Desert Heart Counseling
Crystal Nesfield, LPC, Certified Sex Therapist, EMDR Certified
Heal, Reconnect, and Reclaim Pleasure
Sex Therapy and Trauma Healing in Phoenix, AZ
Crystal Nesfield
Maybe sex has become painful, tense, or something your avoid. Maybe you’ve been through something that changed how safe you feel in your own body. Maybe you have tried talk therapy and still feel stuck.
I work with adults navigating sexual trauma, intimacy challenges, and nervous system dysregulation – the kind of issues that don’t resolve through conversation alone. Using EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and other body-based approaches, I help people get out of survival mode and back into their lives. You don’t have to keep managing his alone.
Areas I Commonly Work With
• Pain with sex and pelvic tension related to trauma
• Sexual trauma recovery
• Nervous system dysregulation and chronic stress
• Shame around sexuality and intimacy
• Performance anxiety and arousal challenges
Services
At Desert Heart Counseling, we are dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming space for everyone, regardless of their race, religion, orientation, gender identity, national, socio-economic status, ethnicity, age, physical ability, and/or medical condition. We are committed to ongoing learning and self-reflection to better serve our community and provide comfortable environment where all individuals feel respected and valued.
Trauma Healing
Somatic and trauma-informed therapy to heal from past experiences.
Trauma and toxic stress can shape how you experience your body, relationships, and sense of safety. My work focuses on how trauma is held in the nervous system and how it can impact sexual functioning, physical pain, and relational connection. Through trauma-informed, somatic therapy, you can reduce protective patterns, restore safety in your body, and move toward deeper intimacy and well-being.
Sexual Well-Being
Support with desire, pleasure, intimacy, and sexual functioning.
Sexual concerns are rarely just physical or just emotional. Pain, low desire, performance anxiety, or difficulty with arousal often reflect nervous system protection shaped by trauma, stress, or shame. Therapy can help reduce these protective responses, increase safety in the body, and restore connection and pleasure.