Sexuality Concerns
- Alternative Lifestyles AL
- Erection Difficulties ED
- Infertility / Fertility problems FP
- Impotence IMP
- Orgasm Difficulties Org
- Painful Intercourse / Dyspareunia DYS
- Painful Vaginal Spasms PVS
- Pregnancy Problems P
- Premature Ejaculation PE
- Sexual Addictions SA
- Low Sex Drive LSD
- Sexual Orientation Confusion SOC
- Sexual Inexperience SI
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (eg. herpes) STI
- Sexual Health Concerns of Children C
- Sexual Health Concerns of Senior Citizens SC
Have you experienced?
- Sexual Aversion SA
- Sexual Boredom SB
- Negative Body Image NBI
- Embarrassment & Anxiety SE
- Depression D
- D/A Abuse DAA
- Cheating Spouse / Infidelity CS
- Medical Problems MP
- Rape or Sexual Abuse RSA
- Relationship and Marital Problems RMP
- Separation and / or Divorce
- Single S
- Communication Problems CP
If so, sex therapy will help you.
For some this will be simply improving sexual performance (improving sexual techniques (IST), for others it will be about sexual communication and intimacy (SCS) and for others it may be about becoming more comfortable with oneself and ones sexual past.
Therapy Tips
- Making the call and showing up
- How to choose a therapist HCT
- How to seek a culturally competent therapist CCT
- How to get the most out of individual therapy GIT
- How to get the most out of couples therapy GCT
- Finding the Motivation to Change
- Feel like you are forced into therapy by a loving partner FIT
- How to know if you are with the right marriage counselor / sex therapistRT
- Should you tell your partner that you are in counseling TC
- How to tell someone you are in counseling HTTC
- Online therapy OT
- How to become a sex therapist ST
- How to become a better lover without ever needing to do therapy. In other words, getting the most out of self-help tips BT
On-Going: Therapy Groups / Workshops / Support Groups; Classes
Sexual Enhancements
- Tantric Sex(TS)
- Sexual Skyping (SK)
- S & M
- Open Relationships (CI)
- Sexual Techniques (ST)
- Sexual Communication Exercises (A)
- Safer Sex (SS)
- Sex Toys
- Bachelorette Parties (BP)
Mental Health Concerns
- Addiction(A)
- Anxiety (A)
- Anger Management (Anger)
- Chronic Illness (CI)
- Chronic Pain
- Depression (D)
- Eating Disorders (EatD)
- Money / Financial Concerns ($)
- Grief / Loss (GL)
- Marital Problems (MP)
- Self Esteem (SE)
- Panic Attacks (PA)
- Parenting Concerns
- Postpartum Depression (PD)
- Spirituality Crisis (SC)
Do you feel?
- Angry (A)
- Anxious (A)
- Overwhelmed
- Changes in Eating Habits
- Changes in Sleep Patterns
- Confusion
- Contemplating divorce (CD)
- Depressed (D)
- Frustration
- Hurt
- Inability to Accomplish Your Goal
- Engaged in Infidelity / Affairs (AI)
- Jealousy
- Loneliness
- Obsessive-compulsive (OCD)
- Sadness
- Stress (S)
- Suicidal or Homicidal Thoughts (S)
If so, Individual Counseling, Marriage Counseling, or
Family Therapy will help you.
Call (267) 324-9564 and a trained therapist can help you identify the type of service (s) that would best meet your needs.
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If you live in Center City Philadelphia or the surrounding regions, including the Main Line, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Chestery County, Cherry Hill and Southern New Jersey area and want to schedule an appointment for individual therapy, couples therapy, marriage counseling, sex therapy, family therapy or play therapy call (267) 324-9564.
Meet our Therapists
Amber Lynn Connell, MA
Jennifer Foust, Ph.D., M.S., LPC
Michele McKenna MSW, LCSW
"Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS,
ACSW, LCSW
Aimee Wood MSW, LSW
Meet our Interns
Heather Davidson M.A., Ed.M.
Suport Groups at the Center for Growth, Inc
- Anxiety & Depression: Counseling Group A&D
- Painful Sex: Skills Building Group Sexual Pain
- Divorced or Separated: Therapy Group Div/Sep
- Herpes (HSV 1 / HSV 2): Therapy Group Herpes Therapy Group Philly
- Grief Therapy Group:Grief
- Bleb Support Group:
- Plebs Support Group BlebsGroup
- Chronic Back Pain Support Group
If you do not live in the Greater
Philadelphia Area, and need a
Sex Therapist, see our Sex Therapy Directory.
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About Sex Therapy in Philadelphia
The Center for Growth Inc., also known as Sex Therapy in Philadelphia, is staffed by a group of licensed professional therapists (social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychologists) with specialized training in sex therapy, play therapy, marriage counseling and family therapy.
We use established therapeutic and psychoeducational techniques to help you identify your goals and develop the skills you need to grow into your very best self. We help you understand your behaviors so you can choose the path best for you. We do not dictate the direction the therapy will take, or the goals you aim to reach – that is for you to decide. Once your goals are defined, however, our job is to support, nurture, challenge, and educate you so that you can achieve those goals. Using the right combination of therapy techniques, we have been able to help many people achieve greater joy, fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives. We believe that we can help you too.
