Kristen Schaer

LMHC, she/her

As a therapist, I believe that my work is to help others locate the strength, courage, self-compassion, and tools to create the life they want. Pleasure is a vital part of our human experience, and I am interested in how identity, cultural background, history, trauma, gender, identity, ability, and relationships help us experience it in a way that feels profoundly personal, empowering, and connected to others.

What You Can Expect

I’ve worked with a variety of populations, including LGBTQIA, trans, neurodivergent, kinky, polyamorous, disabled, and asexual. Decolonization, anti-racism, inclusivity, Transformative Justice, and understanding how we are all responsible for dismantling systems of oppression are central to my framework of practice. I try to decenter myself as an “expert” and strongly endeavor to foster a person-centered, hope-based, bio-psycho-social minded, collaborative experience. I enjoy giving clients a toolkit of resources, whether that be readings, videos, and/or activities that they can revisit and explore throughout their therapy and hopefully revisit. I encourage work in the therapy dynamic that is experimental, experiential, explorative, and goals-centered.

Books I Suggest

Trainings

  • Autism and Sexuality with Jack Duroc-Danner
  • Out of Control Sexual Behavior with Marc Gilmartin
  • Treating Kinky Couples with Dr. Neil Cannon
  • Vulva Issues with Dr. Mia Fine
  • Sexual Attitude Reassessment with Dr. Bianca Laureano
  • Working with Trans Clients with Joey Pickering and Megan White
  • Sex Research with Joli Hamilton
  • Sex and Psychology with Dr. Sabrina Popp
  • Myth of Sex Addiction with David Ley
  • Twenty-Something to Fifty: Adult Sexual Development with Kait Scalisi
  • Sexual Coercion with Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo
  • Responsive Desire: The Science Behind “Come As You Are” with Emily Nagoski
  • Erotophobia: Cultural Impacts with Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo
  • Revolution: New Ideas in Gender & Orientation with Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clarke
  • Sacred Sexuality with Christina Sophie
  • Intersections of Sex and Technology with Kait Scalisi
  • How Do I Tell You? Sexual Communication Skills with Brian Gibney
  • Erotophobia: Cultural Impacts with Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo
  • Sexological Anatomy with Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo

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