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What Is Sex Therapy?
Sex therapy is a form of psychotherapy focused on sexual health, intimacy, and the relationships that shape both. It's offered by a trained therapist and covers a wide range of concerns, from desire and arousal to trauma, communication, and connection.
It's also just talking. There's no physical component, no homework you'd be uncomfortable with, and no pressure to share more than you're ready to. You bring what's on your mind. Your therapist helps you make sense of it.
Sex Therapy in Ontario: What It Actually Is (and Isn't)
A lot of people come in carrying shame they've held for years. Others have been through something that changed how they feel about sex or intimacy, and they haven't had a safe place to talk about it. Some couples arrive because they love each other, but something between them has gone quiet, and neither of them knows how to bring it back.
Sex therapy gives you language for experiences you may have never been able to name. It helps you understand what's getting in the way. And it gives you a path forward that actually fits your life.
Couples Counselling Rate: $190
Individual Counselling Rate: $160
Sex Couples Therapy and Individual Sex Therapy, Both Are Welcome Here
Some of the most common reasons people come to sex therapy include:
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Low or mismatched sexual desire
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Pain during sex or difficulty with arousal
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Performance anxiety
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Intimacy that's gone flat or feels disconnected
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Recovering from infidelity or sexual betrayal
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Body image and how it affects your sex life
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Working through trauma that shows up in the bedroom
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Sexual shame tied to culture, religion, or upbringing
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Exploring sexual identity, orientation, or relationship style
You don't need to have a diagnosable "problem" to come to sex therapy. You just need to feel like something isn't working and want support figuring it out.
Whether you're coming on your own or with a partner or partners, this is a space where all of it can be named. No topic is off-limits.
Who Seeks Sex Therapy?
People of all backgrounds, ages, relationship structures, and identities. Monogamous couples. Queer couples. Singles. People in non-traditional relationships. People who have never talked about any of this out loud before.
The one thing they tend to share: they're tired of pretending everything is fine.
If you've been going through the motions, avoiding intimacy, feeling disconnected from your own desire, or carrying something heavy around sex or relationships, sex or intimacy therapy in can help.
What Is It Like Working With an Intimacy Coach or Sex Therapist?
Your first session is mostly about getting to know each other. You'll share what's brought you in, what you're hoping to get out of counselling, and a bit of your background. There's no pressure to have everything figured out or to dive into the hard stuff right away.
From there, sessions are conversational. Your therapist might offer some psychoeducation around sexual health or intimacy, help you identify patterns in how you relate to yourself or your partner, or work through the emotional layers underneath a specific concern.
For couples, a lot of the work happens around communication; learning how to talk about sex, desire, and needs without it turning into a fight or a shutdown.
Progress looks different for everyone. Some people notice a shift in a few sessions. Others work through deeper layers over a longer period. Either way, you set the pace.
STD Therapist Support for Processing the Emotional Side of an STI Diagnosis
An STI diagnosis can bring up a lot more than physical health concerns. Fear. Shame. Anger. Questions about your relationship, your future, your sense of self. For many people, the emotional weight of a diagnosis is harder to carry than the medical reality.
Working with an STD therapist (a mental health professional who understands the psychological impact of a diagnosis) can help you process what you're feeling without judgment. That includes grief, stigma, relationship strain, navigating disclosure conversations, or untangling the shame that can come with a diagnosis even when you've done nothing wrong.
This is a safe, confidential space to talk through all of it. You don't need to have it figured out before you reach out.
Therapy With a Female Sex Therapist Who Gets It
Rasheeda Henry is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). Her therapy room is sex-positive, LGBTQ+ affirming, kink-aware, and non-judgmental.
But beyond the credentials, what makes this space different is the approach. There's no therapist-on-a-pedestal dynamic here. No checklist to work through. No pressure to move faster than you're ready to.
Rasheeda works with a deep understanding of how race, gender, family roles, religion, and lived experience shape the way people relate to sex, intimacy, and their own bodies. If you've ever felt like you needed to explain why something hits differently for you, you won't have to here.
This is a collaborative process. You bring what you're carrying. Together, you figure out what to do with it.
Ontario Sex Therapy Online is Accessible From Anywhere in the Province
You don't have to live in Brampton to work with Rasheeda. Online sex therapy is available to individuals and couples anywhere in Ontario. Connect from your home, your car, wherever you have a few quiet minutes to yourself.
Virtual sessions work the same way in-person sessions do. The conversations with a sex therapist online are just as real. For a lot of people, having the option to connect from a familiar space makes it easier to open up, especially when the topics feel vulnerable.
Sex Therapy in Brampton
If you're in the Brampton area and prefer to meet in person, that's available too. The office is located at 113-10 George St N, right in the heart of downtown Brampton. If you're taking transit, the Downtown Brampton Terminal is just a short walk away, with Brampton Transit and ZUM routes all stopping there. Street parking is available nearby, and the office is easy to find once you're in the area.
Gage Park is just around the corner, it’s a quiet, well-kept green space that's a nice spot to collect your thoughts before a session or decompress after one.
Couples Counselling Rate: $190
Individual Counselling Rate: $160
My Approach
Creating Connection Through Curiosity and Care
I’m not the kind of therapist who sits silently behind a notepad. I’ll ask real questions, offer reflection, and stay engaged with you both. My approach is grounded in curiosity and compassion, using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and trauma-informed care to help couples rebuild emotional safety.
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We talk about what shaped your patterns, how they show up in your relationship, and what it means to stay connected, even when it’s hard. You’ll leave sessions with a clearer understanding of each other and the tools to create lasting change.
Ready to Talk to a Sex Therapist in Ontario?
You don't need to have the right words. You just need to show up. Rasheeda Henry Counselling Services offers sex therapy in Brampton and online across Ontario — for individuals and couples ready to feel more like themselves.
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