Understanding Women’s Desire: A Nonliner Sexual Response Model and Intimacy in High-Achieving Lives

Women’s desire does not always arrive spontaneously. For high-achieving women and couples in Palo Alto, Atherton, Los Altos Hills, and surrounding Silicon Valley communities, Basson’s sexual response model offers a way to understand low libido, sexual pain, and intimacy challenges—emphasizing context, safety, and relational connection over expectation.