Multimodal sex therapy for the treatment of vulvodynia: A clinician's view

Sex therapists are often challenged when treating women with the primary di agnosis of vulvodynia or subtypes of vulvar-vestibular pain. This article p resents an overview of how, a sex therapist can assess problem areas relate d to this diagnosis and approach treatment in a practical and comprehensive fashion. What follows is based on anecdotal clinical experience of the aut hor. It outlines a multimodal approach That ii ich ides cognitive-behaviora l techniques, both individual and conjoint therapy, as well as close cooper ation with physicians who provide concurrent medical management.