I have a broad private practice in Boulder , CO , with particular skills and experience working with sexual issues. Many therapists believe that if a relationship is fundamentally intact, and that if the partners deal with their individual psychological blocks, sexuality will flow naturally. However, often this is not the case. People need focused intervention that offers them a structure to work out sexual problems and to create healthier sexual habits. In 1972, I began utilizing Masters and Johnson’s sensate focus exercises with couples. In the privacy of their own homes, couples practice touch exercises that are structured, safe and highly communicative. They discuss the details of this with me in therapy, as a way to resolve impasses and to learn to relax and please each other. If individuals have had traumatic experiences associated with sexuality, it is appropriate and necessary to do some individual work on resolving the fear and aversion that has been generated. I use a combination of talk therapy and EMDR to accomplish this important resolution. This then frees that individual to have better feelings about him/herself, and gives access to normal positive sexual responses with a trusted partner.