Sex Therapists in Minneapolis, MN

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Lyndsey Fraser
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CST
8 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55417
My therapeutic process has come from over ten years of experience of working with relationships and sexuality utilizing the Enneagram.
Illuminate your path, Awaken your life! Who you are at your core matters and deserves to be seen by the world. I am driven by a desire to make a difference in the lives of others and to positively impact the world. I actively seek to live a life guided by a sense of purpose and meaning. My goal is to help you do the same with a highly personalized approach that addresses your needs and meets your criteria for personal success. This includes finding and solidifying the essential relationships in your life! I also utilize the Enneagram in my practice as a way to help you have more generosity for yourself and other in your life.
My therapeutic process has come from over ten years of experience of working with relationships and sexuality utilizing the Enneagram.
Illuminate your path, Awaken your life! Who you are at your core matters and deserves to be seen by the world. I am driven by a desire to make a difference in the lives of others and to positively impact the world. I actively seek to live a life guided by a sense of purpose and meaning. My goal is to help you do the same with a highly personalized approach that addresses your needs and meets your criteria for personal success. This includes finding and solidifying the essential relationships in your life! I also utilize the Enneagram in my practice as a way to help you have more generosity for yourself and other in your life.
(651) 433-6342 View (651) 433-6342
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Emily Steece
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I work with individuals 18+ and am especially passionate about supporting couples (monogamous and non) explore various issues including sex and intimacy, gender identity, life transitions, relationship issues, and anxiety.
I believe that everyone is the expert on themselves, but at times this expertise can be difficult to harness due to the curveballs life often throws our way. My approach is empathetic, flexible, non-judgmental with a dash of humor, and some occasional colorful language. I can also be very direct when needed. Utilizing both trauma-informed and attachment-based perspectives, I will collaborate with you on discovering that expertise. I am passionate about diversity and inclusion which allows me to honor the unique needs of everyone who grants me the privilege of joining them on their journey.
I work with individuals 18+ and am especially passionate about supporting couples (monogamous and non) explore various issues including sex and intimacy, gender identity, life transitions, relationship issues, and anxiety.
I believe that everyone is the expert on themselves, but at times this expertise can be difficult to harness due to the curveballs life often throws our way. My approach is empathetic, flexible, non-judgmental with a dash of humor, and some occasional colorful language. I can also be very direct when needed. Utilizing both trauma-informed and attachment-based perspectives, I will collaborate with you on discovering that expertise. I am passionate about diversity and inclusion which allows me to honor the unique needs of everyone who grants me the privilege of joining them on their journey.
(763) 265-6228 View (763) 265-6228
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Kimberly Villarreal
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPC
1 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Now Accepting New Clients. With a passion for mental health and well-being, I have dedicated the past seven years to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges. My approach is rooted in empathy, evidence-based practices, and a belief that everyone has the power to create meaningful change in their lives. I specialize in couples therapy, anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma, providing a supportive and solution-focused environment where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered, through a non-judgmental space using evidence-based practices tailored to your needs. We will use Collaborative goal-setting to help you thrive.
Now Accepting New Clients. With a passion for mental health and well-being, I have dedicated the past seven years to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges. My approach is rooted in empathy, evidence-based practices, and a belief that everyone has the power to create meaningful change in their lives. I specialize in couples therapy, anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma, providing a supportive and solution-focused environment where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered, through a non-judgmental space using evidence-based practices tailored to your needs. We will use Collaborative goal-setting to help you thrive.
(651) 359-9337 View (651) 359-9337
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Rick Laska
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CST
9 Endorsed
Online Only
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW 23383) and psychotherapist, with a focus on issues related to human sexuality.
I used a model of therapy called AEDP which focuses on healing and flourishing. I am also a Certified Sex Therapist (CST) and I focus on issues related to human sexuality. I'm also excited about the use of psychedelics in healing modalities - I'm ready to help clients integrate their experiences with psychedelics into their healing journey.
