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Irvine, CA
Licensed
Psychologist (PSY 17609)
Member:
American Psychological Association, California Psychological
Association, Orange County Psychological Association, California Association
of Marriage and Family Therapists, American Association of Sexuality
Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, The Women's Sexual Health Foundation,
Int. Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health
I
am a licensed psychologist who specializes in sexual concerns.
My patients tell me that I am warm and that I listen to them without
judgment-they feel that they are understood.
I work with men, women, and couples who do not experience their
sexuality in a healthful or positive way.
I see basically three areas of sexual concern.
First there is concern around how to achieve sexual pleasure.
This often means problems with orgasm, ejaculation, or erection, or
general inhibitions around one's body and being touched.
There may also be structural problems such as pelvic pain disorders or
vaginismus (spasm of the vagina). Also,
illness such as MS, cancer, or diabetes may make sex difficult.
Finally, there can be problems with desire, or mismatched desire
between partners. These concerns
require education, patient coaching, and supported practice.
Second, there can be issues around sexual abuse.
For concerns like this I take a gentle approach to healing past wounds
and making patients feel better in the present moment through various mind /
body techniques such as deep relaxation.
Third, there can be compulsive sexual behavior such as excessive
viewing of adult material on the internet or multiple meaningless affairs.
These concerns require compassionate understanding to heal sexual shame
and relearn positive sexual behaviors. Whether
working with an individual or a couple, my goal is to increase a sense of love
and trust, and the expression of sexual energy.
Website:
www.thecenterforoptimalhealth.org

Emphasis: Focusing on relationship, intimacy and communication skills.
Appreciating diverse perspectives
Acknowledging developmental aspects of relationships, sexuality, and
individual differences
Exploring sexual issues and seeking solutions |
Specialty Areas and
Services
- Sexual and Marital Therapy with an emphasis on: problem oriented
solutions, identification of individual needs, information,
communication, acknowledgement of individual differences, intimacy,
nurturing, healing, and spirituality.
- Enjoyment of marriage and sex.
- Treatment of sexual dysfunction and disorders, i.e., lack of
interest in sex, orgasmic dysfunction, dyspareunia, vaginismus, erectile
dysfunction, premature ejaculation, inhibited male orgasm.
- Marriage and sexual enhancement
- National and International Consulting
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Stephanie
Buehler, Psy.D: I
want to say a little about my unique position.
I am co-founder and co-owner of The Center for Optimal Health along
with an endocrinologist, a physician who specializes in the regulation of
hormonal health. We have a
gynecologist working with us who specializes in sexual medicine, and soon we
will have a physical therapist who will be able to do biofeedback for pelvic
pain. Please visit my web site
and read the information on the Sexual Harmony Program.
Of course, you are also welcome to see me for psychotherapy without
evaluation by the physicians, but my hope is that you will see the level of
dedication that we have to people's sexual health and harmony.
In fact, we will soon have a nonprofit dedicated in part to educational
activities to increase awareness of the need for sexual health across the
lifespan.
For therapy or information, please contact:
Stephanie
Buehler, Psy.D.
Director,
Behavioral and Sexual Health Services
Center for Optimal Health
6825 Quail Hill Parkway
Irvine, Ca. 92603
Telephone:949-872-2850
Fax:949-872-2855
Email: Stephanie
Buehler, Psy.D.
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