The Mind-Body-Intimacy Connection
We often separate sexual health and mental health—but they’re deeply connected. When your mental health is suffering, it can show up in your sex
life. And when you're struggling with sex or intimacy, your mental well-being
often suffers, too.
Take Tanya, for example, a 32-year-old managing anxiety and depression. “I didn’t even realize how disconnected I felt from my body,” she said in one session. “It wasn’t just that I didn’t want sex—I didn’t feel like I deserved closeness at all.” As she worked through her depression, she found that healing emotionally also opened the door to a more connected and fulfilling sex life.
How Mental Health Affects Sexual Health
Depression can lower libido. Anxiety can make it hard to be present during sex. Trauma can lead to avoidance or fear. Even relationship stress or burnout from work can have sexual consequences.
And for many, these effects feel like something to hide or be ashamed of—when really, they’re common and treatable.
A Sex-Positive Approach to Healing
In sex therapy, we take a sex-positive, whole-person approach. This means we don’t just ask, “How can we fix the sex?” but rather, “What’s going on emotionally, physically, and relationally that may be affecting intimacy?”
Sex therapy can help you:
- Understand how stress, anxiety, or depression impact your desire
- Reconnect with your body and pleasure
- Build emotional safety in relationships
- Normalize fluctuations in sexual interest
You’re not broken—and you’re definitely not alone. You deserve support that sees you as a whole human being.