Sex and Intimacy Therapy in the Twin Cities, MN, Area
Navigating challenges in a romantic relationship requires vulnerability, especially regarding intimacy. At Twin Cities Mental Health & Couples Center, we provide sex and intimacy therapy in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, region, offering a supportive and respectful environment where couples can explore these sensitive topics without fear of judgment. Our goal is to help you build deeper connections, improve communication, and foster healthier emotional and physical intimacy.
A Holistic Approach to Sex and Intimacy Therapy
Our therapists are trained to address many aspects of romantic partnerships, including sexual functioning and intimacy. We take a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach, which means we look at your concerns through the lens of your physical health, mental and emotional well-being, and personal beliefs. This whole-person perspective helps us tailor each session to meet your needs and values.
Sessions are educational and therapeutic, designed to help you better understand your experiences while deepening emotional and physical bonds. Whether you’re facing a long-standing issue or navigating a new chapter, our team is here to walk beside you with empathy, insight, and clinical expertise.
What Can Sex Therapy Help?
Sex and intimacy therapy can help with a range of concerns, including:
- Sexual functioning or satisfaction
- Compulsive sexual behaviors or problematic sexual patterns
- Open and honest communication about sexual needs and desires
- Increasing self-awareness around sexual identity and preferences
- Strengthening intimacy and emotional connection
- Healing from grief, loss, or sexual trauma
- Discussing sexual attitudes, needs, and desires, including libido and arousal
- Challenges such as low desire, difficulty with orgasm, and performance anxiety
- Rebuilding trust and connection after infidelity, including pornography use
- Navigating sex and intimacy after a medical diagnosis or during recovery (e.g., cancer, chronic illness, or aging)
- Understanding sexuality after infertility
- STIs and safe sex practices
- Working through body image concerns and feelings of shame
- Exploring sexual identity or expression in a safe and affirming space
Our therapists support people of all genders and sexual orientations. For women, this might include painful intercourse, difficulty achieving orgasm, menopause, past trauma, or body image issues. For men, we often address erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, performance-related anxiety, and identity-related questions. We recognize that numerous factors shape each person’s experience with intimacy, and we approach every session with care and cultural sensitivity.
Empathetic, Judgment-Free Support
Sexuality and intimacy are important parts of the human experience, and everyone deserves a place where they can talk openly about their needs and hopes for connection. If you're seeking sex and intimacy therapy in the Twin Cities, MN, region, Twin Cities Mental Health & Couples Center is here to help. Reach out today to schedule an appointment.