Sex Positive Therapy & Christian Sex Counseling
Many couples raised in LDS or other religious traditions carry deep shame around sexuality — shame that was never theirs to carry. A sex positive therapist helps you separate healthy sexuality from the harmful messages you absorbed about your body, desire, and intimacy.
Sex positive therapy does not mean anything goes — it means therapy free from judgment, where your sexuality is treated as a healthy, normal part of being human. For couples navigating LDS teachings around intimacy, purity culture recovery, or mismatched sexual desire, this approach creates space to explore what healthy, connected sexuality actually looks like for you.
Daniel Burgess, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Utah specializing in sex positive therapy for LDS and religious couples. With over 15 years of experience and a deep understanding of Mormon culture, Daniel helps couples build genuine intimacy, overcome shame, and develop a fulfilling sexual relationship — on your terms.
Common Questions About Sex Positive Therapy
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Sex positive therapy means your therapist approaches sexuality without shame, judgment, or moral condemnation. It does not mean advocating for any particular sexual behavior — it means creating a safe space to explore your desires, concerns, and relationship to intimacy without the overlay of religious shame or cultural stigma.
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Yes. Sex positive therapy does not require abandoning your faith. Daniel works with LDS and religious couples to help them develop a healthy, connected sexuality within the context of their own values and beliefs. The goal is not to challenge your faith but to release shame-based messages that get in the way of genuine intimacy.
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Yes. For many LDS individuals and couples, pornography struggles are deeply intertwined with shame rather than true addiction. A sex positive approach helps you understand the role shame is playing, address the underlying emotional needs, and develop a healthier relationship with sexuality and your own desires.
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Christian sex counseling brings cultural and religious literacy to the therapeutic conversation. Rather than ignoring your faith background, it works within it — understanding the specific shame messages taught in religious communities and helping couples reframe sexuality in a way that feels both spiritually grounded and emotionally healthy.
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Sex positive therapy can help with low or mismatched libido, sexual shame from religious upbringing, purity culture recovery, intimacy avoidance, pornography use and compulsivity, sexual dysfunction, body image and sexuality, and couples rebuilding physical connection after years of disconnection.
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Yes. Daniel offers online sex positive therapy for individuals and couples throughout Utah via secure telehealth. Online sessions make it easier to access specialized therapy — especially for topics as sensitive and personal as sexuality and intimacy — from the privacy and comfort of your own home.