Sex & Intimacy Therapy for Parents
Rebuild emotional intimacy
Learn to communicate desires openly
Overcome barriers to intimacy
Prioritize quality time together
Explore healthy boundaries and dynamics
Compassionate therapy designed to support parents navigating the joys & challenges of keeping the spark alive.
Parenting and raising children comes with endless love but also unique challenges, like managing exhaustion, balancing responsibilities, and coping with feelings of disconnection. When you’re busy juggling parenting duties, it can be easy for intimacy to take a back seat. Whether it’s overcoming barriers to closeness, navigating complex emotions, or rekindling passion, Matrescence Therapy is here to help. We offer compassionate counseling to support your relationship and intimacy, empowering you to rediscover your strength, confidence, and joy as both partners and parents.
Finding balance in the chaos.
Parenting brings an emotional and physical intensity that can strain intimacy and connection. Sex and intimacy therapy for parents provides a safe space to explore your desires, rebuild closeness, and learn practical strategies to nurture your relationship. Some key benefits of sex and intimacy therapy for parents include:
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Rekindling Physical Intimacy: Learn ways to reconnect physically and reignite passion despite the demands of parenting.
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Communicating Desires Openly: Develop skills to express needs and preferences comfortably without fear of judgment.
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Addressing Postpartum and Body Image Concerns: Receive support for body confidence and sexual well-being after childbirth.
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Balancing Parenting and Partnership: Find strategies to prioritize your relationship alongside parenting responsibilities.
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Overcoming Emotional Barriers: Work through stress, resentment, or exhaustion that may impact intimacy.
Care designed for you and your family.
We understand that as a parent of multiples, your time and energy are limited. That’s why we offer therapy designed with flexibility and ease in mind. Our approach provides support in a way that fits your busy lifestyle:
- Virtual Therapy: Sessions are held online, so you can attend therapy from the comfort of your own home. You’re welcome to have your children with you if needed, ensuring that you never have to choose between your family and your well-being.
- Experienced Therapists: Our therapists specialize in parenting challenges, postpartum mental health, and the emotional journey of raising twins or multiples. You’ll work with someone who truly understands what you’re going through and can offer expert guidance.
- Compassionate Care: We create a warm, understanding environment where you feel heard, supported, and never judged. Your experience is unique, and we approach every session with respect and empathy.
- Ongoing Support: Therapy isn’t just about one-time solutions—it’s a long-term process. We’re here to support you on your parenting journey, helping you build the skills and resilience you need to face challenges and thrive as a parent.
Parenting While Maintaining Intimacy Can Be Tiring. Therapy Can Help.
Rekindle the Spark
Prioritize Connection
Strengthen Trust
Enhance Communication
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What is Matrescence?
Matrescence is the physical, psychological, and emotional change that occurs during the process of becoming a mother. However, here at Matrescence we consider it to be ALL parenthood, not just motherhood. It is considered a developmental phase, much like adolescence, that can involve a variety of things such as hormonal shifts, body changes, identity reconstruction, and relationship transitions. The four components that contribute to the challenges of matrescence are:
- Changing Family Dynamics: adding a child or children to a relationship undoubtedly causes strain and stress
- Ambivalence: the push and pull of wanting a baby close, but also an intense desire for space
- Fantasy vs. Reality: anticipating parenthood will go one way, and then discovering it may look different
- Guilt and Shame: fear that one may never live up to the “perfect” parent.
If you and/or your partner feel these challenges, contact us to learn more about
how we can help.
Insurance & Payment Information
We are currently in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, Cigna/Evernorth, Aetna, and United Healthcare plans. We strongly recommend checking with your individual plan to inquire about therapy benefits. You may be responsible for co-payment or other costs. If we are out of network with your provider and you would like to submit through your insurance, we are able to provide you with a receipt (known as a “superbill”). You are then able to submit this to your provider for reimbursement, if your plan provides this type of coverage.
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Virtual Sessions Throughout Chicagoland, Illinois, & Indiana
*This is a virtual practice.
All sessions are held through video. You must be residing in Illinois or Indiana.