Sexual counseling, or sex therapy focuses on the specific problem the person or couple is having. It is usually brief therapy with the goal of sex education, sexual enhancement and anxiety reduction. Sex therapy is a process and it involves identifying problems, accessing suppressed emotions, practicing a variety of specific exercises, conducting home assignments to be done with your partner, reading various books, and sometimes journaling results. Most qualified sex therapists use the PLISSIT model founded by Dr. Jack Annon. It stands for:

P-Permission
LI-Limited information
SS-Specific Suggestions and
IT-Intensive Training.