Therapy for Sex & Intimacy

Boulder, Colorado

Does this sound familiar?

  • My trauma is interfering with my sex life

  • My partner and I are struggling with communication about our sex life

  • I’m kinky and my partner’s not

  • My partner wants things in the bedroom that I don’t feel comfortable with

  • I can’t stop looking at porn, and it’s interfering with relationships and daily life

  • I grew up with religious trauma that makes sexuality difficult for me

  • I have made sexual mistakes in my past, and I want to talk about them with someone who won’t judge

  • I think I’m queer, but I don’t know how to know

  • I don’t really like sex or want to keep having it, but my partner doesn’t feel the same

  • My religious or cultural beliefs are interfering with my sex life

I’m Catherine, a sex positive psychotherapist in Boulder. I’m here to support you with talk therapy.

Catherine Thornber, MA, LPCC, RYT

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I’m a psychotherapist in Boulder, CO specializing in relationships, human sexuality, anxiety, trauma, OCD, addiction, and other challenges we face in the human experience.

I have trained for four post-graduate years in relationships, sexuality, and trauma, and am continuing my education every day in couples and sex therapy. I work with individuals, couples, families, and groups.

Who Can Benefit from Sex Therapy?

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Couples: If you're struggling with intimacy, communication, or feeling disconnected, sex therapy can help you rebuild trust, rekindle passion, and strengthen your bond. From desire to affairs to biology to trauma, I am here to support you in exploring sexuality with your partner.

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Individuals:

Whether you're single or partnered, sex therapy helps you explore your sexual identity, work through trauma, and address issues like performance anxiety or body image. Clients often include people experiencing shame, compulsive affairs or sexual behaviors, sexual trauma recovery, gender & sexual identity questioning, & victims of domestic abuse. Kink-aware, intersectional, and sex-positive.

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Polyamory & Alternative Relationship Styles:

Relationships don’t always come in pairs. Whether you’re exploring polyamory or navigating an established poly constellation, sex therapy can help you thrive. Together we can address challenges like jealousy, opening up your relationship, or integrating new partners, ensuring healthy and fulfilling connections with yourself and others.

Let’s work together.

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