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Regular Therapists Don’t Get Enough Training on Human Sexuality
Regular Therapists Don’t Get Enough Training on Human Sexuality

I am more than happy to consult, of course, but this gap in training on human sexuality can have far-reaching consequences for individuals and couples. They may not receive the specialized support they need to navigate sexual and relational challenges and enhance their sexual health. Addressing sexual concerns requires a nuanced understanding of cultural, psychological, and physiological factors, which a general therapist may not be equipped to handle from the training they received. Consequently, this omission in training is a disservice to patients and hinders their access to the holistic care necessary for a fulfilling and healthy life.

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Denise Renyesexuality, psychologists need more training in sexuality, human sexuality, therapy, bay area therapist, bay area sexologist, bay area psychologist, san francisco bay area PTSD treatment of dissociation, trauma informed therapist, marin county sexologist, marin county sex therapist
Are Things Simpler When You’re a Child?
Are Things Simpler When You’re a Child?

What people often forget is it’s hard being a child; there are numerous milestones kids go through before they’re 5 years old. They learn gross motor skills like rolling over and crawling, which is a very big deal. They are going from being immobile, dependent on those around them to do everything, to learning and becoming more independent somatically.

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trauma healingDenise Renyeinner healing, inner child work, inner child play, inner teen, stages of inner child work, inner child, inner work, therapy, creativity
How to Cope with Anxiety If You Can’t Go to Therapy
How to Cope with Anxiety If You Can’t Go to Therapy

I spoke with a friend of a friend recently who said he copes with anxiety solely through medication because that’s all he’s been exposed to. It got me thinking about how some people don’t know what else to try for anxiety other than pharmacological interventions because they may not have considered therapy as an option. And even many people who have considered therapy may not be able to afford it. Learning how to cope with anxiety in healthy ways can make such a difference.

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Denise Renyecope, anxiety, therapy, feelings
For Therapists: Working with Sex Workers
For Therapists: Working with Sex Workers

Sex workers (sworkers). They are arguably the crux of most cultures, offering a service that is uniquely intimate. They are a part of every sociocultural makeup, yet denied, sometimes as existing, and sometimes as deserving, especially as deserving basic worker rights. International Sex Workers’ Day, or International Whore’s Day, was on June 2. This day of recognition, established in 1975 by a group of French sex workers, brings attention to the inhumane working conditions for people in this profession.

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Denise Renyesex, sex workers, therapy, therapist, help, healing, marin county sexologist, marin county psychologist, marin county CA, marin county
Accepting the “Death” of a Relationship
Accepting the “Death” of a Relationship

As a psychologist, I offer depth-oriented psychodynamic therapy, blending psychoanalytic, Jungian, and transpersonal theory. Topics that often come up in sessions with me are sex (and little deaths, or la petite mort), endings or redefining relationship design, and death (physical and/or ego). The type of therapy I practice has an open-ended trajectory that organically comes to a close. It is not time limited, unless I am working as an adjunct with another clinician.

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Denise Renyedeath, death and dying, goodbye, therapy, termination, couples therapy