Is it normal for therapists to reference their own sex life?
Been in therapy for a couple of months due to an abusive past relationship. When talking about my own problems regarding physical intimacy, my therapist will sometimes reference herself and her husband. She doesn’t go into great detail but will talk about things like her husband initially thinking sex was the only way to know if their relationship was doing ok as he didn’t know how to communicate and that if her husband is in the mood, and she isn’t - she physically wouldn’t be able to have sex with him. I know some elements of self-disclosure is beneficial but it kind of makes me feel awkward when she brings herself into that kind of conversation.
I also feel like the conversation sometimes veers unnecessarily graphic. When discussing differences in male and female sexual desire for example (I was speaking in general terms) she said something along the lines of women just wanting to be kissed slowly all over their body.