Katie is trained in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of sexual health and sexual functioning concerns including erectile dysfunction, sexual pain, anxiety/shame/guilt about sex, orgasmic difficulty, low arousal, loss of sexual interest, sexual behavior and/or sexual fantasy distress, sexual dissatisfaction, desire discrepancy, and low sexual desire.
Katie works most frequently with LGBTQIA+ folks, those in open relationships (non-monogamy, polyamory, etc.), and specializes in therapy related to BDSM, kink, and fetish navigation and sex work. She is the former Vice President of the Sex Workers Outreach Project - USA - and has published research on the minority stress of sex work, sex work stigma, and sex worker affirmative therapy.
In 2017, she completed advanced training on treating out of control sexual behavior - sometimes called sex addiction or porn addiction. She has special interest and expertise in working with secular populations including atheists, agnostics, and other non-believers - she is an active member of the Secular Therapy Project.
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Katie Bloomquist LMFT CST
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