Therapist, Sex and Relationship Specialist, NYT Best-selling Author

Ian is a licensed psychotherapist and nationally recognized sex therapist who works with individuals and couples on a range of relational issues. Ian is regularly quoted as an expert in various media, including The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Economist and NPR amongst others. Ian contributes regularly on the topic of relationships for CNN. He lectures frequently, including presentations for the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, the Ackerman Institute, and TED 2021. Ian is the New York Times best-selling author of She Comes First (Harper Collins) which has been translated into more than a dozen languages, as well as the recently published So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex (Grand Central). In addition to being a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), Ian is certified by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists and is also a member of the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA). He is the co-founder of the Sex Therapy Program at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, one of the oldest and most respected not-for-profit mental health training and treatment facilities in New York City. He also maintains a private practice in New York City dedicated to honoring the centrality of sexuality and relational health in his patients’ lives.