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW 23383) and psychotherapist, with a focus on issues related to human sexuality.
I used a model of therapy called AEDP which focuses on healing and flourishing. I am also a Certified Sex Therapist (CST) and I focus on issues related to human sexuality. I'm also excited about the use of psychedelics in healing modalities - I'm ready to help clients integrate their experiences with psychedelics into their healing journey.
(612) 255-6743 View (612) 255-6743
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Katie Bloomquist
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CST
5 Endorsed
Online Only
I am a Certified Sex Therapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist offering psychotherapy services to adult individuals.
I treat relationship and sexual health concerns including conflict and miscommunication, sexual functioning issues (erectile dysfunction, sexual pain, anxiety/shame/guilt about sex, orgasmic difficulty, low arousal, loss of sexual interest), concerns with sexual behavior/addiction or sexual fantasy, sexual dissatisfaction and desire discrepancy.
I am a Certified Sex Therapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist offering psychotherapy services to adult individuals.
I treat relationship and sexual health concerns including conflict and miscommunication, sexual functioning issues (erectile dysfunction, sexual pain, anxiety/shame/guilt about sex, orgasmic difficulty, low arousal, loss of sexual interest), concerns with sexual behavior/addiction or sexual fantasy, sexual dissatisfaction and desire discrepancy.
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Rae Hoesing
Psychologist, PhD, LP
4 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Stressors in our lives often become overwhelming and confusing. They challenge our ability to cope. In collaboration with you, I provide practical guidance, support, and compassion to understand what might be helpful. I will gently and consistently challenge you to effectively change and move towards a meaningful and purposeful life.
Stressors in our lives often become overwhelming and confusing. They challenge our ability to cope. In collaboration with you, I provide practical guidance, support, and compassion to understand what might be helpful. I will gently and consistently challenge you to effectively change and move towards a meaningful and purposeful life.
(612) 223-7630 View (612) 223-7630
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Rachel Mickelson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, CYT
2 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55407
I specialize in supporting individuals navigating life transitions and identity exploration, men in cultivating self-compassion and emotional connectedness, and couples seeking to strengthen communication inside and outside the bedroom through sex therapy and emotion-focused therapy.
My therapeutic approach integrates a systemic, nonpathologizing lens, exploring the intricate ways our lives are shaped by various systems—from our families of origin to factors like race and ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality, ability, and faith and spirituality. My trauma-informed approach integrates multiple therapeutic strategies to support you.
I specialize in supporting individuals navigating life transitions and identity exploration, men in cultivating self-compassion and emotional connectedness, and couples seeking to strengthen communication inside and outside the bedroom through sex therapy and emotion-focused therapy.
My therapeutic approach integrates a systemic, nonpathologizing lens, exploring the intricate ways our lives are shaped by various systems—from our families of origin to factors like race and ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality, ability, and faith and spirituality. My trauma-informed approach integrates multiple therapeutic strategies to support you.
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Meghan Emma Wilson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CST
1 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55406
I focus on social identity development, (ie gender, sexuality, etc) and sex therapy through a trauma-informed lens.
Much of the trauma-informed work that I do with clients focuses on exploring parts of oneself with genuine curiosity, intentionality and deep care. Social identity work is a key component in one’s healing. It is so important to work with someone who can be attuned and present to identity development, struggle, transformation and integration.
I focus on social identity development, (ie gender, sexuality, etc) and sex therapy through a trauma-informed lens.
Much of the trauma-informed work that I do with clients focuses on exploring parts of oneself with genuine curiosity, intentionality and deep care. Social identity work is a key component in one’s healing. It is so important to work with someone who can be attuned and present to identity development, struggle, transformation and integration.
(612) 440-3395 View (612) 440-3395
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Dr. Courtney Padjen
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, PhD, LMFT
3 Endorsed
Online Only
Are you carrying questions about your relationships, intimacy, or sexuality that feel hard to name?
