[Podcast] Creating a Sex Positive Environment

Dr. Ashley Grinonneau-Denton is the founder and co-owner of Ohio Center for Relationship and Sexual Health in Cleveland, Ohio. She has a doctorate in marriage and family therapy and is a certified sex therapist.  

In this podcast, Dr. Ashley talks about:

• Being one of only 16 people certified in sex therapy in Ohio  
• The social and cultural aspects of Valentine’s Day 
• Not marginalizing sexual background of clients 
• Creating a sex positive environment   
• Behaviors involved with couples and their sexual health  
• Looking at all sides of an issue to see the client’s whole self 
• Her soapbox about labels  
• Getting to a healthy sexual life 
• How the intimacy conversation is changing with each new generation  
• The form and function in music and pop culture  
• Conducting virtual consultations (even before the pandemic)  
• Seeing co-occurring behaviors in clients that are making it harder for them to change 

Additional resources:

• Destigmatizing Addiction
• American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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