Healing Through Intimacy

Sex therapy isn’t just about sex—it’s about restoring closeness, communication, and confidence in your relationship. Many couples in the Joplin area silently struggle with issues like low desire, performance anxiety, or disconnection after years together. These challenges are deeply personal—but they’re also incredibly common and treatable with professional help.

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Why Couples Seek Sex Therapy

In my Joplin-based private practice, I work with individuals and couples from Webb City, Carl Junction, Neosho, and Carthage who are ready to address:

• Desire differences (one partner wants sex more or less often)

• Pain during sex or medical conditions that impact intimacy

• Pornography-related issues and performance concerns

• Erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation

• Infidelity recovery and rebuilding emotional and physical trust

• Disconnection after children, trauma, or stress

• Difficulty communicating about sexual needs

Sex therapy provides a safe, confidential space to talk about what’s been difficult to say for years. Together, we look beneath the surface—because sexual problems are rarely just physical. They are relational and emotional, rooted in the ways we connect, communicate, and feel safe with one another.

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How Sex Therapy Works

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), I help couples identify the emotional patterns that block connection. Research shows that when partners feel emotionally secure, sexual satisfaction rises dramatically. By repairing emotional trust, desire and pleasure often return naturally.

You’ll learn to:

• Talk openly about sex without shame or defensiveness

• Understand each other’s emotional needs

• Heal past hurts that may be interfering with intimacy

• Rebuild passion and connection—both emotional and physical

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Why Sex Therapy Matters for Southwest Missouri Couples

In smaller communities like Joplin, Webb City, Neosho, Carl Junction, and Carthage, couples often feel isolated when facing sexual or relational challenges. But seeking help is a sign of courage, not weakness. You don’t have to struggle in silence or assume that “this is just how marriage goes.”

Healing intimacy takes guided support, expertise, and compassion—and that’s what sex therapy offers. My practice provides a discreet, professional environment where you can address sensitive topics without judgment and begin rebuilding a stronger bond.

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Take the First Step

If you’ve felt distant, frustrated, or stuck, there’s hope. Change begins with one conversation.
Call or text (417) 768-9089 or email shirahearnlmft@gmail.com to schedule an appointment today.

Serving Joplin, Webb City, Carl Junction, Neosho, and Carthage, Missouri, and surrounding areas—helping couples transform emotional and sexual disconnection into closeness and trust.