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

Ian Kerner

Ian is a licensed psychotherapist and nationally recognized sex therapist who works with individuals and couples on a range of relational issues. He contributes regularly to CNN and is the New York Times best-selling author of She Comes First (Harper Collins) which has been translated into more than a dozen languages. His speaking engagements have included The Ackerman Institute, The Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, Tony Robbins, Esther Perel's Sessions and a TED Talk (2021). Ian 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. Ian maintains a private practice dedicated to honoring the centrality of relational health and sexuality in his patients’ lives.

“Ian Kerner is one of the most recognizable voices in clinical sex therapy” – Esther Perel

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