I work with individuals and couples in both traditional and non-traditional relationships including monogamy, polyamory, and kink/BDSM. My eclectic, strengths-based approach is sex-positive, trauma-informed, and grounded in realism. I offer individual and couple therapy, as well as individual and couple ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP).
Are you carrying questions about your relationships, intimacy, or sexuality that feel hard to name?
I work with individuals and couples in both traditional and non-traditional relationships including monogamy, polyamory, and kink/BDSM. My eclectic, strengths-based approach is sex-positive, trauma-informed, and grounded in realism. I offer individual and couple therapy, as well as individual and couple ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP).
(651) 369-7602 View (651) 369-7602
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Rashida K. Fisher
Counselor, PhD, LPCC, LADC
1 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Waitlist for new clients
There are times when the tasks of life seem insurmountable and too much to bear. I take a practical approach to counseling that is grounded in honesty, humor, non-judgment, and personal reflection. Sankofa means "It is not forbidden to go back and fetch what you forgot". Our past experiences, family history, and beliefs and values contribute to how we manage life's challenges. Looking to your past uncovers valuable lessons. I believe that positive change occurs through building on the individual's strength and focusing on the power of relationship, and past success as the primary source of healing and personal growth.
There are times when the tasks of life seem insurmountable and too much to bear. I take a practical approach to counseling that is grounded in honesty, humor, non-judgment, and personal reflection. Sankofa means "It is not forbidden to go back and fetch what you forgot". Our past experiences, family history, and beliefs and values contribute to how we manage life's challenges. Looking to your past uncovers valuable lessons. I believe that positive change occurs through building on the individual's strength and focusing on the power of relationship, and past success as the primary source of healing and personal growth.
(612) 662-0347 View (612) 662-0347
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Asel Kulmeshkenova
Marriage & Family Therapist
2 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55408
When working with couples we explore communication, healthy boundaries, values, intimacy, sex, identity, and overall wellness of not only the relationship, but the individuals themselves.
I am passionate about navigating and exploring identity, values, and relationship dynamics in a space where clients can be their unfiltered, unique selves outside of societal norms or expectations. My therapy practice incorporates humor and adapts to the needs of my clients, ranging from "saying it like it is" to nurturing and supporting you.
When working with couples we explore communication, healthy boundaries, values, intimacy, sex, identity, and overall wellness of not only the relationship, but the individuals themselves.
I am passionate about navigating and exploring identity, values, and relationship dynamics in a space where clients can be their unfiltered, unique selves outside of societal norms or expectations. My therapy practice incorporates humor and adapts to the needs of my clients, ranging from "saying it like it is" to nurturing and supporting you.
(612) 778-4461 View (612) 778-4461
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Emma Schmidt
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, PhD, LPCC-S, CST-S
Online Only
I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down, often when sex or intimacy has become stressful instead of connecting.
I help by normalizing and humanizing what you’re experiencing while using evidence-based tools to guide our work. Together, we look at what’s getting in the way of connection and build patterns that fit your real life and relationship. Clients often leave feeling more hopeful, more connected, and better able to sustain intimacy over time.
I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down, often when sex or intimacy has become stressful instead of connecting.
I help by normalizing and humanizing what you’re experiencing while using evidence-based tools to guide our work. Together, we look at what’s getting in the way of connection and build patterns that fit your real life and relationship. Clients often leave feeling more hopeful, more connected, and better able to sustain intimacy over time.
(612) 482-3626 View (612) 482-3626
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Jennifer Hooyman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Minneapolis, MN 55409
This includes individual counseling, couples counseling, and sex therapy.
I practice from a feminist perspective and look at therapy as a collaboration (rather than a hierarchy). I trust your words and I want us to understand your feelings. You are the expert in your own life. For couples: I offer premarital counseling, relationship therapy, and discernment therapy for when you or your partner have one foot out of the door.
