The Institute for Sexual Health

Getting Intimate About Intimacy

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Los Angeles / Beverly Hills based Institute for Sexual Health (ISH) is a psychology clinic that provides counseling, treatment and recovery services related to sexual health and promotes innovative education, research and professional trainings in clinical sexology.

Intimacy is a word that is often communicated and expressed in our wants and needs but can be difficult to define. Questions often asked by people are “What is intimacy in a relationship?” “How can you recognize intimacy in a relationship?”

16-Steps to Empowerment

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The alternative is The 16 Steps for Discovery and Empowerment model, based on the work of Dr. Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D., which provides people in recovery, especially women, with another way of looking at themselves and their role in society. According to Dr. Kasl, addiction is viewed as the complexity of social factors, physical, pre-disposition and personal history. This empowerment model encourages individuals to develop their own internal belief system based on their perceptions and experiences.

Addicted to Love

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Love is all you need.” For the person addicted to love, this becomes more than a popular lyric. It becomes literal truth. What is love addiction, and why are some men and women addicted to love? How can the problem be identified, and how can those addicted be helped?

The Importance of Sexual Health

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Sexuality is an essential part of being human. Love, affection, and sexual intimacy contribute to healthy relationships and individual well-being. But along with the positive aspects of our human sexuality, there also are sexual concerns, diseases, mixed emotions and unintended consequences that can affect our sexual health.