🔷 What is Low Sexual Desire?

It refers to:

• reduced interest in sex

• fewer sexual thoughts

• decreased initiative

• a sense of disconnection from sexuality

It may be:

• temporary

• or more persistent

 

🔷 Important: Desire is not always spontaneous

👉 Many women experience:

 

🔹 Responsive desire

This means:
desire appears after engagement begins, not before

✔ This is normal and common

 

🔷 Why does desire decrease?

Desire is influenced by the body, the mind, and the relationship.

 

🔹 Psychological factors

• Anxiety

• Stress

• Fatigue

• Depression

• Negative body image

 

🔹 Relationship factors

• Emotional distance

• Conflict

• Lack of communication

• Lack of intimacy

👉 Desire is strongly connected to the relationship

 

🔹 Physical factors

• Hormonal changes

• Pregnancy / postpartum period

• Menopause

• Medication

 

🔹 Daily life & environment

• Lack of time

• Responsibilities

• Mental load

👉 All of these affect sexual desire

 

🔷 The vicious cycle

• Reduced desire

• Avoidance of sex

• Emotional distance

• Pressure

• Even lower desire

👉 The cycle becomes reinforced

 

🔷 Common myths about female desire

❌ “Desire should always be spontaneous”
✔ Not true

❌ “If I don’t feel desire, something is wrong”
✔ It is common and normal

❌ “Desire depends only on hormones”
✔ It is influenced by many factors

 

🔷 How Sex Therapy Helps

Therapy helps you:

✔ understand what affects your desire
✔ reduce pressure
✔ reconnect with your body
✔ improve your relationship

 

🔹 It may include:

• Psychoeducation

• Sensate focus

• Reconnection exercises

• Working with thoughts

• Improving communication

 

🔷 Practical guidance

✔ Create space for intimacy
✔ Reduce pressure for outcome
✔ Focus on the experience
✔ Gradual re-approach

 

🔷 When to seek help

• When desire remains low for a long time

• When there is frustration

• When the relationship is affected

 

🔷 What to expect

• A safe and confidential environment

• No judgment

• Gradual change

• Practical guidance

 

🔷 About me

I am a Clinical Psychologist (MSc) specialized in sex therapy and couples therapy.

• I work with women and couples

• I apply modern, evidence-based approaches

• Member of the International Society for Sexual Medicine

 

🔷 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Is it normal not to feel desire?
Yes, many women experience periods of low desire.

Can it return?
Yes, with proper guidance there is significant improvement.

Is it only hormonal?
No — psychological and relational factors are often involved.

 

🔷 Why don’t I feel sexual desire?

Low desire is often linked to stress, fatigue, pressure, or lack of connection. When the body is not in a state of safety and relaxation, desire does not activate easily.

 

🔷 Book an appointment

📍 Online or In-Person Therapy | Sessions in English / Greek 
📞 99536269

 

👉 Book your first session today — with complete confidentiality