Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW

About Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW

Education

  • Masters & Johnson Institute: 6-month training program in sex and relationship therapy
  • Masters in Social Work (MSW) degree, University of Missouri
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree, with honors, Psychology Major, American University

Licenses & Certifications

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Diplomate in Sex Therapy, American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
  • Diplomate in Sexology, American Board of Sexology
  • Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  • AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
  • AASECT Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor
  • AASECT Approved Provider of Continuing Education Credits
  • Certified EMDR Level II Therapist

Experience

  • 30 years of experience working with individual and couples’ intimacy and relationship concerns
  • Active, private clinical practice
  • Published author
  • Frequent presenter at professional workshops and conferences
  • Trained and employed for five years by the world-renowned Masters & Johnson Institute
  • Adjunct Professor, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, 2003-2017
  • Guest Lecturer, Washington University School of Medicine and St Louis University
  • Presenter, Washington University, Brown School, Professional Development Workshops and School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

  • National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
  • American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (ASSECT)
  • Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR)
  • International Society for the Study of Women’s Health (ISSWSH)
  • Psychotherapy Saint Louis, LLC
  • The Kink Awareness Network
  • World Association for Sexual Health (WAS)
  • Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA)

Publications

  • Weiner, L. (2023). (065) What's Up with the Use of Sensate Focus Touch in Sex Therapy and Sexual Health?: A Critical Literature Review. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20(Supplement_3), qdad068-059.
  • Weiner, L. (2022). Trauma Informed Use of Sensate Focus with Survivors of Sexual Trauma. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 19(8), S22-23.
  • Weiner, L. (2022). Sensate Focus in Sexual Health and Sex Therapy: A Critical Literature Review. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 19(5), S152.
  • Avery-Clark, C., & Weiner, L. (2019). Sensate Focus for sexual concerns: An updated, critical literature review. Current Sexual Health Reports. DOI10.1007/s11930-019-00197-9.
  • Avery-Clark, C., & Weiner, L. (2018). Sexual response in Masters and Johnson. In: J. Lebow, A. Chambers, & D. Breunlin (Eds.), Encyclopedia of couple and family therapy. Switzerland: Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8.
  • Avery-Clark, C. A., & Weiner, L. (2017). Traditional Masters and Johnson behavioral approaches to sex therapy. In Z. Peterson (Ed.), The Wiley handbook of sex therapy, pp. 165-189. New York, NY: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Weiner, L., & Avery-Clark, C. (2017). Sensate Focus in sex therapy: The illustrated manual. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Weiner, L., & Avery-Clark, C. (2016). William Masters. In: J. Lebow, A. Chambers, & D. Breunlin (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Switzerland: Springer, Cham.
  • Linschoten, M., Weiner, L., & Avery-Clark, C. (2016). Sensate Focus: A critical literature review. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 31(2), 230-247. DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2015.1127909  
  • Weiner, L., & Avery-Clark, C. (2014). Sensate Focus: Clarifying the Masters and Johnson’s model. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 29(3), 307-319.  
  • Weiner, L. (2014, Nov). Review: Wild Connection: What Animal Courtship and Mating Tell Us About Human Relationships, Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
  • Weiner, L., Cannon, N., & Avery-Clark, C. (2014). Reclaiming the lost art of Sensate Focus: A clinician’s guide. Family Therapy Magazine, 13(5), 46-48.
  • Weiner, L., Elmone, P. The Unraveling: Relationship Disengagement and The Robust Repair Strategies of Intimate Reconnections, LLC.
  • Weiner, L. (2010, Jan-Feb). Review: Masters of Sex. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 36(1), 105-107.
  • Weiner, L. (1988). Issues in sex therapy with survivors of intra-family sexual abuse. Journal of Women and Therapy, 7(2/3), 253-264.

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