Category: Couple’s Therapy

Expert tips and insights on sex, intimacy, and relationships to help you deepen connection, overcome challenges, and enhance your sexual well-being—both in and out of therapy. 

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Why Intimacy Issues Get Worse During the Holidays (And What to Do About It)

The holidays can quietly intensify intimacy struggles, turning stress, exhaustion, and unspoken expectations into emotional and physical distance between partners. This article explores why intimacy often spirals this time of year and how sex therapy for couples can help you reconnect with compassion, clarity, and intention before resentment takes hold.

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How Stress and Anxiety Affect Intimacy and Connection

Stress and anxiety don’t usually break relationships with big fights. Anxiety pulls partners apart slowly and silently. This piece explains how stress affects intimacy and offers practical, compassionate ways to reconnect emotionally and physically.

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Couples Counseling for Sexless Marriage: Rekindle Intimacy

Many couples still love each other deeply but feel more like roommates than partners. This article explores why sexless marriages happen, why silence around intimacy can be just as painful as the lack of sex, and how couples counseling can help partners reconnect emotionally and physically.

Kim Ronan, LCSW, MPH

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