A sex therapist can help intimate relationships by focusing on the physical connection between lovers. After understanding the partners’ attitudes about sex and the problem they are facing, the therapist can recommend specific exercises to help the partners’ attention and expectations go in a certain direction. This includes: learning to relax and eliminate the element of distraction; to learn to communicate with each other, to share their desires in a sexual aspect; to master touch techniques that do not have sexual undertones; increase in sexual stimulation; to reduce pain during intercourse. NEWS_MORE_BOX Very often sex therapists use the so-called “sensory focus” exercises to treat sexual problems. The exercises begin with non-sexual touch, with the goal being for partners to show the way they enjoy being touched. The main drive is for partners to understand how to recognize and communicate their preferences to each other. A sex therapist can recommend exercises to help with vaginismus. One successful technique is Kegel exercises, another option to relieve vaginal spasms is to use dilators.