Sex Is a Language

Sex

Sexual Self-Awareness: Pathways to Psychological Freedom

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on July 18, 2026

Increasing awareness of our sexual patterns can lead to greater freedom and wholeness.

Increasing awareness of our sexual patterns can lead to greater freedom and wholeness.

Sex

When Sex Is the Issue and When Sex Is the Symptom

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on November 7, 2024

Insight, understanding motivation, and interpretation of unconscious processes can help people discover a more meaningful relationship with sex.

Insight, understanding motivation, and interpretation of unconscious processes can help people discover a more meaningful relationship with sex.

Sex

Ageism and Sex Among Older Adults

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on March 8, 2024

Ageism, a constant, is made 'popular' by the current culture. Sexual behavior among older adults is routinely avoided and rarely trendy.

Ageism, a constant, is made 'popular' by the current culture. Sexual behavior among older adults is routinely avoided and rarely trendy.

Sex

Authenticity in Sexual Expression and Communication

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on September 27, 2023

A parallel process exists between having great sex and living authentically. Lessons from sex can guide us in a life of authenticity and vice versa.

A parallel process exists between having great sex and living authentically. Lessons from sex can guide us in a life of authenticity and vice versa.

Pornography

Has Porn Prompted a Return to Relationships?

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on July 11, 2023

Why men are seeking help for compulsive porn consumption, especially if it affects the quality of their sexual and overall life.

Why men are seeking help for compulsive porn consumption, especially if it affects the quality of their sexual and overall life.

Sex

Pleasure and Joy: Trusting in a Culture Opposed to Play

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on March 8, 2023

Personal Perspective: The absence of freedom and joy creates a psychological void. Our culture provides many opportunities for pleasure masquerading as joy.

Personal Perspective: The absence of freedom and joy creates a psychological void. Our culture provides many opportunities for pleasure masquerading as joy.

Sex

When Sex Is Used for Power and Politics

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on March 21, 2022

Why have so many laws been created around sexual behavior? Sex continues to sell—and it can be a great political marketing strategy to secure votes.

Why have so many laws been created around sexual behavior? Sex continues to sell—and it can be a great political marketing strategy to secure votes.

It's time to stop looking to COVID, TikTok, and porn to explain our psychological ills.

Gender

A Non-Binary Frame of Gender and Sexuality

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on October 5, 2021

Confused by gender binary concepts in an increasingly non-binary gendered America? Maybe a neutral stance encompasses all and everyone.

Confused by gender binary concepts in an increasingly non-binary gendered America? Maybe a neutral stance encompasses all and everyone.

Identity

Identity Versus Label: Nonbinary and They

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on July 21, 2021

We have come so far in understanding that sexuality is complex and that each individual exists along a continuum. How does the use of the pronoun "they" contribute?

We have come so far in understanding that sexuality is complex and that each individual exists along a continuum. How does the use of the pronoun "they" contribute?

Relationships

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on May 13, 2021

Covid has contributed to the shifting of relational priorities. What are the drivers in couples’ decision to stay together after the pandemic?

Covid has contributed to the shifting of relational priorities. What are the drivers in couples’ decision to stay together after the pandemic?

Sex

Female Sexuality: Why It Is Everyone's Business

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on February 8, 2021

Biases against women and women's sexuality are deeply ingrained.

Biases against women and women's sexuality are deeply ingrained.

Eating Disorders

Age of COVID: Health, Sensibility, and Rationalization

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on November 17, 2020

Where does a therapist draw the line in determining whether to see eating disorder patients virtually or in-person? What motivates the decision?

Where does a therapist draw the line in determining whether to see eating disorder patients virtually or in-person? What motivates the decision?

Sex

Women and Sex: Shame vs. Expression

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on September 8, 2020

Unearthing sexism through a psychoanalytic lens: gender beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors regarding sex.

Unearthing sexism through a psychoanalytic lens: gender beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors regarding sex.

What is overtly stated is not necessarily the truth about our needs and desires.

Pornography

Of Porn and Toilet Paper: Control in the Age of Coronavirus

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on April 14, 2020

Coronavirus brought the quest for more toilet paper and porn, current-day commodities.

Coronavirus brought the quest for more toilet paper and porn, current-day commodities.

What is it that a woman feels during middle age that causes her to develop an eating disorder?

BDSM

BDSM: What Is Healthy and What Is Pathological?

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on January 21, 2020

A relational look at BDSM.

A relational look at BDSM.

Pornography

Sexual Performance Problems

Judy Scheel Ph.D., L.C.S.W., CEDS, PLLC on August 5, 2019

Performance issues related to age, pornography, and inter-personal and psychological problems are all treatable.

Performance issues related to age, pornography, and inter-personal and psychological problems are all treatable.

The symptoms, rituals, and behaviors of eating disorders often parallel and reveal life in general for the sufferer; sex is one story eating disorders tell.