Sexuality is a part of marriages and a fact of human life that cannot be ignored. The concept of sexuality, which has an important place in the biological structure of human beings, has numerous psychological and physiological benefits. Some of these benefits are important for sustaining life. In other words, sexuality is one of the indispensable rituals of life.
Sometimes we may experience problems or have difficulty taking the first step in performing this vital ritual. The problems we encounter in our sexual life are not personal deficiencies, but health problems that can be treated. Although it may be different in men and women, it is possible to see it and the proportional frequency of occurrence is close to each other. Regardless of which side the problem is on, this is a problem that needs to be solved collectively. Sexual therapies primarily target this.
Of course, when people experience problems in the most intimate areas of life, it can lead them to anxiety and shame. For this reason, couples may experience introversion, family unrest, and even marriages that end in divorce. At this point, it is important for couples or individuals to be aware that this type of health problem can be combated and that they can seek professional support. Recently, awareness of sexual disorders and solutions has increased significantly in our country and around the world.
In addition, the subject of sexual therapy is a very sensitive and open to abuse issue. People who will apply for sexual therapy services should conduct a specific literature review on this subject. Being informed about the problem is of critical importance in the therapy process and therapist selection. In order not to mislead the patient, when choosing a specialist, the fact that the specialist has received sexual therapy training should not be overlooked. Such a mistake will both disrupt the treatment process and cause psychological problems as well as sexual problems. This is a special subject that requires training. It is not enough to study psychology or gynecology alone. If the problem is due to a biological reason, help should be sought from medical experts, or if it is caused by a psychological or traumatic situation, help should be sought from psychologists trained in "sexual therapy".
With experts in this field. When going to a trained psychologist, the patient is first referred to a field physician to determine whether the underlying source of the problem is physiological or psychological. If it is understood that the problem is a disorder that requires therapy, the couple or the individual enters the psychotherapy process with the specialist. In sexual therapy, behavioral methods are used and sexual life is reshaped starting from scratch.
With the start of psychotherapy, a good sexual history is taken from the parties, and any factors that may cause sexual dysfunction, such as what they do for the rest of their lives, their social environment, and their cultural environment, are tried to be determined. The therapist may carry out this identification study sometimes by meeting with the spouses one by one, and sometimes together. The first session of therapy is devoted to identifying the problem and understanding the compatibility of the partners with each other. While all this is happening, the couple has the opportunity to get to know the therapist who will help them, decide whether they trust the therapy and the specialist, and if they want to continue, the treatment process begins.
In the next step, the therapist clearly informs the clients about their problems and they decide together with the clients what path to follow. The therapist gives information about how many sessions the therapy will last, which methods will be applied, and the frequency of the sessions.
Then, the couple is given anatomical and physiological information about sexuality as a preliminary preparation for the treatment. This stage may also constitute only the treatment part for some couples, depending on the type of their problems.
After the couple is prepared for the therapy process and the method to be applied, homework is prepared in line with the directions of the Sexual Therapist and the discomfort begins to be resolved in small steps. These exercises focused on solving the problem are generally activities that the couple should practice together. Therefore, both spouses should be open to this treatment, willing and believing in the process.
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