Sex Therapy
Intimacy Can Be Hard to Find in Parenthood
Pregnancy, postpartum recovery, infertility struggles, or grief can deeply affect a couple’s intimacy. Many couples discover that sex feels different after having a baby, or that it disappears altogether. Sometimes it’s exhaustion or physical changes. Other times it’s stress, resentment, anxiety, or feeling emotionally disconnected.
If sexual struggles are keeping you and your partner from feeling close, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to stay stuck.
Why Sex Therapy Helps
At the Center for Postpartum Family Health, we specialize in supporting couples through the unique intimacy challenges that come with parenthood and perinatal transitions. In sex therapy, we help you:
Rebuild emotional connection after pregnancy, birth, or loss
Address mismatched sexual desire or interest
Heal from painful or stressful sexual experiences
Navigate body image changes and postpartum recovery
Reduce anxiety and performance concerns
Explore new ways to experience closeness, intimacy, and pleasure
What Sex Therapy Looks Like
Sessions focus on both the emotional and physical aspects of intimacy. Together, we’ll explore attitudes, expectations, and concerns around sex and develop practical tools to rebuild connection. This may include:
Learning to communicate needs and desires in positive ways
Practicing nonsexual touch to rebuild comfort and closeness
Reducing stress and distractions that interfere with intimacy
Finding safe, supportive strategies for increasing arousal and minimizing pain
Imagine This Instead…
Feeling emotionally and physically close to your partner again
Enjoying intimacy without pressure, guilt, or fear
Rebuilding trust and desire after pregnancy, loss, or postpartum changes
Creating a safe, connected space for pleasure and closeness
Sex Therapy in Parenthood
Is it normal for intimacy to change after having a baby?
Yes. Physical, emotional, and hormonal changes often affect desire and connection. Therapy helps couples reconnect without judgment.
Do we have to talk about private details in front of each other?
We move at your pace. Many couples find relief in finally naming struggles in a safe, supportive space.
Can sex therapy help if there’s also resentment or communication issues?
Yes. Intimacy challenges are often tied to relationship dynamics. Therapy addresses both emotional and physical closeness.
Do you only see heterosexual couples?
No. We welcome and affirm all couples, including LGBTQIA+ partners.
Take the First Step Together
If intimacy feels harder than it used to, you’re not alone. Many couples struggle during pregnancy, postpartum, or after loss—but with support, you can rediscover connection and closeness.
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