Credentials
I have been in private practice as a sex therapist and family and relationship counsellor in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada since 1988. My education includes:
Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEduc) 1968, Ohio State University
Sexual Abuse Practitioner Certification 1991, Justice Institute
Master of Public Health (sexology) (MPH) 1999, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality
Doctor of Education in Sexology (EdD) 1999, IASHS
I have been writing the Ask the Expert column in Xtra newspaper for the past seven years and for the past two have served as supervisor of the in-house therapists at Health Initiatives for Men in Vancouver. I have also been a contributing columnist to the Huffington Post since last year.
I taught sexuality classes in the Women’s Studies and Continuing Education departments at Simon Fraser University in the 90s and wrote and hosted a TV show for OUT-TV, Let’s Talk Sex in 2008. I am a regular contributor to magazines and other media and present at colleges, universities and other groups regarding sexual issues.
I am a member in good standing of the following organizations:
British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors
Board Certified: the American College of Sexologists
Society for Sex Therapy and Research
Recent appearances include:
Sex at 11 TV show. 5 January 2012.
Girl Talk with Marlo radio show. 21 April 2011
Keynote Speaker, Jewish Seniors’ Alliance Spring Conference Sex and the City. March 2011
Masters’ Class Presentation, Boucher Naturopathic College. Sex for Non-Sex Therapists. March 2011
“Meet Dave, His Wife, and His Love Dolls” The Toronto Sun. 21 Feb. 2011.
The More We Know, The Better We Do, a review of the book Handbook of Clinical Sexuality For Mental Health Professionals, 2nd Edition, by Stephen B. Levine(Editor) & Candace B Risen, Stanley E Althof (Associate Editors) for The Journal of Sexual Research, in press.
