Sexuality, Trauma Counselling Somatic Approaches
Sexuality, Trauma Counselling
Sexuality is an important part of society and relationships in particular. Issues with sexuality are usually an indication of more serious relationship problems. Sex should be a natural and healthy part of a committed relationship, but problems can crop up at any time.
One partner might use the frequency of sex as an indication of their value in the relationship and a measurement as to how much he or she is loved, while the other person values intimacy. Unsatisfactory sex might reveal the partners' deeper levels of control, love and trust, and highlight issues that need further exploration.
Many issues can cause unnecessary stress in a relationship, such as negative childhood attitudes to sexuality. Cultural pressures can also place undue demands on a couple. Traumatic sexual experiences can also emerge at any time.
A therapist can help a couple deal with sexuality issues, helping them to make their own rules regarding sex. They can explore issues with sexuality, such as cultural taboos and family myths, in a safe environment that is free from judgment.
Relationship counselling can help sexuality issues by helping the couple explore physical communication and allowing both partners to understand the meaning of sex within the bounds of the relationships. Power and control are two of the biggest issues with sexuality in a relationship, while sexual withdrawal is a way for one partner to express disappointment and anger, which are forbidden outside the bedroom.
These are just some of the myriad sexuality related issues that may cause problems in relationships, with which therapists could assist. Sexual dysfunction can be assisted through psychosexual therapy.
If you are looking for a counsellor or psychologist who offers sexual counselling and other sexuality issues you may want to search the directory to find a professional whose approach will suit you best.
Trauma counselling can assist with a wide range of internal emotional reactions to devastating situations. Some people experience things as more traumatic than others, and therefore they will need help in coping the emotional burdens of an event or situation.
Stressful events such as death of a loved one, rape, abuse, accidents, divorce, violence or bullying can leave people unable to cope or process the emotional burdens. However, it is not only events linked to the individual personally, but also being a witness to events that might leave a person with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This includes being a victim to violence or natural disasters - there is no limit to the causes of trauma.
In the case of PTSD, people can develop many different psychological reactions, as determined by their own coping skills, emotional stability and background. Symptoms of PTSD include a anger, depression, flashbacks, insomnia, nightmares, social withdrawal, loss of self esteem and confidence, and substance abuse.
It takes a strong person to have the courage to stand up and request trauma counselling. This is no time to compare yourself to other people in similar situations, but rather to recognize that everyone has a different reaction to trauma. Therefore, it is important to address the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder as soon as possible to help you deal with emotions in a healthy way and to overcome the difficulties you are facing. Trauma counselling can help avert potentially more severe psychological disorders, that can occur if PTSD is left untreated.
If you are looking for a counsellor or psychologist who provides trauma counselling to address your posttraumatic stress management issues you may want to search the directory to find a professional whose approach will suit you best.
Somatic Approaches
Somatic approaches to therapy recognize the mind-body connection and focus on addressing psychological issues through bodily experiences. By incorporating techniques such as body awareness, breathwork, and sometines movement, these approaches help individuals access and process stored emotions and trauma. This value lies in their ability to foster self-awareness, emotional regulation, and healing. Some therapies like "somatic experiencing" require specialized training and certification. Please ask your therapist whether he/she has sprecialize training and in which approaches.
If you are looking for a therapist who offers Somatic Approaches, please browse our list of practitioners below..
Note: You may narrow your search by selecting more than one filter below.
- (-) Remove Sexuality filterSexuality
- (-) Remove Trauma Counselling filterTrauma Counselling
- Abuse - Emotional, Physical, Sexual (7)Apply Abuse - Emotional, Physical, Sexual filter
- Addictions - Including Substances (2)Apply Addictions - Including Substances filter
- Adoption Issues (2)Apply Adoption Issues filter
- Anger Management Issues (1)Apply Anger Management Issues filter
- Anxiety and/or Panic (11)Apply Anxiety and/or Panic filter
- Attention Deficit Disorder - ADHD (3)Apply Attention Deficit Disorder - ADHD filter
- Autism and Developmental Disorders (2)Apply Autism and Developmental Disorders filter
- Chronic Illness (2)Apply Chronic Illness filter
- Chronic Pain (3)Apply Chronic Pain filter
- Compassion Fatigue (1)Apply Compassion Fatigue filter
- COVID-19 Stress, Anxiety and Depression (1)Apply COVID-19 Stress, Anxiety and Depression filter
- Creativity (2)Apply Creativity filter
- Cross Cultural Issues (1)Apply Cross Cultural Issues filter
