Amy Marsh
EdD, DHS, ACS, CH
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Human Sexuality
Board Certified by the American College of Sexologists
Consulting Hypnotist
Like many of my clients, I know what it's like to experience chronic loss of sexual desire, painful intercourse, and the lingering trauma of sexual abuse. For over two decades, I also suffered from chronic fatigue and the disabling effects of environmental illness, conditions which all but destroyed my formerly vibrant, healthy sexuality. Of course, this period of illness had a profound impact on my marriage and family life. This is the origin of my impulse to offer service to others in need of sexual healing and enrichment.
Should I be fortunate enough to work with you, I offer you my training, intelligence, intuition, creativity, and commitment to your sexual health and wellbeing.
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Professional Activities
❀ Online instructor at Creative Sexuality Education Corp and Dr. Patti Britton and Dr. Robert Dunlap's Sex Coach U Track 3 classes.
❀ Founder, Center for Sexological Hypnotism.
❀ Associate Professor of Human Sexuality at the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS), San Francisco, CA. Dec. 2009 to present.
❀ Co-facilitator, Summer SAR (Sexual Attitude Restructuring) Program, IASHS. June-July, 2009.
❀ Founder, The Intimate Aspie (formerly the Asperger's Intimacy Counseling and Education Project).
❀ Publisher, The Intimate Aspie and "There's More" - print on demand magazine series.
❀ Blogger, Wordpress.
❀ Columnist, "Love's Outer Limits," Carnal Nation.
❀ Internet Radio Host, "Love's Outer Limits" on BlogTalk Radio.
❀ Recently appointed to the Ipsalu Tantra Council of Stewards for a three year period of service. Jan. 2011.
❀ Recently appointed as volunteer Northern CA membership contact for AASECT, working under the direction of the Western Regional Chair. Jan. 2011.
Education and Training
❀ Doctor of Education (EdD), IASHS, Oct. 2011.
❀ Completing sex counselor certification through AASECT.
❀ Certificate in Human Services, Berkeley City College, July 2011.
❀ Doctor of Human Sexuality (DHS), Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS), Oct. 2008. Additional certificate in somatic sexology (2006).
❀ Consulting Hypnotist (formerly known as Hypnotherapy) Certification from the Center for Hypnotherapy, Oakland, Dec. 2008. Additional certificates in Medical Hypnosis, Pain Control and Emergency Hypnosis.
❀ PREP® educator training to conduct premarital, marriage and couples education classes..
❀ Level Three practitioner in the Ipsalu Tantra tradition. Also studied with Jia Khechari.
Upcoming Presentations
❀ "Transgender Children," guest lecture, Mills College, Oakland. March 8, 2012.
Past Presentations
❀ Ecosexuality Panelist, Center for Sex & Culture, San Francisco. June 19, 2011.
❀ "Sexological Hypnosis Skills," IASHS, June 21, 2011.
❀ "Sex: The Big Picture" and "Disabiity Diversity," two guest lectures at Berkeley City College, April 12, 2011.
❀ "The Essence of Intimacy" (SAR), American Counseling Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 2011.
❀ "Transgender Children," guest lecture, Mills College, Oakland. March 1, 2011.
❀ "Hypnosis in the Helping Professions & Sexological Hypnosis," (5 hour segment of two day class), IASHS, San Francisco, Feb. 12, 2011.
❀ "Sex - The Big Picture," guest lecture, Berkeley City College, Oct. 28, 2010.
❀ "You Mean There's More? A Parent's Guide to Alternative Sexualities", Gender Spectrum Conference, Berkeley, CA, Sept. 3-6, 2010.
❀ "The Essence of Intimacy" (SAR), American Counseling Association Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. March 19, 2010.
❀ "Aloha and Kokua for Mahuwahine - Native Hawaiian Transgender Women", Gender Odyssey Conference, Seattle, WA. September 2009.
❀ "Aspergerʻs Syndrome and Sexuality", Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities, Honolulu, HI. May 2009.