Each therapist has her own style. We strongly encourage you to read each person's biography. While as a group we all hold similar views, we each have different backgrounds and may focused some of our trainings in: Imago Therapy, Systems Theory, Cognitive Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Ego Psychology, Grief Therapy, Sex Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Solutions Focused Therapy, Marriage Counseling, EMDR, Structural Therapy, Gottman Approach, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Brief Therapy, Family Systems, Functional Therapy, Humanistic Therapy
Sample Self Help Tips written by our therapists
Jennifer Foust, Ph.D., M.S., LPC
- Treatment for Getting or Maintaining an Erection: What to Expect
- Obstacles and Coping Skills for Sexual Addiction (written byJennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Vulvar Vestibulitis and Your Sex Life(written byJennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- What is Vulvar Vestibulitis? (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Sexual Orientation (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Coping with Internalized Homophobia (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Coming Out to Family and Friends (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Coming Out: Developing a Gay/Lesbian Support Network (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Increasing your Pleasure: Exploring and Becoming Familiar with your Vulva (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Getting More Out of Sex (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Putting Passion Back into your Relationship (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Mindful Sex: A Guide to Becoming Sexually Present (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Premarital Counseling: What is it and what to expect (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Coping with Anxiety and Stress (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Treatment for PE - designed with the single guy in mind
- Treatment for PE - designed for the guy with an angry/resentful lover in mind
- How to Approach Sex (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- How to use touch to get the most out of sex (written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
- Preparing for your first session: sexual addiction(written by Jennifer Foust, M.S., LPC)
"Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, MSW, LCSW
- What is a sex addiction? (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, MSW, LCSW)
- Defining the problem (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, MSW, LCSW)
- Do I have a high sex drive or a sexual addiction? (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, MSW, LCSW)
- Sex addiction quiz? (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, MSW, LCSW)
- Is my partner a sex addict? (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, MSW, LCSW)
- Therapy for sex addictions (TSA) (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, MSW, LCSW)
- Seduction (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- Pleasuring a woman (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- How to become pregnant (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- Information about sex and pregnancy (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- Quality of sex during pregnancy (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- Emotional changes during pregnancy for the couple (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- Dividing issues during pregnancy (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- The right tools and support (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- Sex and pregnancy Quiz (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- Pregnancy as an opportunity to learn how to have better sex (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- Quitting masturbation at work - establishing healthy behaviors (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- Telling a spouse about your sex addiction (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
- Senior Citizens, Sex and Relationships (written by "Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, ACSW, LCSW)
Tips written by Aimee Wood, MSW, LSW
- Help with PE: using the arousal scale to help you redefine your masturbation experience
- Relying on porn and fantasy to speed up ejaculation
- When does family need to plan an Intervention for the person suffering with an addiction?
- Intimacy in the bedroom: 10 things to keep in mind to increase intimacy in the bedroom (IntimacyInBedroom)
- Environmental factors where has all the good sex gone?
- Time is of the essence good sex means requires making the time!
- We decided to move in together. Now What?
- Hand Job: how to guide HandJob
- Digital Stimulation (otherwise known as fingering): how to guide Fingering
- How your thoughts influence your erection Thoughts
- Getting intimate without ever taking your clothes off Getting Intimate
- How to increase communication in the bedroom Communication
- The power of compliments Compliments
- Shacking up: should I or shouldn't I? For the couple with marriage in mind, just not now. Shacking Up
- 7 Essentials to making change real 7 Essentials
- Communication without explanation
- How to listen judgement free
- Coping through the holidays: survival strategies for widows and widowers Survival Strategies
- Couples and finances: how to figure out your money personality
- Munch Groups Munch groups
- What is Pre-Cana? What is Pre-Cana?
- Getting the most out of your Pre-Cana experience Getting the most out of your Pre-Cana experience
- Disclosing your herpes diagnosis to a partner . . .
- Benefits of joining a herpes support group
- Hope After Herpes: the emotional impact
- How to do a strip tease
Tips written by Amber Lynn Connell
- Need a Quick Confidence Boost? Try a Mantra
- How to Deal with the Loss of a Loved One
- Dating after Loss
- Role Playing: Gateway To Your Fantasies
- Cheap Dates in Philly
- Bedroom Blunders: Did That Just Really Happen?
- Sex Addiction and Stress at Work
- Identifying Sexual Compulsivity Triggers
- Stress Management
- Dildo: What is it? How to use one & How to introduce it to a lover
- Amaurophilia
- Aphrodisiacs
Tips written by Heather Davidson, M.A., Ed.M.
- Coping with a miscarriage
- Identifying managing critical incident stress in police officers
- Feeling numb from police work
- What to do when negative commentary from your past follows you into the bedroom today
- When sex is a trigger: living with PTSD
- Identifying your triggers with a PTSD trigger table
- Eating disorders and sexual trauma
- Taking a vacation from sex: recovering from sexual trauma
- Intimacy Expression Exercise
- Getting Your partner on board with your vacation from sex
- Spirituality and Trauma
- Overcoming Panic Attacks - top ten strategies
- A Medical Treatment Overview of Spontaneous Pneumothorax AKA Bleb Disease
- Are blebs deflating more than your lung? A look at Self-esteem
- Coping With A Spontaneous Pneumothorax
- What is a Spontaneous Pneumothorax AKA Bleb Disease?
- Making decisions about sex when you are in pain from bleb disease: utilizing a Bleb pain scale, and sexual activity table
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