# Do Sex Therapists Have Sex With You? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 19, 2007, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285 "2007-10-19T10:45:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/41 "2016-06-27T15:29:58Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Do zombies have sex with you? Bravo! Hilarious. Did you come up with this all by yourself or hire a professional comedy writer? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/42 "2016-06-27T15:32:16Z")
Just be sure to tip your waiter or waitress. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/43 "2016-06-27T16:14:40Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > That _Cracked_ article cited by Mister Rik said: > > The quote is from a guy who wrote a book on the subject, which may be worthwhile. OTOH, the guy is a Cracked editor… I missed the part in the original quote by watchwolf that included “sex therapist”- I was going by the next line regarding “licensed mental health professionals.” Completely different animal- LMHPs should not be having sex with their clients. Licensed sex therapists are good to go based on their state law. ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/44 "2016-06-29T11:54:30Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > It used to be, if not common, at least not shock-horror unbelievable in the 70s and 80s. As usual wikipedia has just enough [information](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_surrogate). Well, the answer that is missing there is, “How does a sex surrogate differ from a prostitute ?”, well that question AND its ANSWER is missing… ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/45 "2016-06-29T14:01:07Z")
> [@Crazyhorse](#): > > Bravo! Hilarious. > > Did you come up with this all by yourself or hire a professional comedy writer? Considering the fact that the post above **Siam Sam** ’s suggested that the OP who hasn’t posted in 8 years PM them it was comedy gold. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/46 "2016-06-29T14:50:11Z")
I have heard about such therapists when working with the disabled. Consider a young couple, both with issues like down syndrome or maybe another disability, who have gotten “married” but have no experience with sex. Well they hire a therapist (not sure if its a sex therapist or a physical therapist - keep with me here) who will go into the bedroom and teach them how to touch and pleasure their new partner. Without such a person the couple never has a satisfactory sexual experience which could lead to anger and frustration and breaking up the relationship. Think about how if say a a young man would stick his finger is his wifes vagina when she is not ready would be very painful for her. So in some ways with certain populations its not different than any other form of training or physical therapy than say learning to brush your teeth correctly. ---
**Author:** ![duncs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@duncs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duncs)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/47 "2016-06-29T15:13:26Z")
> [@Crazyhorse](#): > > Bravo! Hilarious. > > Did you come up with this all by yourself or hire a professional comedy writer? do professional comedy writers have sex with you? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/48 "2016-06-29T15:20:53Z")
> [@Isilder](#): > > Well, the answer that is missing there is, “How does a sex surrogate differ from a prostitute ?”, well that question AND its ANSWER is missing… Yes, that’s a bad page. The answer is that if the state licenses a sexual surrogate, the state will not turn around and arrest the surrogate for doing an officially sanctioned act. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/49 "2016-06-30T00:02:01Z")
Wasn’t there a recently acclaimed film centering on a sex therapist and a handicapped man? I mean in the past few years. Maybe even garnered an acting nomination? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/50 "2016-06-30T02:07:50Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Wasn’t there a recently acclaimed film centering on a sex therapist and a handicapped man? I mean in the past few years. Maybe even garnered an acting nomination? Perhaps [this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19433464&postcount=32)? ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/51 "2016-06-30T21:03:44Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Just be sure to tip your waiter or waitress. Why bother? If you’re a zombie they might keep the tip anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/52 "2016-07-01T03:19:17Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Perhaps [this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19433464&postcount=32)? Yes, that’s the one. Thanks. > [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Why bother? If you’re a zombie they might keep the tip anyway. Ba-da-boom! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285/54 "2017-10-17T16:18:58Z")
> [@Rekha\_Manoj](#): > > If the therapist likes the client then it will surely happen. **Moderating** **Rekha Manoj** , we prefer that old threads in General Questions only be bumped to provide new factual information. Since this does not, I’m closing it. Colibri General Questions Moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sex-therapists-have-sex-with-you/423285.md?page=2)