Allison Mitch, she/her/they

I am a holistic healthcare practitioner, located in Naperville, IL, that recognizes the need for well-being across the individual (bodymindspirit) with a diverse educational background, including wildlife ecology (MS), yoga teacher training (RYT 500), doctorate of physical therapy (DPT), reiki master, ordained reverend, herbalism, core shamanic practice, and sexuality counseling and education (under supervision).

Rather than seeing humans as mechanistic beings, separate from nature, I recognize that we are, as a species, interconnected and integrally related to our ecosystem. True healing and wellness come from incorporation of all ways of being (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual = integrative, even sexual, holistic health) and a deeper relationship with the earth.

My areas of interest and modalities of well-being include functional exercise and movement medicine, but also well beyond those exercise modalities to shamanic techniques, yoga, end of life care/death education, reiki, sexuality counseling, and nature and social connection. (See offerings and private client tab for more information). Holistic health and well-being include modalities beyond basic, individualistic diet and exercise, which often leave us wanting, unwell, unmotivated.

Vielca McBride LPC she/her

I am a Latina at heart trying to feel and vibrate as much as possible. My work professionally focuses in giving permission to clients to find what works best for them. Creating a space for infinite possibilities.

Tara Thompson (she/her/hers)

Tara Thompson is a pharmacist and patient advocate in the field of sexual health. She recognized the lack of pharmacist education, as the drug experts, in the field of sexual medicine and knew she could make a difference. She created her website , www.thesexualhealthpharmacist.com as well as her Facebook and Instagram pages with the same name, in order to bring education to the public surrounding sexual medicine and the drugs involved in a patient's pathway of care. Her passion is treating, counseling, and educating patients and providers alike about men's and women's sexual health conditions ranging from vulvodynia and interstitial cystitis to erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease. Tara has been a practicing compounding pharmacist for 8 years in the field of sexual medicine, developing and designing pharmaceutical drug combinations for various sexual health conditions. She collaborates with providers nationwide who practice sexual medicine. She also co-developed an advocacy panel called "justASK!" which hosts different sexual health experts on a monthly basis to encourage patients to ask any questions surrounding sexual health. She is a supporter of the LGBTQ community and also an advocate of mental health and the fight against sexual trauma and trafficking. Tara is currently researching and gathering evidence for drug treatment protocols in the field of transgender medicine. As a pharmacist, Tara feels like she brings another element of care to the healthcare team, in terms of drug decisions, strengths, and dosing. In her spare time, she love to cheer on the Atlanta Braves, kayak the Etowah River, and build forts with her kids.

Susan Rosney (she/her)

Sex nerd, pleasure advocate, lifestyle BDSM devotee. I am passionate about normalizing alternative sexual practices, ending sexual stigma, and living authentically.

Alex Foxx (she/her)

Alex Foxx provides a safe and playful space for adults to erotically explore the skin they are in. Her extensive training in sex work, spirituality, psychology and somatic therapies brings a balanced approach to the exciting and expanding field of sex education.

Arouse your curiosity...

Shelby Lueders (she/hers)

Shelby Lueders is the Creative Director of Our Trust Fund, an online hub and newsletter dedicated to promoting women’s voices on any and all matters. Through this daily newsletter, she has rekindled her love for writing and promotes writing as a cathartic tool. Bolstered by her two English degrees, her expertise lies in Shakespeare and other early modern European writers all through the lens of sex, sexuality, and gender dynamics. Shelby is obsessively fascinated with Shakespeare’s take on women’s status and role in society, overt homoeroticism, and inklings of all things sexual. She believes Shakespeare is a hidden tool for teachers to educate on both pertinent literature and the very necessary sexual education that is too often inadequate.

Dr. Christopher Scott (he/him)

Dr. Christopher Scott is a counseling psychologist in private practice in the Houston area. His practice focuses primarily on helping people improve their relationships and works with a diverse clientele. Dr. Scott became a Certified Gottman Therapist in 2019 and currently enrolled in the sex therapy certification program through the Sexual Health Alliance. Dr. Scott was licensed as a psychologist in North Carolina in 2007 (license retired) and in Texas since 2009.

Dr. Alan Shaff DC /DrAlanFL (He/Him)

DrAlanFL is an Alternative Holistic Health Care Physician with Degrees in Chiropractic, Sports Medicine, and Acupuncture.
He has over 30 years of experience in the field of Alternative Health Care.
In 2017, DrAlanFL decided to retire from active Clinical Care and enjoy life.
However, this was short-lived because as a Life-Long Learner he easily got bored with retirement.

