About This Practice
Practicing Since 2004
Additional Modalities: Techniques borrowed from sensate focus, guided exploration & visualization, mindfulness, somatic experiencing, body dialogue, respectful confrontation.
Areas of Interest: As a sexologist, I use voice dialogue mainly for (1) promoting conscious embodiment in order to experience sexual pleasure, (2) obtaining permission and building a safe environment for sexual activity (3) safeguarding formerly traumatized selves during sexual interaction, (4) identifying and developing appropriate selves for sexual and intimate interaction, (5) accessing the voice of the body to manage pain, (6) helping couples to identify bonding patterns that affect sexual and intimate interaction.
Degree
| Title/Field |
School |
Date |
| PhD, MPH (both in human sexuality) |
Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS) |
2008, 2012 |
Certifications
| Type |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Board Certified Sexologist |
American College of Sexologists |
2008 |
| Certified Sexuality Educator |
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) |
6/2012 |
| Certified Sexuality Counselor |
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) |
7/2012 |
| Professional Background |
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I am a clinical sexologist and mind-body health facilitator with training in human sexuality and the psychology of the selves. I employ a range of experiential techniques such as voice dialogue and body dialogue to facilitate sexual enrichment, sexual adjustment and pain management.
I work with individuals and couples and am experienced in working with a broad range of issues, including negative body image, sexual shame, low libido/ sexual desire, arousal/ erectile difficulty, orgasmic difficulty, fear of pain, discrepant sexual desire. I am best known for my work with pelvic, sexual and chronic pain; trauma/ sexual abuse; and helping couples to maintain intimacy during family building process (including fertility treatment, pregnancy and parenthood).
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Basic Voice Dialogue Training(s)
| Title | Where | When | Hours / Days | Teacher(s) |
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| Private facilitation, weekend workshops (for Level I), and supervision | New York, USA | 2001-2005 | > 150 hours total | Dassie Hoffman |
| Easter Camp/ Level 2, Level 3 | Melbourne, Australia | 4/2004 - 8/2004 | 60 hours total | Robin and Paul Gale-Baker |
Continuing Voice Dialogue Education*
| Title | Where | When | Hours / Days | Teacher(s) |
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| Dissertation chair & current clinical supervisor: somatic psychologist and sexologist | | 2007-2008, 2011-2012 | | Barnaby B. Barratt, PhD, DHS |
* The most recent workshops.
