Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: Menopause, Midlife, and More

S1 Ep54: WHAT HAPPENS DURING SEX THERAPY


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If you have ever wondered what it’s like when a gynecologist mother and a sex therapist daughter hang out – you are about to find out! My guest (and daughter) Rachel Zar LMFT, CST, has a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and is an AASECT-certified sex therapist. We are going to chat about what happens behind the closed doors of a sex therapist.

Rachel and I talk about:
  • The WORST and BEST thing about growing up with a gynecologist mom
  • What kind of education and training someone needs to be a CERTIFIED SEX THERAPIST
  • What does NOT HAPPEN during a sex therapy session
  • Who BENEFITS from seeing a sex therapist
  • What ACTUALLY HAPPENS during sex therapy
  • How a therapist approaches couples with sexual medical problems
  • Therapy for DESIRE DISCREPANCY
  • If FANTASY is a red flag that a relationship is in trouble
  • KINK!
  • What it means to be SEX POSITIVE and why is it important as a therapist  
  • The sex therapy approach to ORGASM issues
  • The advantages of VIRTUAL Therapy as opposed to in-person therapy
  • To find a certified sex therapist: American Association of Sexuality Educators, counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) : https://www.aasect.org/referral-directory

    More about Rachel Zar LMFT, CST
    Website https://www.rachelzartherapy.com/
    Articles https://www.rachelzartherapy.com/#publications
    Practice Spark Chicago Therapy  https://www.sparkchicagotherapy.com/
    Social Media
    https://www.instagram.com/rachelzartherapy/
    https://www.facebook.com/rachelzartherapy

    Other Episodes on This Topic
    Episode 8:When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationships  with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg
    Episode 16  Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
    Episode 20: Is non-monogamy having a moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin
    Episode 41 Why Men go Missing in Bed with Dr. Stephen Snyder 
    Episode 42 Out of Practice Does Not Mean Out of Business
    Episode 47 Orgasm Equality with Dr. Laurie Mintz

    Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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    Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

    Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

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