Ellen Wood Ellen Wood

Discovering Women’s Sexual Health

Sexual health is achieved when we understand who we are as sexual beings and are open to exploring sexual desire without feeling the need to shut off or deny a part of ourselves.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

What everyone should know about sex therapy

Sex therapy is a specialized form of counseling that focuses on issues related to sexual function, sexual satisfaction, and communication within a sexual relationship. Here are a few things everyone should understand about sex therapy.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

When should you seek out a sex therapist?

Sexuality is an important part of the human experience. It plays a large role in our overall well-being and satisfaction. However, like everything else, things don’t always go smoothly or according to plan.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

What is anxiety?

In its simplest form, anxiety is described as an emotional and psychological state characterized by feelings of nervousness, worry, and unease. Is it normal?

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

11 Lessons from Telehealth

Telehealth has reminded me that when I let go of the things I fear losing, I allow them to transform themselves and me. In this context, I am letting go of my closely held model of therapy and my self-protective need to feel good at it.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

Empathy informed action toward restorative, racial justice

Empathy helps us hone into the real problems that must be addressed. But it is a dereliction of our duty and a violation of our ethics to empathize without the necessary action steps required to change the circumstances that hurt them in the first place.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

COVID-19 Update: In-Person Services (5/19/20)

However, I know that some are in need of in-person services; delaying their in-person care will be detrimental to their mental health, and I am prepared to see a handful of them in person starting Saturday, May 23.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

COVID-19 Update 3/20/20

As the new reality of our world continues to swirl and change, I’ve been struggling to know what to do and how to handle it all. I am sure you feel similarly.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

COVID-19 Update

All existing clients are already set up for Telemedicine sessions via the online portal. We can start using this service immediately if necessary.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

On Being Brave: COVID-19 Edition

Being brave makes a difference not because it solves every problem or eliminates risk, but because it turns risk into hope. There is no hope without bravery and no change without small acts of hope.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

Rise Above Fear

But when wrestling with fear today, I squared my shoulders and said to nothing in particular, “This year is the year I rise above fear.” It’s a simple statement with no real meaning other than it helped me remember that in 2018 I proved to myself that love sooths fear.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

Fall in Love with Love

Love is a thing that exists outside of us, it impacts us, it draws us together, it heals us, it sustains us, it inspires us.

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Lee Kinsey Lee Kinsey

Speak the Truth Out Loud

Sex therapy and relationship counseling are founded on the ideas that looking at your partner and telling them the truth of your own experience not only changes the equation but it creates a foundation from which to work. That foundation is connection.

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