Sex Therapy Treatment for a Couple in a Sexless Relationship: EMDR and CBT Therapy, the Perfect Therapeutic Couple

A healthy sexual experience happens in the brain and the body (Wise, N., 2022), requiring therapeutic attention be given to both when there is some form of sexual dysfunction, sexual disconnection, sexual trauma, or sex addiction. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) processes information stored in the brain and held in the body. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing thinking patterns, developing healthy coping skills, and problem-solving in the here and now (American Psychological Association [APA], 2017). Combining EMDR and CBT can be so effective as a duo, and therefore, can be referred to as a match made in heaven or the perfect therapeutic couple.

Learn more in this article from the Fall 2024 issue EMDR Therapy for Couples of Go With That Magazine® by Dr. Crystal Hollenbeck.

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