Beyond providing a sensual and sexual pleasure experience and stress release, Sensual Erotic Massage can also have a specific therapeutic focus.
That is, Sensual Erotic Massage can be applied to address sexual dysfunctions and disorders, such as premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, and genital pains. It can also be used to increase sexual vitality and libido, improve intimacy in relationships, or to attain deep emotional and sexual trauma release.
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In addition, erotic massage can be used to increase body awareness, nurture the body-mind connection, promote intimacy and emotional skills, and facilitate personal and spiritual growth, as is common in authentic Tantra Massage.
A well-known therapeutic modality that includes Erotic Massage in their sessions is Sexological Bodywork. It’s a form of embodied therapeutic work, that is, sex coaching through bodywork, also called Somatic Sex Coaching or Somatic Sex Education.
Sexological Bodywork uses modalities like Sensual Erotic Massage, Genital Massage, Genital Mapping, Pelvic Massage, Anal Massage, and Perineum Massage, among other bodywork to support people release trauma and reconnect with their bodies and emotions. This enables them to heal and regain pleasure in their sex life.
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Erotic massages in combination with BDSM, kink, and fetish activities may also serve as therapeutic work. For instance, it’s thought that “BDSM Massage Therapy” can lead to increased confidence and communication abilities, better intimacy skills, a reduction of anxiety and depression, increased personal exploration and development, catharsis and trauma release, and an improved understanding of one’s body and inner self.
In addition, BDSM, kinky and fetish elements in massage sessions can support the receiver to accept their “darker side” and live their suppressed or repressed drives, fantasies, emotions, and wishes in a safe and conscious manner.
In therapeutic massages, it’s of great importance that the practitioner has trauma-informed competencies. That means that the practitioner or therapist should be capable of consciously and professionally handling previous or existing trauma of clients, also being aware of the potential to elicit trauma within a treatment session, and/or running the risk of adding new trauma if the client’s emotions are not handled appropriately.
