124: Bridging Sex Therapy and Sexual Medicine – Dr. Pebble Kranz and Dan Rosen

Summary: Today’s show is going to delve into talking about sex with both your therapist and your physician, potentially, and how that collaboration can benefit your struggles can make a difference. <br><br>I interview Dr. Pebble Kranz and Dan Rosen. He is a sex therapist, and she is a family practice physician. Both of them have had extensive training in sexual health and sexual treatment, and they started a clinic together. <br><br>What we talk about applies to you if you have some sexual struggles, because it is essential that your providers be communicating and collaborating and that you are getting the best of both worlds. <br><br>Dan Rosen became licensed as a Clinical Social Worker after attending NYU’s school of social work. He became a Certified Sex Therapist in 2014 and chaired the AASECT Ethics Advisory Committee from 2016-2018. <br><br>He has been providing local training for psychotherapists and medical residents since 2008 as well as teaching sex therapy as an instructor at the University of Buffalo 2016-2017. <br><br>While the European Society of Sexual Medicine does not credential social workers, Mr. Rosen participated in the same training program as Dr. Kranz benefiting from the truly global perspective on sexuality and sexual health. Integrating sex therapy with psychodynamic psychotherapy, treatment of sexual abusers, EMDR, CBT, IFS, and couples counseling has been uniquely rewarding. <br><br>Now, as a member of the Rochester Center for Sexual Wellness team, Dr. Kranz and Dan are bringing this global perspective on sexual health to Western New York. <br><br>Dr. Kranz is Board-certified as a family physician and trained at the University of Rochester Family Medicine Residency Program with an area of focus in the psychosocial aspects of primary care. <br><br>Family medicine appealed to her as a specialty because of its whole-person, whole-family, and whole-community approach to medical care. Family medicine residents at the University of Rochester train alongside marriage and family therapy trainees and are explicitly taught to work systemically and to collaborate with mental health providers. <br><br>Dr. Kranz’s prior medical training included almost no information on sexual function and dysfunction, nor did it expose me to a range of interventions for treatment. All along, her patients made it clear that this was an important part of their lives. <br><br>She completed a fellowship through the European Society of Sexual Medicine. Dr. Kranz now participates in both the medical school and residency curricula to improve exposure to sexual medicine. She and Mr. Rosen opened the Rochester Center for Sexual Wellness in 2017, providing comprehensive assessment and treatment for sexual concerns in individuals and couples of all genders. <br><br>Rochester Center for Sexual Wellness: <a href="https://rochestercenterforsexualwellness.com/" rel="noopener">https://rochestercenterforsexualwellness.com/</a> <br><br>The organizations mentioned: <br><br>ISSWSH: <a href="https://www1.statusplus.net/sp/isswsh/find-a-provider/" rel="noopener">https://www1.statusplus.net/sp/isswsh/find-a-provider/</a> <br><br>ISSM: <a href="https://www1.statusplus.net/sp/issm/find-a-provider/" rel="noopener">https://www1.statusplus.net/sp/issm/find-a-provider/</a> <br><br>SMSNA: <a href="https://www1.statusplus.net/sp/smsna/healthcare-provider-search//index.php" rel="noopener">https://www1.statusplus.net/sp/smsna/healthcare-provider-search//index.php</a> <br><br>KinkAware Professionals: <a href="https://www.ncsfreedom.org/resources/kink-aware-professionals-directory/search-kap" rel="noopener">https://www.ncsfreedom.org/resources/kink-aware-professionals-directory/search-kap</a> <br><br>More info:<br>Link to the free guide – Talking About Sex: <a href="http://bettersexpodcast.com/talk" rel="noopener">http://bettersexpodcast.com/talk</a><br>Join my email list here: