Linda J. Walker, M.A., LPCC, CST

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

"For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of becoming a professional counselor. My prior nursing career, years of volunteer work with families of critically and terminally ill children, and personal experience through the lengthy illness and death of our thirteen-year-old son, David, gave me the impetus to go back to school and earn both my Bachelor Degree in Psychology and Masters Degree in Counseling. I am convinced that the Lord does not want us to go through trying times alone."

"I have practiced at New Mexico Christian Counseling Center since August of 2000, and I am married with grown children."

Linda Walker is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and a Certified Sex Therapist (CST). She received her certification in sex therapy from the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists, and training through the Sexual Wholeness Institute at the Psychological Studies Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to her coursework, she has over 1,000 supervised hours in her sex therapy specialty.

According to Linda, sexual struggles are a common source of conflict for many couples. A few of the more common difficulties for both men and women are:

• Decrease or lack of desire
• Difficulties with arousal, including erectile dysfunction
• Orgasmic issues
• Pain during intercourse
• Past trauma
• Changes secondary to menopause
• Pornography addiction
• Misinformation