by Stephanie Azri | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Kink is a term that refers to non-conventional sexual practices, concepts or fantasies that involve a certain power dynamic. Kink derives from the idea of a “bend” or a “twist” in one’s sexual behaviour, as opposed to... by Stephanie Azri | May 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
What are Schemas? Schemas are maladaptive thoughts that generally develop in childhood. For example, fear of abandonment, fear of trusting people, feeling entitled to things, feeling like a failure or defective, etc. As we adopt them as ‘truths’, once we... by Stephanie Azri | Mar 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
I have a PhD in that stuff, and yet, it’s not until I really started exploring couples’ experiences in the lifestyle that I understood for myself that it’s much more complicated than meets the eye. There’s an ending variety of research on the... by Stephanie Azri | Feb 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
For a very long time, I wouldn’t ask clients (individuals or couples) to commit to any frequency for their sessions as I was mindful of issues such as work, kids, or finances. However, realistically, without a regular weekly or fortnightly commitment, therapy... by Stephanie Azri | Feb 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
As many of you may know, I have undertaken intensive training in EMDR in the last year. As a couple therapist, it made sense to me to see how this incredible therapy could be used and added to the work I’m already doing as a relationship and sex therapist. In... by Stephanie Azri | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
As you know, I am a great advocate of bedroom fun. Whether with your spouse, sexual partners or by yourself, the incredible things you will find at “Ignight me” are bound to hit the spot, but before I tell you more about them, let me take you down memory... by Stephanie Azri | Jul 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
What is EMDR therapy? EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy... by Stephanie Azri | Mar 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Before we start… As discussed in my previous blog about affairs, yes there is always hope, however there are factors that make it more or less difficult to recover. For example; How personal was the affair (a friend/relative, the parent of a kid at school, or... by Stephanie Azri | Feb 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Affair recovery is a subject I’m quite familiar with considering the amount of couples who come and see me to attempt recovery after a betrayal in their relationship. I’m not going to lie, it is a difficult topic, almost always very painful for the person... by Stephanie Azri | Jan 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Short answer (and at the risk of being unpopular) …. YES, but before you judge me and my answer, hear me out. For those who have seen me in counselling, you would know that I always ask new clients a couple of questions. These are; What happened for you to make... 
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