Does sex feel uncomfortable or overstimulating? In this episode, I talk with Caitlin Weber, LMFT, CST about the barriers to enjoyable sex as a highly sensitive person and:  

• How to carve out the time and mental space for sex as an HSP 

• Managing the physical discomfort, boredom, and emotional overwhelm that may happen during sex  

• What to do when you have a low sex drive  

• How to break free from linear models of sex

Caitlin Weber is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. As a cis white queer therapist, Caitlin has a private practice in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin and online, and she helps individuals and couples meet their mental health, relational and sexual goals. Passion areas for Caitlin include helping clients navigate sexual pain and trauma, sexual orientation and gender identity discovery, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, infertility trauma, kink, polyamory, and grief. She helps people externalize all of the damaging systems we inherit such as racism, ableism, fat phobia, patriarchy, religious trauma, capitalism, and colonialism so that they can truly thrive and live authentically while accessing pleasure. 

Keep in touch with Caitlin:
• Website: http://webertherapy.com 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caitlinwebertherapy 

Resources Mentioned:
• Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski, PhD: https://bookshop.org/a/63892/9781982165314 
• Find a Sex Therapist: https://www.aasect.org/referral-directory 
• Wicked Sensual Care: https://wickedsensualcare.com
• Good Clean Love Lubricants: https://goodcleanlove.com/collections/personal-lubricants-collection

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