Sarah E. Wright, PsyD, CST/S
Certifications:
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (SC)
Certified Sex Therapist (AASECT)
Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor (AASECT)
Professional Organizations & Associations
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR)
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
South Carolina Psychological Association
Area of Focus:
- Providing sex and relationship therapy focused on issues of pleasure & orgasm, desire & arousal, ethical non-monogamy, and kink
- Working with LGBTQQIAA2+ individuals, couples/units, families and communities providing therapy, consultation, and affirming care evaluations and recommendations
- Trauma-informed individual and relational therapy, consultations, supervision, and training
- Clinical supervision centered on the person-of-the-therapist using a relational approach to facilitate rapid conceptualization and intervention
Education:
- Doctorate in Psychology, Psy.D., Wright State University School of Professional Psychology, Dayton, OH
- Bachelor of Arts – Experimental Psychology, BA, University of South Carolina
Books & Textbooks
- Wright, S.E. & Sheaffer, K. (2023). Sex and the cortisoaked brain. In F.L. Peterson & J.W. Bley (Eds.) Sex and gender: Current clinical concepts and practices (pp 163-176). Sarasota, FL. Professional Resource Press
- Wright, S.E. (2020). Redefining trauma: Understanding and coping with a cortisoaked brain. Routledge, New York, NY:Routledge
- Wright, S.E. (2019). Live supervision of sex therapy. In J. Wadley & R. Siegel(Eds.), The art of sex therapy supervision (pp. 57-78). New York, NY:Routledge.
- Wright, S.E. & Allen, J.B. (2007). The role of addiction culture in group treatments for substance abuse. In L. Vandecreek & J.B. Allen (Eds.) Innovations in clinical practice: Focus on group, couples, and family therapy. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Exchange, Inc.