Sex therapy and erectile dysfunction

Sex therapy is mainly designated to those having psychogenic impotence. Sex counselors and psychotherapists can help men overcome low self-esteem, stress, fear of failure, guilt or depression by reducing tension in couple-life, improving sexual communication and agreeing upon realistic expectation for sexual intercourse. All these elements are psychological components of the erectile process, therapy improving those means improving erections.

Secondly, ex therapy may be associated with medical and/or surgical treatment for full effectiveness. In therapists' opinion, men and their partners specifically need to be helped in adapting to organic/surgical changes affecting their sex-lives and behavior.