The first step is to investigate a certain number of dimensions of the person's sexuality, including the essential dimension of the sexual arousal function, in order to work directly on the direct causes of the problem. Two sessions are needed to evaluate these components (physiological, sexodynamic, relational, cognitive...) and suggest an adequate plan of treatment.

An important part of the therapy will be to learn or re-learn to be conscious and "own" one's bodily signals, so as to amplify one's desire and pleasure. Indeed, a difficulty in decoding one's sensations is often noticed. Basic self-awareness exercices are prescribed between sessions in order to pinpoint the phenomenons at play.