This led him to contact the Sexual Health Alliance (SHA) to study Sexual Health and Education which had been areas of fascination for him all his life.
Since joining SHA he has completed his training as a Certified Sexuality Educator in January 2021. He is also involved in SHA’s Certificate Program in Consensual Non-Monogamy. Additionally, DrAlanFL brings a wealth of life experiences to the Sexual Health Education Community as he has been involved and studying Alternative Lifestyles for over 20 years.
He is an active member and elder of the South Florida D/s Community.
DrAlanFL has also completed a certificate program in Tantra as a “Daka” (Male sexual healer). DrAlanFL is an advocate of alternative lifestyles with interests in poly, relationship anarchy, D/s dynamics, and a supporter of the LGBTQ community.

His mission as a Sexuality Educator is:
“As a Sexuality Educator, I seek to help others pursue their desires in a safe and healthy manner to be able to lead fulfilling lives as their most authentic selves emotionally, physically, spiritually and sexually.”

Ken Howard, LCSW, CST (he/him/his)

Ken Howard, MSW, LCSW, CST has been a psychotherapist specializing in gay men’s mental health (individuals and couples) for over 29 years, and is the founder/director of www.GayTherapyLA.com, his full-time private practice for both therapy and coaching in Los Angeles (and online worldwide). He is a graduate of Sexual Health Alliance and is an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist. He is a Certified Psychiatric Social Worker and California BBS Clinical Supervisor. He is a graduate of UCLA and the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work (where he is an Adjunct Associate Professor, teaching courses in LGBT Social Work Practice, Couples Therapy, and Evidence-Based Treatment Models). He was formerly the Clinical Director of two LA-based HIV/AIDS social service agencies. He is author of the books, "Self-Empowerment: Have the Life You Want!," and "Positive Outlook: Collected Essays for Living Successfully with HIV Today." He and his husband live in West Hollywood, California.

Ewa Lichnowska MS, LMHC, she/her

Ewa Lichnowska, MS, LMHC, is a psychotherapist in private practice in Seattle. She specializes in sexuality and gender issues. Her passion is helping her clients discover their own unique relational and sexual selves so they can enjoy holistic, expansive and immersive sexuality. She is also passionate about helping men and women overcome restrictive masculinity and femininity myths that infringe upon their freedom to be their authentic selves. Ewa works to promote holistic attitudes about relationships and sexuality among modern youth. She earned her Master's degree in her native Poland and moved to Seattle in 2005, where she lives with her husband and their 10 year old daughter. In her free time she enjoys gardening, Sci-fi, knitting and playing board games with her family and friends.

Karen Banks (she/her)

Karen Banks (she/her) is a licensed professional counselor, a yoga teacher, and an award-winning business owner. Karen completed her master’s in the highly ranked counseling program at University of Missouri - St. Louis. She trained in both St. Louis and Rishikesh, India to complete her 500 hours of yoga teacher’s training.

At her primary business, Trinity Wellness, she supports therapy clients through their healing journey. She works mostly with adults and couples with cognitive behavioral therapy and the Gottman Couples Therapy method. Karen also pursues her passion for educating people on health and wellness by doing public speaking and workshops. Karen is also a wellness coach for clients around the world and helps people achieve their personal and professional goals.

Karen Banks also operates Health and Wellness Arts where she offers group and private yoga classes, reiki, and natural health consultations. In addition to running her businesses, Karen is in the process of publishing several books and journals and a wellness course! In her personal time, she is an avid gardener, foodie, and Latin dancer, and loves her furbaby, Squeak.

Karen may be reached at www.TrinityWellnessStl.com and found on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok at TrinityWellnessStl and on Twitter at TrinityWellStl.

Hayden M. Lindsey, LPC he/him

Hayden Lindsey, LPC is a therapist based in Austin, TX. He owns and operates Austin Intimacy Solutions, a private practice specializing in relationship repair, sexual intimacy, and trauma, grief, & loss. With a deep appreciation for our shared humanity, he is passionate about helping couples and individuals weather their toughest storms while giving voice to the aspects of the human experience that are frequently passed over. He additionally runs Men’s Integration Work, an online community aiming to support men’s mental, spiritual, and sexual health.