This includes individual counseling, couples counseling, and sex therapy.
I practice from a feminist perspective and look at therapy as a collaboration (rather than a hierarchy). I trust your words and I want us to understand your feelings. You are the expert in your own life. For couples: I offer premarital counseling, relationship therapy, and discernment therapy for when you or your partner have one foot out of the door.
(763) 265-6103 View (763) 265-6103
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Holly Nelson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Online Only
Maybe you grew up with shame around sex, never learned how to talk about your needs, or you’ve been avoiding intimacy because of pain, anxiety, trauma, or pressure.
I help couples and individuals heal sexual shame, painful sex, sexual anxiety, low desire, and sexual trauma so they can rebuild emotional and physical intimacy. My approach is trauma-informed, queer- and kink-affirming, and tailored to your unique needs using EFT, sex therapy, EMDR, and sensate focus.
Maybe you grew up with shame around sex, never learned how to talk about your needs, or you’ve been avoiding intimacy because of pain, anxiety, trauma, or pressure.
I help couples and individuals heal sexual shame, painful sex, sexual anxiety, low desire, and sexual trauma so they can rebuild emotional and physical intimacy. My approach is trauma-informed, queer- and kink-affirming, and tailored to your unique needs using EFT, sex therapy, EMDR, and sensate focus.
(612) 416-6223 View (612) 416-6223
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Anna Dowson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Minneapolis, MN 55407
I specialize in helping couples, families, and other kinds of relationships repair after ruptures, find harmony, and figure out how to make sustainable, enjoyable changes in their lives. I especially enjoy working with individuals, couples, and family dynamics (such as parent-adult children and adult sibling relationships). I help folks get unstuck by identifying unhelpful patterns, exploring stuckness, and helping people learn new ways of connecting to one another.
I specialize in helping couples, families, and other kinds of relationships repair after ruptures, find harmony, and figure out how to make sustainable, enjoyable changes in their lives. I especially enjoy working with individuals, couples, and family dynamics (such as parent-adult children and adult sibling relationships). I help folks get unstuck by identifying unhelpful patterns, exploring stuckness, and helping people learn new ways of connecting to one another.
(612) 800-0427 View (612) 800-0427
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Kori Hennessy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CST
8 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55409
I am also a Certified Sex Therapist trained to work with a wide variety of sexual concerns and relationship structures.
Anxiety, sexual concerns, past traumas, self-doubt and unhelpful communication patterns can leave us feeling stuck. I help people remove the road blocks that keep them from having fulfilling connections with the people who matter most in their lives. I work with couples and individuals to heal from past wounds and move forward with the skills to embrace the present moment. I enjoy working with people as they build the confidence to be more centered and present in their intimate relationships and more comfortable in their relationship with themselves.
I am also a Certified Sex Therapist trained to work with a wide variety of sexual concerns and relationship structures.
Anxiety, sexual concerns, past traumas, self-doubt and unhelpful communication patterns can leave us feeling stuck. I help people remove the road blocks that keep them from having fulfilling connections with the people who matter most in their lives. I work with couples and individuals to heal from past wounds and move forward with the skills to embrace the present moment. I enjoy working with people as they build the confidence to be more centered and present in their intimate relationships and more comfortable in their relationship with themselves.
(651) 800-4538 View (651) 800-4538
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Renee Divine
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CST
7 Endorsed
Online Only
I work mostly with emotional and physical disconnection, parenting style conflicts, life transitions, loss of sex drive, and differing libidos.
I take an active role in helping you bring clarity to confusion and hope to a situation that you may feel is hopeless. I offer brief, and longer term therapy for individuals and couples. You will find I am direct, energetic, and work in a highly collaborative manner.
I work mostly with emotional and physical disconnection, parenting style conflicts, life transitions, loss of sex drive, and differing libidos.
