what i want to do but afraid nobody in the family will except it?

Question

i want to be a sex therapist because i can talk about it easily and its just something i am intrested in... but i know my family wont except it and im afraid my dad wont help me with going to school...i think he has money saved up for me for when i wanted to go back to school and when i told my husband he just laughed and told me i couldnt do it...now idk....im 20 i havent been to school again and i want to and i feel have nobody to back me up on it...what do i do?...what should i feel?

Answer 1

try talking to your parents and see how they feel about the situation and if daddy doesn't pay for school, u can apply for a grant, student loans, or your husband should wanna help u out and see u get an education and better yourself. And him laughing at u should just make u wanna work harder to reach that goal.

Answer 2

Just take the psychology classes and a few that will allow you to become a sex therapist. Your being able to talk about sex easily and being interested in it don't mean much ... if you have had no classes in sex therapy, you can't know for sure whether you'd be good at it or not. There is far more to 'sex therapy' than just being able to talk about it ... you must also be able to 'listen' in such a way as to identify problems or at least lead to the client admitting problems they might not want to face. You'll also need a good 'basic psychology background' ... so if this is something you think you really want, just major in Psychology, and then decide on your specialty when you have your PhD and are ready to start practicing.

Answer 3

its just a therapist that helps people through problems not pre conceived notions that Sue Johanson created.


A sex therapist can be a psychiatrist, a marriage and family therapist, a psychologist, or a clinical social worker. they are specially trained in sex therapy methods beyond the minimal amount of training about sexuality that is required for each of those licenses.

There are a few graduate schools in the U.S. that specialize in training for sex therapy. Some people assemble their training by rigorous self-study and by attendance at the major sexological organizations' annual conferences. We have about a dozen scientific journals dedicated solely to sexual research. There are about six major organizations that hold conferences and trainings.

So seeing a sex therapist is like going to a gynecologist for gynecological problems rather than to a family practice physician. Both have specialized particularly in that area. That isn't to say that one couldn't get good help from a non-sex therapist for a sexual issue, it's just that the likelihood might be a bit less.

Most sex therapists have a particular awareness of sexuality that rises above personal opinion or personal experiences. We usually have several choices of ways to treat a particular issue when someone presents it. We tailor our treatment to the person(s) before us. We are not a "bigger hammer" there to coerce a person who wants less sex into wanting more. There is a sexological method to treating sexual issues. With the exception of when separate sexual surrogate therapists are added (in a very small number of cases), sex therapy is completely talk therapy.

Sex therapy views sexual issues as being resolved by specifically addressing them, rather than by the assumption that when the individuals in a relationship work out the relationship issues, the sex will just fall into place. For years, I have had a practice full of couples for whom that simply was not true.

Sex therapists also tend to have much greater than average knowledge about the physiological processes that are a part of human sexuality. We tend to work collaboratively with physicians to address the entirety of the causes of sexual concerns.

Answer 4

The first mistake was putting it in the words of sex therapist. All of it falls under the umbrella of counseling and psychology.That is what you should have said. You want to go to school for relationship counseling. Now when you say it, they already know what you mean and it will still be difficult. Now what you should do is say another major you're interest in, just to get the backing you need, then when you get in school change to the major you want to take.

Answer 5

Honey, follow your heart's deepest desires and don't be afraid of what people will think of. If you don't do it, you won't be happy in your life for certain. You will always think back, think about what would happen if you did something like that. Sex therapists, hairdressers, doctors... Everybody is part of the system. And i'm sure that if your father loves you truly, he will accept your decision and encourage you. Do it and don't be afraid!!! Good luck!

Answer 6

Talk to your school counselor first. See what is required for you to become a sex therapist. I'm sure for now you could get away with just saying you're going to become a therapist. You don't have to mention the whole sex thing.

That's so hot!!

Answer 7

Well I guess you have to choose between a career that you enjoy, or a better financial future (as you're dad would be paying for some other major i'm assuming), this is a choice that you must make, there is no wrong answer.

Answer 8

Well first off learn to punctuate so you can get into school. By the time you've taken your core classes you will probably have changed your major at least twice anyway. Just go to school. Let the chips fall where they may.

Answer 9

Can you tell everyone you going to be a therapist and not talk about the sex Be vague until you graduate.

Answer 10

I am 24, and I have no idea what i want to do for work, so i picked something that pays the bills while i figure it out. I wish i knew, but dont yet.You have already figured out what you want to do. I will just be plain disappointed in you if you dont follow through with it.