Your sexuality isn't broken.
It was just taught to be.
Sex therapy for current and former Latter-day Saints navigating shame, intimacy problems, compulsive behavior, and identity — with a therapist who already understands the culture.
Telehealth across Utah · Private pay · (801) 310-2133
Why Mormon Clients Need Specialized Care
Shame this deep needs more than generic advice.
The LDS church has one of the most comprehensive and psychologically intensive systems of sexual regulation of any major religion. From Law of Chastity lessons beginning in early adolescence, to bishop interviews about masturbation and pornography, to temple worthiness requirements tied to sexual behavior — sexuality is placed at the very center of spiritual identity and worthiness in Mormonism.
For many people, this creates patterns that don't resolve just by leaving the church, getting married, or trying to "think differently." The shame is stored in the body. The associations run deep. Generic sex therapy often doesn't account for the specific cultural and theological architecture that built these patterns.
Dr. Hansen has deep familiarity with LDS culture, doctrine, and the specific sexual shame dynamics that emerge in a Mormon upbringing. You won't need to explain what a bishop's interview felt like, or why "just stop watching porn" advice doesn't work the way people think it does.
Common reasons people seek therapy:
Shame or disgust around sexual thoughts, desires, or your own body
Difficulty experiencing pleasure or intimacy without guilt
Porn use that feels out of control — or a partner who has labeled it addiction
Low libido or sexual avoidance rooted in religious conditioning
Compulsive sexual behavior followed by intense shame cycles
Distress about sexual orientation or gender identity within a religious context
Sexual dysfunction (pain, arousal difficulty, inability to orgasm) tied to shame
Intimacy problems in marriage — often rooted in different levels of religious sexual conditioning
Feeling like your sexuality is fundamentally dirty, broken, or sinful
How Therapy Helps
What actually moves the needle.
Shame Deconstruction
Religious shame around sexuality isn't weakness — it's conditioning. Therapy helps you identify which beliefs about sex are yours versus what was handed to you, and begin to build a sexuality grounded in your actual values.
Trauma-Informed Sex Therapy
For many people raised in high-demand religion, sexual shame functions like trauma — it lives in the body, triggers avoidance, and doesn't resolve through willpower or information alone. Treatment addresses this at the nervous system level.
Couples Work
When one or both partners were raised Mormon, sexual conditioning often creates mismatched expectations, avoidance, or resentment in marriage. Therapy creates a space to rebuild intimacy on terms you both actually choose.
Porn & Compulsive Sexual Behavior
The LDS church frames pornography use as addiction requiring confession and church discipline. Psychologically, it's more complex. Treatment addresses the shame-secrecy-relapse cycle without adding more shame to the pile.
Orientation & Identity
Many LGBTQ+ individuals raised LDS carry layers of religious sexual shame on top of identity suppression. Therapy provides a non-judgmental space to explore who you actually are and what you actually want.
Free Self-Assessment
How much is religious conditioning affecting your sexuality?
5 questions · ~60 seconds · Free personalized summary
Answer 5 quick yes/no questions. Takes about 60 seconds. We'll show you what your answers might mean — and send a personal summary to your inbox.
