A sexual desire gap—where one partner has a higher need for sex than the other—is the number one sexual complaint clients bring to therapy. In this session, you’ll learn a practical, brief approach about how to bridge that gap.

Objectives

1. Identify one way for a low-desire partner to have empathy for their high-desire partner

Outline

• Learn how to recognize signs of the desire gap and explore the issue directly and early in therapy
• Provide a method for helping the high desire spouse share feelings of hurt and rejection while guiding the low-desire spouse to empathically listen to the deeper needs of their partner
• Introduce couples to the 5 Love Languages to help them step outside their personal comfort zones for giving and receiving affection and validation
• Bypass longstanding problems with low desire by adopting  the action-oriented Nike philosophy—just do it
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