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Sexual Shame Part One: When Systems Harm Us

What is Sexual Shame?  Sexual shame is a feeling of deep responsibility combined with a sense of guilt associated with sexual activity or fantasy. Unaddressed sexual shame can lead to overly focusing inward in a negative way, problems with self-worth and intimacy; it...

Kink

Whether you’re an experienced kinkster or as vanilla as they come, kink is a genre that is extremely popular and worthy of exploration.  Whether Kink is part of your sexual template or not, the kink scene has a lot to teach us–not just about the wide array of sexual...

Sex and Antidepressants

Mental health challenges are normal. Life presents us with all sorts of challenges and it’s likely that, at some point, our mental health may be one of them. If depression has presented itself in your life, you know its effects can be far-reaching. Globally, rates of...

Libido and Arousal

How often do you want to have sex? Our desire for sexual frequency runs the gamut. Some folks plan a specific number of sexual experiences every week, some just want to enjoy it more spontaneously when the mood arises, some rarely want to have sex and some are not...

Good Sex During and After Menopause

Menopause is a time of transition in a woman’s life and brings forth a season of maturity and newness, and, likely, a few challenges. Everyone goes through it on their own timeline and effects can vary greatly. While some may experience challenges sexually, with some...

Sexting 101

One of our most powerful communication tools is likely right inside your pocket: your phone.    Of all the many uses we have for our devices, one of the “hottest” is possibly the practice of Sexting! Sexting helps “build your simmer,” by creatively expanding...

Exploring Bisexuality

Happy Pride Month!  As we celebrate PRIDE, a month-long celebration of the diversities of love, let’s explore one of the more overlooked identities of the queer community: The Bisexual.  Are you bi? Do you think you might be? If you’re questioning, good for you! Just...

Asexuality

Ace Asexuality is an umbrella term that captures a spectrum of identities that don’t feel sexual attraction to other people. There is a tremendous amount of diversity, and many ways to experience love and intimacy under this umbrella.   In Relationship  “Asexual”...

Sex and Motherhood

Happy Belated Mother’s day to Mothers everywhere!   Challenging the Notion of Self-Sacrificial Motherhood The word “Mother” is often connected to a myriad of personal experiences, associations and general beliefs. What comes to mind when you think of the word...

Your Penis is Good

If you’ve ever been disappointed by an erection not lasting as long as you would like, you’re in good company. While it’s common for many of us to jump straight to labeling it as a dysfunction, please be reassured that this is natural. Your penis is likely functioning...

Polyamory in a Pandemic

We have all been bearing the weight of shrinking our social circles this past year and minimized our physical contact in unprecedented ways to prevent the spread of Covid-19. To say the past year has been hard on those of us looking for love and sexual connections, is...

Foreplay

  Foreplay What comes to mind when you think of foreplay? Society often defines foreplay as the prelude to heteronormative penetrative sex; but in reality, foreplay IS sex. Sometimes it’s referred to as “outercourse” which feels closer to its actual purpose:...