- Death and Dying (1)Apply Death and Dying filter
- Depression (8)Apply Depression filter
- Divorce and/or Separation (3)Apply Divorce and/or Separation filter
- Dreams (2)Apply Dreams filter
- Family Issues (3)Apply Family Issues filter
- Gender Identity Issues (1)Apply Gender Identity Issues filter
- Grief and Loss - General (6)Apply Grief and Loss - General filter
- Immigration (1)Apply Immigration filter
- Intimacy Issues (5)Apply Intimacy Issues filter
- LGBTQ Issues (5)Apply LGBTQ Issues filter
- Life Balance (2)Apply Life Balance filter
- Life Transitions (6)Apply Life Transitions filter
- Marriage and/or Relationship Issues (11)Apply Marriage and/or Relationship Issues filter
- Men's Issues (3)Apply Men's Issues filter
- Neurodiversity (5)Apply Neurodiversity filter
- Non-monogamy and Polyamory (1)Apply Non-monogamy and Polyamory filter
- Obesity (1)Apply Obesity filter
- Parenting Issues (3)Apply Parenting Issues filter
- Perfectionism (3)Apply Perfectionism filter
- Personal Growth (5)Apply Personal Growth filter
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (6)Apply Post Traumatic Stress Disorder filter
- Postpartum Depression (2)Apply Postpartum Depression filter
- Pregnancy (1)Apply Pregnancy filter
- Professional Burnout (1)Apply Professional Burnout filter
- Self-Esteem Issues (10)Apply Self-Esteem Issues filter
- Sexual Assault (4)Apply Sexual Assault filter
- Sleep Difficulties-Adults (1)Apply Sleep Difficulties-Adults filter
- Spirituality (3)Apply Spirituality filter
- Stepfamily Adjustment (1)Apply Stepfamily Adjustment filter
- Stress Management (4)Apply Stress Management filter
- Transgender Identity and Adaptation (2)Apply Transgender Identity and Adaptation filter
- Weight Loss (1)Apply Weight Loss filter
- Women's Issues (2)Apply Women's Issues filter
- (-) Remove Somatic Approaches filterSomatic Approaches
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (3)Apply Acceptance & Commitment Therapy filter
- ADD and ADHD Coping Strategies (1)Apply ADD and ADHD Coping Strategies filter
- Adlerian Therapy (3)Apply Adlerian Therapy filter
- Adoption Counselling (1)Apply Adoption Counselling filter
- AEDP (1)Apply AEDP filter
- Body Centred Psychotherapy (4)Apply Body Centred Psychotherapy filter
- Body Centred Therapy (1)Apply Body Centred Therapy filter
- Brainspotting (1)Apply Brainspotting filter
- Brief Therapy (1)Apply Brief Therapy filter
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (5)Apply Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) filter
- Communication Skills Training (3)Apply Communication Skills Training filter
- Cross Cultural Therapy (2)Apply Cross Cultural Therapy filter
- Developmental (2)Apply Developmental filter
- Developmental Needs Meeting Therapy (1)Apply Developmental Needs Meeting Therapy filter
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (1)Apply Dialectical Behaviour Therapy filter
- EMDR (2)Apply EMDR filter
- Emotion Focused Therapy (2)Apply Emotion Focused Therapy filter
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) (1)Apply Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) filter
- Emotionally Focused Therapy - Individuals (1)Apply Emotionally Focused Therapy - Individuals filter
- Energy Psychotherapy (1)Apply Energy Psychotherapy filter
- Existential-Humanistic (1)Apply Existential-Humanistic filter
- Expressive Arts Therapies (3)Apply Expressive Arts Therapies filter
- Family Systems (2)Apply Family Systems filter
- Family Therapy (1)Apply Family Therapy filter
- Feminist Psychotherapy (4)Apply Feminist Psychotherapy filter
- Focusing (1)Apply Focusing filter
- Gestalt Therapy (2)Apply Gestalt Therapy filter
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy (2)Apply Gottman Method Couples Therapy filter
- Group Therapy (2)Apply Group Therapy filter
- Humanistic Therapy (5)Apply Humanistic Therapy filter
- Imago Relationship Therapy (2)Apply Imago Relationship Therapy filter
- Integral Therapy (1)Apply Integral Therapy filter
- Integrative Psychotherapy (1)Apply Integrative Psychotherapy filter
- Internal Family Systems (3)Apply Internal Family Systems filter
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy (3)Apply Interpersonal Psychotherapy filter
- Jungian Psychotherapy (2)Apply Jungian Psychotherapy filter
- Marriage & Couples Counselling (6)Apply Marriage & Couples Counselling filter
- Mindfulness approaches (8)Apply Mindfulness approaches filter
- Motivational Interviewing (1)Apply Motivational Interviewing filter
- Narrative Therapy (1)Apply Narrative Therapy filter
- Online / Virtual / Telehealth Counselling (7)Apply Online / Virtual / Telehealth Counselling filter
- Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (2)Apply Psychedelic Assisted Therapy filter
- Psychodynamic Therapy (2)Apply Psychodynamic Therapy filter
- Reichian Therapy (1)Apply Reichian Therapy filter
- Relational Psychotherapy (3)Apply Relational Psychotherapy filter
- Satir Therapy (1)Apply Satir Therapy filter
- Self Regulation Therapy (SRT) (1)Apply Self Regulation Therapy (SRT) filter
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (2)Apply Sensorimotor Psychotherapy filter
- Sex Therapy (5)Apply Sex Therapy filter
- Shamanism (1)Apply Shamanism filter
- Shame Counselling & Therapy (2)Apply Shame Counselling & Therapy filter
- Solution Focused Therapy (1)Apply Solution Focused Therapy filter
- Spiritual Counselling (2)Apply Spiritual Counselling filter
- Transpersonal (1)Apply Transpersonal filter
- Video Counselling (6)Apply Video Counselling filter