Modern therapy for fulfilling relationships.

RELATIONSHIP AND SEX THERAPY IN CHICAGO + ILLINOIS

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We help Chicagoans build deep, satisfying relationships.

Whether you’re single, partnered, married, or somewhere in between, we’re here to help you create fulfilling connections that last.

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Our Services

COUPLES THERAPY

You never expected to find yourself in a lonely, unsatisfying relationship where you feel like strangers sharing a bed. Our collaborative, holistic approach to relationships will help you deepen your love, rebuild trust, and reconnect to your partner using practical, easy-to-apply tools.

SEX THERAPY

When your sex life is stagnant, unfulfilling, or nonexistent, it puts a strain on your entire relationship. As trusted experts in healthy sexuality, we'll help you overcome insecurity, anxiety, or shame in the bedroom and work towards safe, pleasurable sexual experiences with yourself and others.

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

The foundation of a healthy relationship or a pleasurable sex life starts with you. Whether partnered or solo, we'll teach you ways to explore your identity, unlock your sexual desires, improve your sexual health, and feel safe and secure in relationships.

Couples Intensives

You’ve worked on your relationship for months, and still feel stuck. You desire deeper connection and intimacy, but realize you need some extra support to help you get there. Couples intensives are like being in couples therapy for 6 months. They’re directive, tailored to your needs and completely supportive of your relationship success.

MODERN DATING

The endless swiping, lackluster dates, and confusing texts leave you feeling disappointed, burned out, and no closer to finding the heart-stopping romance you crave. We'll help you ditch the toxic dating games, date with confidence, and take actionable steps towards finding the healthy, lasting love you deserve.

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We can help with:

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stagnant relationships

communication
issues

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mismatched desire

painful
sex

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gender
& sexuality

online dating
frustrations

sexual
shame

premarital
counseling

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kink &
bdsm

infidelity repair

out of control sexual behavior

consensual non-monogomy

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arousal difficulty

lack of
orgasm

sexual
dysfunction

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Meet our Chicago Sex & Relationship Therapists

For over a decade, the team at The Center for Modern Relationships has provided compassionate and effective sex therapy, relationship therapy and couples therapy to the Chicago area. Our team is a highly specialized group of sex therapists who truly love helping clients like you cultivate healthier and happier sexual relationships. We treat a variety of sexual concerns, including desire discrepancy, male sexual dysfunction (like premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction), women's sexual dysfunction (like pelvic pain and lack of orgasm), and sexual trauma. We're an LGBTQ+ and poly-friendly practice and work with all relationship configurations and sexual lifestyles.

Working with one of our sex therapists means you'll be supported in a safe environment, where your therapist will help you build skills to help you enjoy sex again. We understand that feeling disconnected from yourself and your partner is overwhelming, so we're dedicated to helping you build deeper intimacy in a supportive space.

FAQs About Sex Therapy in Chicago

  • A sex therapist is a specially trained psychotherapist who specifically helps people with sexual concerns. Sex therapists provide a combination of talk therapy and behavioral interventions (sometimes called homework) to help clients feel relief in their sex lives. This includes feeling more connected to your sexual self, your partner, and your body. In a typical therapy session, we will discuss your concerns, ask questions to better understand more about your problem, and provide direct feedback and solutions.

  • A sex therapist has a clinical background in mental health, which includes completing a master's program to become a therapist. In addition, sex therapists can also become certified sex therapists, which means they've completed the educational requirements, supervision, and clinical work to effectively work with sex issues. Each clinician on our team is either an AASECT certified sex therapist or are in the process of becoming one (seriously, it's a requirement to work here!)

    As sex coach is not a licensed mental health professional and cannot do the deeper psychological work needed to treat sex therapy issues.

  • If you're experiencing low sexual satisfaction, disconnect in your relationship, low libido, or any other sexually related concern that's impacting the quality of your life and relationships, then sex therapy can help. We typically work with clients who want to improve their sexual health, whether that be better understanding their sexual desire, decreasing sexual dysfunction like pelvic pain or erectile dysfunction, and who'd like to have a more positive sexual wellness experience.

    If you're feeling like you could benefit from working with one of our Chicago sex therapists, we'd love to offer you a free 30 minute consultation so we can discuss how we can help you reach your goals. You can request a consultation by submitting our new client form here.

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Better sex starts with communication.

Download our free Sexual Communication Handbook to access over 200 questions to get you and your partner sharing, connecting, and exploring.