Posted by Dinah on September 9, 2004, at 16:38:49
In reply to Re: Sex therapy, posted by Racer on September 9, 2004, at 15:53:17
Thanks Racer. :)
I'll be happy to update in my usual interminable detail. :)
I was clear on the phone that I'm nowhere near wanting advice on pragmatic issues, shall we say. And I'm going to wait to see how it goes before I even mention it to my husband. I have no desire at the moment to do that joint couples stuff. Ick.
I agree with you completely about gender. I wouldn't dream of seeing a male sex therapist. And not because I'm shy. I just think they should stick to male sexual issues. :) In fact, I wonder that this woman therapist does couples sex therapy. It would seem to me that the ideal would be a male/female team doing couples sex therapy. I don't care how much studying someone does. Like they said on Seinfeld, you're bound to be more familiar with the equipment (not excluding the brain) if you own it. But that's just my own humble (yeah, right) opinion, and I'm sure there are many opposite sex sex therapists who help their clients.
I guess I'm second-guessing what my therapist will think because on some level it's true. At some level I find my attachment to him shameful, stupid, and dangerous. And the timing of calling this therapist right after an unsuccessful attempt to reduce therapy frequency is just a bit too convenient for me to ignore in terms of my own possible motivations.
However, my therapist is apparently not nearly as perspicacious as I. He just called and heartily endorsed the idea, saying it was an area that called for specific expertise and he was familiar with the therapist in question and considered that I was in good hands. Silly blind and foolish man. :)
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