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Solving painful penetrative sex

Whether you’re having trouble with penetrative sex or too nervous to try, you’ve come to the right place.

Painful penetrative sex affects 1 in 5 females, and many aren’t aware that it’s treatable. Some common conditions causing painful penetrative sex include vaginismus (inability to penetrate due to contraction of the pelvic floor muscles around the vaginal opening) and dyspareunia (pain during vaginal penetration without any underlying disease). With these conditions, you may feel like your partner’s penis hits a wall, or you may not want to be touched, or you might only be comfortable in certain sexual positions.

You might worry that treatment will be awkward, but I am an expert at making you feel comfortable and safe.

Through my personal experience with pelvic health issues and trauma-informed care training, I have been able to bring safety, compassion, and insight into my client interactions, which fosters healing. I will take the time to understand your pain and determine if it relates to an event such as childbirth, menopause, trauma, or if it results from a hyperactive pelvic floor caused by habitual tension. There is no such thing as TMI (too much information) when it comes to this work.

Your treatment plan will be tailored to your symptoms, circumstances, and goals, and may include:

• Manual therapy to relieve pelvic floor pain or tension

• Establishing or regaining awareness of your pelvic floor

• Breathing and other tension-relieving techniques

• Vaginal dilators/trainers and exercises to stretch and release the pelvic floor muscles

• Awareness of emotions that might be causing the pelvic floor muscles to stay in protection mode

I am a trauma-informed therapist, and you can count on compassion and steady support throughout your journey.