increase our ability to connect with ourselves and others. My hope is that sex therapy increases self-compassion, decreases shame, and helps move you toward your authentic relationship with sexuality, whatever that looks like for you.

Some common issues I work with are body image, differences in desire, performance anxiety, non-traditional relationships, sex after major life transitions, and sexual diversity.”

Heidi A Sauder, PhD is a certified sex therapist and sees partners who are struggling with:

  • Differences in libido
  • Pleasurable sex
  • Opening their relationship
  • Adjusting to chronic illness
  • Healing from infidelity
  • The ability to share desires and interests with their partner/partners
  • Returning to romance and passion after becoming parents
  • Adjusting to the effects of aging
  • Increasing sexual intimacy
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9085 E Mineral Cir, Suite 235
Centennial, CO 80112

720-548-7825
drsauder@enrichcenter.org

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Refund Policy: Therapy sessions over secure video conferencing, or in Centennial, CO office refund/cancellation: Any weekly session that is cancelled at least 24 hours in advance of the date of service will be fully refunded. If a session is cancelled less than 24 hours in advance, or if a client fails to show for a session, the session fee is charged in full. Couple intensives refund/cancellation: Fifty percent of the two- or three- day counseling fee will be collected when the appointment is set. The outstanding fee will be collected upon arrival for the scheduled intensive. Fees are refundable (less a $500 administrative fee) when a cancellation occurs at least 30 days prior to the start of the intensive. If a cancellation occurs within 30 days of the Intensive date, the paid 50% fee will not be refunded. If therapy has begun and is terminated because of a direct or indirect threat or intimidation from one client to the other, or the therapist, there will be no refund. Workshop refund/cancellation: Registration fees are refundable (less a $50 administrative fee) when a cancellation is made more than three weeks prior to the workshop date. If a cancellation occurs within three weeks of the workshop date, the registration will be converted to a credit, good for one year, which may be applied to future workshops. Professional training refund/cancellation: Registration fees are refundable (less a $100 administrative fee) when a cancellation occurs at least 30 days prior to the start of the training. Cancellations after this date will receive a credit, good for one year, which may be applied to other professional programs or products.