Ian Kerner

Ian Kerner is a sex counselor, practitioner of psychotherapy, and author on pleasuring sex partners. He works in sex therapy and couples therapy.

Career
Kerner was a playwright before he was a sex therapist, and holds a doctorate in sexology. He practices in New York. He has a Ph.D. He wrote for CNN as a health columnist, and for Men's Health.

Kerner is a licensed psychotherapist and a widely recognized sexuality counselor who specializes in sex therapy, couples therapy, and working with individuals on a range of relational issues that often lead to distress. He approaches psychotherapy from an integrative perspective, which seeks to explain human behavior by bringing together physiological, affective, cognitive-behavioral, neurobiological, and systemic approaches as they apply to the natural stages of human development and the wide range of human functioning. He endeavors to create an atmosphere of inquisitive reflection while fostering a sense of safety and commitment to the therapist-patient bond.

In addition to being a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), Kerner is certified by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and has sat on AASECT's board of directors. He is also a member of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) and The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA). His practice is composed equally of heterosexual and LGBTQ patients and is split between individuals and couples.

Kerner has received post-graduate certification from the Psychotherapy Center for Gender and Sexuality and the Family and Couples Treatment Services divisions at ICP, where he is also on the faculty and teaches courses in sex therapy. Kerner has also completed a post-graduate program in Trauma Studies at ICP, where he was trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) in addition to other modalities for working with trauma survivors.

Kerner was born and raised in New York City, where he lives with his wife and two sons and their family dogs, Jitterbug and Oscar.

Criticism
Kerner has been criticized by writer Samhita Mukhopadhyay for blaming second-wave feminism on undermining relationships, and poor advice on aggression.