Sexual trauma in the past often leads to sexual difficulty in the present. For partners of those who have experienced sexual trauma, it is hard to know how to be helpful. From big traumas of date rape, sexual assault, or groped to serial sexism or shaming messages about sex, each trauma has an individual impact. Partner support is vital but knowing how to offer that support requires some intentional steps.
In this latest edition of the ForeplayRST podcast, author and sex therapist Laurie Watson and couples therapist Dr. Adam Mathews discuss what steps partners can take to relate and help.
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Laurie Watson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor and the Director of Awakenings Center for Intimacy and Sexuality. She is a certified sex therapist and has twenty-five years of experience working with couples and individuals about love and sex. She is the author of Wanting Sex Again – How to Rediscover Desire and Heal a Sexless Marriage and a popular blogger for the general public with over 1.6 million reads on Psychology Today Online in Married and Still Doing It. You can find more information by visiting Laurie’s website or connect with her through email.
