--- title: "Consulting | FrankTalk Therapy" description: "Short-term sexual health consulting for men. Assess your situation, map the right resources, and build a game-plan with Paul Nelson, LMHC in NY and CT." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul R. 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Payment happens at booking via Zelle, Google Pay, or Venmo." } } ] } ] --- [![FrankTalk Therapy](/__l5e/assets-v1/791852f2-474d-4294-bfbf-c5ac6322a947/franktalk-logo.png) ](/) [Home](/) Services [Therapy for Men](/therapy-for-men)[Sex Therapy](/sex-therapy)[Consulting](/consulting)[Couples & Partners](/couples-and-partners)[What We Help With](/specialties) Guides [All Guides](/guides)[How to Last Longer in Bed](/guides/how-to-last-longer-in-bed)[How Long Do Men Actually Last?](/guides/how-long-do-men-actually-last)[The Start-Stop Technique](/guides/start-stop-technique)[The Squeeze Technique](/guides/squeeze-technique)[Pelvic Floor Training for Men](/guides/pelvic-floor-training-for-men) Service Areas [Where We Serve](/areas-served) New York [Online Therapy in New York](/online-therapy/new-york) Connecticut [Online Therapy in Connecticut](/online-therapy/connecticut) Practice [About Paul](/about)[What to Expect](/what-to-expect)[Fees & Insurance](/fees-and-insurance)[FAQ](/faq) [Waiting Room](https://doxy.me/franktalktherapy)[Talk to Paul](/contact) # Consulting [Home](/)/ Consulting ## What is FrankTalk Consulting? Consulting is quite different from therapy. Consulting provides advice about a specific problem or issue from an expert who is highly trained or experienced in a topic. Consulting is usually short term – often just 2-3 sessions. Franktalk Consulting can help men assess their sexual situation, discover resources, and create and execute a game-plan. In the field of male sexual function, this may include help finding medical providers, mental health providers, and sexuality resources. Consulting often relies on education and discovering why things aren't working. Consultants help you implement changes and assess results. Part of consulting is creating realistic expectations and deciding how to measure results based on your goals. Consulting is directional and instructional and can feel like you have someone coaching you along the way, but you are doing the work, not the expert. To be clear this is NOT medical advice, consulting is just providing you with resources to help you accomplish your goals. 1. 1 Discovery call 2. 2 Assess & map resources 3. 3 Build the game-plan 4. 4 Check-in & adjust Step 1 ### Discovery call We start by understanding what's going on, from medical history to what you've tried, what's actually bothering you, and what a good outcome looks like. Booking a Consult ## What a consult engagement looks like Consulting is deliberately short, so the setup is short too. Two or three sessions, booked one at a time. Step One Get in touch Send a note through the contact page and tell me briefly what is going on. You do not need to have the words for it yet. I read every message myself. [Contact FrankTalk Therapy](/contact) Step Two We find a time I will come back to you with times that work. Sessions are 50 minutes. Step Three Paperwork, sent to you privately Before your first session I will send the client agreement and registration forms to you directly, through a secure system. They are deliberately not on this website, because your date of birth, your address and your history should not travel through a public web page. Step Four Payment Payment is collected at the time of booking. Payment may be made via Zelle, Google Pay, or Venmo. If you are experiencing financial hardship we can add a limited sliding scale. [Contact FrankTalk Therapy](/contact) for more information. Book a consult 50-min Consulting session $250 [Talk to Paul](/contact) Paul reads every consulting request himself and will say plainly if therapy is the better fit. Questions? [Contact FrankTalk Therapy →](/contact) Consulting suits men who want an expert read and a plan they will carry out themselves. If what you actually want is a room to keep returning to, therapy is the better buy. Three questions will tell you which. Before you book ### Is a consult enough, or do you want therapy? Question 1 of 3 #### What best describes what you're looking for right now? Long-term support to work through something → Focused advice on a specific problem → Consulting FAQ ## Questions men ask before booking a consult How is consulting different from therapy? Therapy explores patterns and works with feelings over time. Consulting is short, focused, and directional, usually 2 to 3 sessions to assess and plan. What do I walk away with? A plain read on your situation, the specific medical, mental-health, and sexuality resources that fit it, and a sequence of steps with a way to tell whether they are working. Do you give medical advice or prescribe? No. Paul is not a physician. Consulting connects you to appropriate medical, mental-health, and sexuality resources and does not replace them. Can my partner sit in on a consulting session? Yes, and it is often efficient, because a plan that only one person knows about rarely survives contact with real life. Can consulting turn into therapy? Yes. If it becomes clear that longer work would help, we can transition to Sex Therapy or refer out. What does a session cost? $250 for a 50-minute session. Payment happens at booking via Zelle, Google Pay, or Venmo. Still have questions? [Contact us](/contact) Book a Session ## Ready for a Consulting Session? A short, directional consult, usually 2–3 sessions, to assess your situation, map the right resources, and build a concrete game-plan. Pick a time and get started. 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