Amy Marsh, Therapist in Albany, 94706

Amy Marsh, Sexologist & Consulting Hypnotist (EdD, DHS, CH)

Profession(s):
Other, Coaching, Other
License Status:
I'm a certified professional.
Licensing Info:
Board Certified Sexologist, Consulting Hypnotist
Primary License:
Board Certified Sexologist - N/a

My Approach to Helping

Your sexual health and enjoyment are important. I honor your gender expressions, sexual preferences, and relationship choices. As a clinical sexologist and consulting hypnotist, I bring a "sex positive" and pleasure positive outlook to our sessions, supporting you in your discoveries as well as your challenges. My office is a "No Shame Zone." You will be treated with warmth, respect, dignity and kindness. I will put my distinctive training at your service, to support you in claiming and celebrating your authentic sexuality and gender expression.

My practice is unique in that I offer four basic types of services to my clients:
1) Clinical sexology: short-term sex counseling and sexual enrichment education;
2) Specialized hypnotism for non-medical sexuality issues, such as dysfunction, management of behavior, or overcoming shame;
3) General hypnotism for a variety of health, habit control, performance and personal growth concerns (and many of the topics listed under the Concerns & Issues section);
4) Intimacy and communications skills classes including PREP© pre-marital, marriage and couples programs and basic tantra instruction (no nudity/no intimate touching). Private classes and group instruction available. All classes LGBTQI and poly friendly.

I work with individuals, couples and intimate multiples. My practice is Trans, LGBQ, and poly friendly. I am a "Kink Aware Professional" (KAP List). I have a deep desire to provide positive support to transgender and transsexual people, both as a professional and from my own experience as the mother of a transgender child.

You can expect a certain amount of "home play" assignments when you come see me! I can provide you with a lot of great tools and ideas, but it's up to you to practice!

I also offer specialized instruction in sexual and intimacy skills to adult individuals and couples who deal with diagnosed or suspected Asperger's Syndrome. (Adult virgins or those who feel they lack experience also benefit from learning these skills.)

More Info About My Practice

Fees: $100 per hour. Sliding scale sometimes available, to $65 per hour.
Cash, checks, Paypal (via website or email invoice).

Wednesday evenings, 7:15-9:15 PM. Sundays, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM.
1398 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706.

Background:
October, 5, 2011: Doctor of Education (EdD). Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco.
Topic: Intimate Hypnosis: Sexological Hypnosis Skills.

Summer, 2011: Earned certificate in Human Services Paraprofessional Program (case management), Berkeley City College.

Spring 2011: AASECT certified sex counselor application in progress.

Spring 2011: Completed 80 hours crisis line counseling training.

October 8, 2008: Doctorate in Human Sexuality (DHS). Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco. Additional certificates in somatic sexology and erotology. Board certified through the American College of Sexologists (ACS).

2008: Consulting Hypnotist (previously Hypnotherapy), Center for Hypnotherapy in Oakland, CA. Additional certificates in Medical Hypnotherapy, Pain Management and Emergency Hypnosis.

Currently: Associate Professor of Human Sexuality, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. Also teaching sexuality courses online at Creative Sexuality. And will be offering two classes: Introduction to Intimate Hypnosis and Introduction to Clinical Ecosexology through SexCoach U's upcoming Track 3 Master Classes.

2007: Trained PREP© marriage and relationship educator.

More Background:

My articles on Native Hawaiian sexual traditions and objectum sexuality are published in the Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality.
I also have a year's worth of weekly columns published in Carnal Nation as "Love's Outer Limits" and a few articles on Your Tango.

I uphold standards and ethics as a member of the following organizations:
American College of Sexologists (ACS)
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
American Counseling Association (ACA)
National Guild of Hypnotherapists (NGH)

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As required by California Business and Professions code, sections 2051, 2052, and 2053, specifically 2053.5, the following information is provided:
Nothing in this web site is intended to hold out, state, indicate or imply that Amy Marsh is a physician, a surgeon, or a physician and surgeon. Hypnotists or Hypnotherapists are not licensed by the State of California and are not medical practitioners. Coaching or problem management with hypnotism (aka "hypnotherapy" in CA) is complementary to healing art services licensed by the state. The hypnotist does not diagnose, cure, or treat in any way, medical conditions, illnesses, or diseases. Hypnotism is not the practice of medicine, psychology or psychiatry, and is not in any way intended to be a replacement for diagnosis or treatment of any complaint or ailment. Persons with mental disabilities or mental illnesses should seek psychiatric care. Please note: Hypnotism is not a substitute for psychotherapy or medical care, but can work as a complement to both. Please ask your primary care provider for a referral.

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

Human sexuality and gender - dysfunction, management of troubling behavior, sexual enrichment, support for gender variance.

Services I Provide

Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
Coaching
Consultation
Online Counseling / Phone Therapy
Other

Ages I Work With

Adults
Elders

Languages I Speak

English

Groups I Work With

Hypnotism clients: any person needing hypnotism for habit control, personal growth, sexuality issues, weight loss, etc. Medical hypnosis (pain control, etc.) requires a doctor's referral. Hypnotism for transgender people dealing with stress, etc.

Sexology clients: Adults, older teens, couples - for sexual dysfunction, management of sexual behavior, sexual enrichment. Sexual alternatives: LGBQ, Kink, poly, asexual, etc. Gender variant: transgender, transsexual, gender queer, etc. Neurodiversity: Asperger's Syndrome and intimate relationships. People with environmental illness.