Catherine Drysdale she/her

I'm an Intuitive Life Coach + Sex Educator certified in Reiki, NLP, EFT, Hypnosis + TIME Techniques. I use my Psychic Intuitive abilities to lead my clients on a beautiful healing journey to connect with their inner child, intuition, sexuality + higher self.

Erin Musick (She/Her)

My name is Erin Musick and I am a Registered Psychologist and one of the owners of Lethbridge Counselling Services. I have been working in the counseling field since 2006 and hold a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) degree in Psychology and a Master of Counselling degree (Counselling Psychology). I have a certificate in Nutritional Psychology and am currently a student with the Sexual Health Alliance (SHA) with the goal of becoming a Certified Sex Therapist.

My areas of practice include sexual violence, historical childhood trauma and attachment concerns, diet and nutrition including weight management, binge eating, and other disordered eating behaviors, body image, developmental processes, sex, and sexuality. I also enjoy working with anxiety, adult ADHD, life transitions, fears, and phobias. I am a certified EMDR therapist and am currently pursuing becoming an EMDR Consultant. I am also interested and trained in some body-oriented therapies including Hakomi and Sensorimotor. Other therapeutic modalities that I draw from include Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Systems approaches, and overall, I take a very person-centered strength-based approach in my work.

I really enjoy supervision and supervise Master’s Level students during their practicum experiences as well as provisional psychologists. I love to support people in their learning and personal and professional development.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my partner, children, and pets. I also love music and can be found singing in my car wherever I go. I love hiking and being outside as often as I can.

Renée LaVail (she/her)

Renée LaVail’s pronouns are she/her, and while she may look fairly vanilla on the outside, Renée has been self-referred to as more of a spicier Vanilla Bean—which is also her safe word. Renée is a Gemini, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), and a recent graduate from the Sexual Health Alliance Sex Therapy Certification Program. Renée has been a therapist since 2009, a clinical supervisor since 2011, and interested in all (most) things sex since 1991—please don't do the math. Her sex (therapy) career began in 2011, working with families of adolescents who had sexually victimized other youth. Since that time, Renée has used her twin personalities to focus on sexual health simultaneously with supervision and leadership. Currently, Renée is the clinical director of a busy behavioral health agency and owner of Albuquerque Sex Therapy, where she sees clients and offers sexual health and education groups for parents. Renée wasn't busy enough in 2020 and decided to begin a Psy.D program in Behavioral Health Leadership. Renée is convinced one of her Gemini's is a sadist, which makes her perfect for this job.

April Webber (she/ her)

April Webber is a Licensed Professional Counselor, yoga instructor, and writer in Oklahoma. She specializes in interpersonal relationships and alternative sexualities within the framework of the feminist principles of empowerment of the individual and the personal being political. Her passion is to create awareness of underlying systemic issues of oppression and to reduce stigma of sexual differences in popular culture. To this end, Ms. Webber has presented at conferences drawing attention to indigenous identities, expanding knowledge on healthy parenting and reducing stigma associated with children exposed to prenatal drug use, and incorporating indigenous identities and ideals into counseling. April has also presented talks on consent, BDSM, consensual non monogamy, biphobia, and gender dysphoria. She describes herself as authentic and focused on creating the feeling of comfort and family when you come into her office and isn’t afraid to be real with you whether you’re her best friend or her client.

Robyn Flores (she/her)

Robyn Flores, MS, LMFT-Associate, LPC-Candidate, is a therapist in Texas and Colorado, supervised by Heather McPherson, MA, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST. Robyn is currently working toward her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision. She is part of the Sexual Health Alliance certification program on her way to earning certification as a Sex Therapist and Sex Educator. Robyn has been a co-presenter at the Texas Counseling Association’s Annual Conference, educating licensed practitioners and medical professionals on various types of relationships and Sex Therapy and has enjoyed guest lecturing for college courses and groups on sexual issues, body image, parenting, and families in recovery from substance use and co-occurring disorders. Robyn is a certified Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy® Clinician and loves to support individuals struggling with sex and body image.

Jennifer Rahner (she/her)

Jennifer Rahner is a Sexuality Educator who teaches with vulnerability, unafraid to expose herself completely. A professional writer for more than two decades, she is passionate about helping people experience more pleasure in their lives - sexual and otherwise. She runs a solo practice at bodysexbyjennifer.com and is one-half of the brains behind geekysexylove.com along with her partner, Sean. You may have seen her quoted online and you can find @geekysexlove on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and Jennifer Rahner on Facebook, OnlyFans, Quora, Medium, LinkedIn and Pinterest.