I take an active role in helping you bring clarity to confusion and hope to a situation that you may feel is hopeless. I offer brief, and longer term therapy for individuals and couples. You will find I am direct, energetic, and work in a highly collaborative manner.
(612) 979-1550 View (612) 979-1550
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Calvin Hauer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
7 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55408
My major focus in work relates to sex and sexuality.
I have worked with in sex education and sexuality for the past 15 years. My specialty is with small community concerns regarding sexuality as well as identity development with clients regarding sexuality. You don't need to educate me on the legitimacy of your sexuality, relationship, and/or relationship with kink.
My major focus in work relates to sex and sexuality.
I have worked with in sex education and sexuality for the past 15 years. My specialty is with small community concerns regarding sexuality as well as identity development with clients regarding sexuality. You don't need to educate me on the legitimacy of your sexuality, relationship, and/or relationship with kink.
(612) 808-0249 View (612) 808-0249
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Joe Molinari
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW, CST
10 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55401
You're here because something about sex or your relationship has been a concern for months or maybe years.
You want to feel good about yourself and connected to the people you care about. You want to feel free from past hurt and trauma. You want sex to be safe, pleasure-filled, and, dare I say...fun! You deserve to have a smile on your face when you think about sex and the most intimate connections in your life.
You're here because something about sex or your relationship has been a concern for months or maybe years.
You want to feel good about yourself and connected to the people you care about. You want to feel free from past hurt and trauma. You want sex to be safe, pleasure-filled, and, dare I say...fun! You deserve to have a smile on your face when you think about sex and the most intimate connections in your life.
(612) 354-8103 View (612) 354-8103
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James Edwin Chadwick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Minneapolis, MN 55408
It’s difficult enough to figure out what you want. But saying it out loud to a partner? That can be even scarier. What if we don’t want the same things? Or, worse still, what if I hurt them? Does any of this sound familiar? Many people live in silence to avoid the pain of hurting another. But at some point that backs up on you. Therapy is your place to give voice to those feelings and decide what, if anything, you want to do with them..
It’s difficult enough to figure out what you want. But saying it out loud to a partner? That can be even scarier. What if we don’t want the same things? Or, worse still, what if I hurt them? Does any of this sound familiar? Many people live in silence to avoid the pain of hurting another. But at some point that backs up on you. Therapy is your place to give voice to those feelings and decide what, if anything, you want to do with them..
(612) 448-3159 View (612) 448-3159

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Sex Therapy Therapists
Who is sex therapy for?
Sex problems are common in relationships. Many people want a better sex life and want to feel loved and desired by their partner. It is difficult for couples to resolve sexual problems on their own because people often feel ashamed to talk about their sexual desires fearing they are not normal, when in fact a very broad range of preferences and behaviors are normal. A sex therapist can help clarify this and other matters.

Why do people need sex therapy?
Many people do not know how to talk about their erotic needs or their emotional needs, both of which are addressed in sex therapy. Couples often live with sexual difficulties for years before seeking help, and in that time, partners may experience so much disappointment and alienation that they may fear their problems mean they are incompatible. Once people experience disappointment, it is difficult to find resolution without help.

What happens in sex therapy?
People have many misconceptions about what takes place in sex therapy. First, it is a form of talk therapy in which partners discuss their sexual concerns; it does not involve touching or physical exploration of any kind. Sex therapy typically helps couples get comfortable talking to each other about sex so that, in the privacy of their home life, they can openly discuss their sexual desires and make decisions about what they want to do. Couples are typically assigned activities to do at home that build intimacy skills.

What kinds of problems do sex therapists treat?
Very often, partners differ in their degree of sexual desire and struggle over how often to have sex. Or they may have fights about porn use or have difficulty connecting sexually after one partner is unfaithful. Men may have problems with premature ejaculation. Women may find themselves struggling to become aroused or to achieve an orgasm. Sometimes partners feel like they have lost the sense of attraction to their partner. These are all common issues dealt with in sex therapy.