Ian Kerner

Ian is a licensed psychotherapist and nationally 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. In addition to being a regular contributor to CNN Health, Ian is the New York Times best-selling author of numerous books, including "She Comes First" (Harper Collins) which has been translated into more than a dozen languages. His new book "So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex" was published by Hachette. Ian is a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) and is certified by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. He is also a member of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) and The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA). He is the co-leader of the sex therapy program at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy where he teaches and supervises other therapists. Ian maintains a private practice in NYC dedicated to honoring the centrality of sexuality in his patients’ lives.

Honoring sexuality as a central part of human identity, expression and connection.

Rewriting Our Sex Scripts

Couples Therapy, Psychotherapy, Sex Therapy, Sexuality Research