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Shira Hearn
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Missouri #2022045023
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RADICALLY DIFFERENT THERAPY · MISSOURI
Couples counseling for Loma Linda, MO.
You miss closeness. Even reaching for it feels complicated.
A touch used to be a touch. Now one person wonders whether it is a request for sex, and the other wonders whether another rejection is coming. If affection has become loaded with expectation, there is room to talk about what both of you are experiencing.
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In person in Webb City, near Joplin · Both partners
Shira Hearn, LMFT
Couples are my whole practice.
100–110 minutes
Time for both of you
$180 per session
Self-pay · No insurance billed
In person
At the Joplin–Webb City border
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?
What happens when one of you reaches?
Wanting more physical closeness can feel lonely. Feeling expected to provide it can feel lonely, too. You may both miss an ease that has been replaced by guessing, disappointment, and pressure.
We can discuss affection and sex directly. Your preferences, limits, and wishes matter, including when they differ. We also look at the relationship around those conversations and how you respond to each other’s vulnerability.
No fluff, no BS therapy for relationships that need radical help.
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Explore desire differences and the pressure that can gather around touch and affection.
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Work with the distance and misunderstandings affecting your everyday connection.
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If intimacy is complicated by betrayal, make room for the unfinished trust questions.
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Begin honest conversations about sexual expectations before you marry.
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THE WORK IN THE ROOM
Both experiences need room in the conversation.
I use Emotionally Focused Therapy to help you describe what a moment of closeness or rejection means to you. We can look at the assumptions you make about each other and the ways those assumptions shape what happens next.
For example, asking repeatedly may be an attempt to feel wanted, while avoiding touch may be an attempt to avoid pressure. I help you hear those experiences while staying clear about choice and boundaries.
Sex therapy here involves talking together. We work toward more understanding and more freedom to express what you want, what you do not want, and what has become difficult. You can begin by saying the subject is awkward.
Closeness needs room for an honest yes and an honest no.
THE OFFICE
A private conversation at the Webb City office.
For couples in Loma Linda, my in-person office is in Webb City on the Joplin border. You meet with me together at 2830 Mt. Hope Rd.
Intimacy concerns are part of my couples practice. The appointment format and $180 session fee are the same when sex is the main reason you are coming.
Radical Relationship Transformation
2830 Mt. Hope Rd. Webb City, MO 64870
THE PRACTICAL PART
All the fine print.
$180
100–110 minutes, together.
Both partners attend. Married, engaged, or in a committed relationship.
Self-pay. I do not bill insurance.
In person at my Webb City office, near Joplin.
Choose a time online, or contact me for help with scheduling.
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BEFORE YOU SCHEDULE
Questions about getting started.
Where do we meet if we live in Loma Linda, MO?
Your appointment is at my office in Webb City, Missouri, near Joplin: 2830 Mt. Hope Rd., Webb City, MO 64870. Both partners attend in person at this location.
Can we come if the relationship feels good except for sex?
Yes. You can seek help with the intimacy concerns and the strain they are causing. You do not need to describe the whole relationship as a crisis.
What actually happens in sex therapy?
We talk together. You remain fully clothed; there is no physical examination or sexual activity in the session. Both partners have room to discuss their experiences and boundaries.
Do we have to be sexually active to start?
No. We can begin whether sex is frequent, rare, or has stopped. The starting point is what has been happening between you and what each of you wants help understanding.
FOR COUPLES IN LOMA LINDA, MO
You can say the awkward thing here.
“We need help with intimacy” is enough to start. You do not have to solve the differences between you before making an appointment to talk about them.