Counseling for Sexual Healing & Sexual Freedom
What is Counseling for Sexual Healing & Sexual Freedom?
Sexuality is a beautiful and integral part of human identity, yet many individuals struggle with wounds, shame, or confusion in this area.
At our faith-based counseling center, we offer professional therapy rooted in Christian principles to help individuals and couples experience healing and freedom in their sexual lives.
Through compassionate guidance and clinically sound practices, we support clients in overcoming sexual struggles, past trauma, and relational challenges to experience wholeness and fulfillment.
Our approach
Our approach to sexual freedom and healing integrates biblical truth with professional counseling techniques to address sexual challenges holistically. We recognize that sexual struggles often stem from a mix of emotional, relational, spiritual, and physiological factors.
Whether you are facing sexual trauma, compulsive behaviors, relational struggles, or difficulties aligning your faith with your sexuality, we provide a safe space for exploration and healing.
We draw insights from the Institute for Sexual Wholeness (ISW), which equips therapists to address sexual issues with both clinical expertise and Christian values. Our therapists are trained to help clients work through barriers to sexual intimacy and freedom while restoring a healthy, God-honoring view of sexuality.
Therapy Modalities We Use
We use a combination of evidence-based and faith-integrated therapy modalities, including:
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps address harmful thought patterns and develop healthier beliefs about sexuality.
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Strengthens emotional bonds and fosters healthy sexual connection in relationships.
- Trauma-Informed Therapy: Supports individuals in healing from past abuse, assault, or early sexual conditioning that impacts current intimacy.
- Biblically Based Sexual Education: Aligns sexual healing with God’s design for intimacy, marriage, and personal well-being.
- Mindfulness and Somatic Practices: Encourages awareness and regulation of the body’s response to sexual triggers and emotions.
- Attachment-Focused Therapy: Assists individuals and couples in healing from attachment wounds that may impact sexual intimacy.
What to Expect in your sexual healing session
Every journey to sexual freedom and healing is unique. In your sessions, you can expect:
- A safe, nonjudgmental space to explore your concerns.
- A compassionate therapist trained in faith-based and clinical approaches.
- Goal-setting to support your personal and relational healing.
- Practical tools to address shame, guilt, trauma, or unhealthy patterns
- Biblical insights (if desired) to align healing with your faith.
Therapy may involve personal reflection, guided exercises, discussions about past experiences, and developing new patterns for healthy sexuality. Couples counseling may also address intimacy barriers, emotional disconnection, and restoring trust.
Who Can Help
Our licensed therapists specialize in various aspects of sexual healing, including:
- Individuals struggling with past sexual trauma, shame, compulsive behaviors, or confusion about their sexuality.
- Couples experiencing intimacy challenges, mismatched desires, or the effects of past wounds on their relationship.
- Married and engaged couples seeking to cultivate a healthy and God-centered sexual connection.
- Teens and young adults navigating faith, identity, and personal sexual development in a confusing world.
How to Get Started
Healing is possible, and we are here to walk alongside you. To begin your journey toward sexual freedom and healing:
- Schedule a Consultation: Contact us to set up a confidential consultation with one of our trained therapists.
- Discuss Your Needs: In your first session, we’ll discuss your concerns, history, andtherapy goals.
- Start Your Healing Journey: Together, we will create a personalized plan to help you achieve freedom, healing, and sexual wholeness.
You are not alone in this journey. Whether you are seeking individual healing or deeper intimacy in your marriage, we are here to support you with both professional expertise and faith-based wisdom.
Meet OuR Therapists
CHELSEA RHODEN, MA, LPC
My main area of focus is trauma, and I also work with clients ages 13 and up who face a broad range of issues. I work to integrate spiritual, emotional, psychological, and physical aspects into the counseling process in order to help the whole person grow and heal.
I hold a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary. I am EMDR Trained. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and am trained in Restoration Therapy, Level 1.
The trust between client and therapist is one of the most powerful components in the therapeutic process. I see the opportunity to build this trust as an honor, and I utilize an eclectic approach tailored to best help the individual. It is a privilege to navigate life’s challenges alongside my clients, and it would be a joy to serve you in this way.
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