Mariana Barrios
Sexologist & Psychological Counsellor
Passionate and dedicated sexologist with a focus on fostering positive sexual health and well-being. Leveraging a comprehensive understanding of human sexuality.
I specialise in:
About me
My journey in psychology has been diverse and enriching, allowing me to develop expertise across various areas that complement my current practice as a sexologist. My initial experiences were focused on industrial and organizational psychology, where I worked in the human resources department. Later, I reconnected with clinical psychology, and more recently, I have specialized in the field of sexuality, which has broadened my perspective in supporting my patients.
Throughout my career, I’ve recognized a significant gap in education and information about sexuality. This realization has fueled my passion for helping individuals better understand and enhance their sexual lives.
Living in the Netherlands has given me the opportunity to explore holistic tools such as psychedelic microdosing. I now incorporate these practices into my work as a sexologist, offering them as an optional tool for those seeking a more comprehensive approach to care.
Additionally, I work with expats from around the world, providing support as they navigate the emotional challenges of migration grief—a topic I often address in my sessions.
The in-person sessions take place at Couch Huis. There are several locations in the Netherlands where I can offer the service, mainly in Amsterdam, Hilversum, and Utrecht.
I speak:
Location:
Media Gallery
Approach
I am a clinical sexologist, couples therapist trained at ISEP Madrid, certified sex coach by ICF, and a clinical psychologist from Venezuela with expertise in hypnosis, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).
I integrate microdosing with coaching, sexology, and psychology techniques to offer a comprehensive approach to my clients.
I can support you with:
Personal Development:
-Helping you manage stress and providing emotional support.
-Assisting in the development of positive and fulfilling relationships.
-Teaching strategies for establishing and maintaining healthy personal boundaries.
Sex Therapy:
Therapy for Sexual Disorders:
-Providing therapeutic interventions for issues like erectile dysfunction, low libido, anorgasmia, premature ejaculation, and vaginismus.
- Exploring ways to improve and expand your sexual pleasure.
-Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Support: Offering guidance and support for individuals exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity, and addressing related challenges.
-Providing comprehensive knowledge about sexual health and practices.
-Offering support and strategies for addressing diminished sexual interest.
-Assisting with issues related to discomfort or pain experienced during sexual activity.
-Exploring and understanding non-normative sexual interests and preferences.
-Assisting with issues related to discomfort or pain experienced during sexual activity.
-Sexual Trauma Recovery: Supporting survivors of sexual abuse or trauma to heal and regain confidence.
Couples Therapy: -Sexual Monotony: Addressing and revitalizing routine or unfulfilling sexual experiences. -Enhancing Communication: Improving the way partners interact and express themselves. -Resolving Conflicts: Facilitating solutions to disputes and disagreements within the relationship. -Offering support and strategies for coping with issues of infidelity and jealousy.
Testimony: Men 32 year from Spain "Mariana is a professional with great knowledge in intimacy issues and connection. She provided the right tools to get to know yourself better and help understand some blockages and provided some tools to identify them and connect better with my partner. She also has a nice consultancy room and practical tools that allowed my partner and I understand better our couple dynamics and understand that communication is the tool that helps us solves our struggles in a highly and efficient way. I highly recommend her."
Men 35 years and Women 32 years from Uk
"Mariana helped us to explore alternate CNM options for our relationship in a supportive meaningful way first deeply understanding both of our feelings and backgrounds with sex and mononogamy before then guiding us through creating a safe and secure framework for exploring CNM. She provided good examples of materials to help us and supported us through the entire journey.
Would highly recommend for anyone considering using her services
Experience
2023-Sexologist and Couple's Therapist- Self Employ 2021-Sexologist, Coach, and Volunteer Therapist- Fundación Triángulo. Madrid, Spain
Education
2022 Master in Clinical Sexology and Couples Therapy. ISEP Madrid. Spain 2011 Bachelor degree in Psychology 2011 Specialist in sex coaching, sexual coaching, and couples coaching
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
Couples Session
Individual Session
Couples Session
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