Lisa Hochberger-Brown, Ph.D, MEd, LCSW, SIFI, CST
SHE/HER
Educational Director, Supervisor, Senior Therapist
I am an AASECT certified Sex Therapist. I was formally trained in human sexuality at Widener University’s center for Human Sexuality Studies. I hold a Master’s degree in human sexuality education (MEd) and am currently completing my PhD. I also have a clinical Master’s degree from New York University’s Silver School for Social work. I am a New York State Licensed therapist and hold a SIFI certification that allows me to supervise students who are in school training to become clinicians. My doctoral research looks at the way a person’s romantic beliefs impact their ideal standards when dating.
As a sex and relationship therapist, I work with individuals, heterosexual couples, LGBTQI individuals or couples, and multiple-partner or poly individuals who are struggling in their relationships I welcome all individuals regardless of their ability, sexual identity, race/ethnicity, age, national origin, religious affiliation, or sexual orientation.
I practice psychotherapy using a full spectrum approach that incorporates neuroscience, sexology, and present centered experiential processing. I offer affirming therapy that is grounded in my experience as a sexologist. I help people access the emotional center located in their bodies so they can release any shame or guilt they are holding. When people become more attuned to their bodies, they are able to experience pleasure in a more holistic way.
There are myriad myths around sex and sexuality that have been ingrained our psyches over time. Sexuality is an innate human experience that uses all of our senses and is a vital part of the person we become. It goes far beyond sexual feelings or the act of sexual intercourse. It includes all of the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors we have about our ability to feel attractive or being attracted to others, gender identity and expression, sexual health, and sexual orientation. It also incorporates our thoughts about being in a relationship that may be comprised of intimate sexual and sensual activity. The way individuals understand and experience their own sexuality affects how they relate to and interact with others.