ABOUT DR. ALINE ZOLDBROD
Nationally recognized couples,
individual and certified sex therapist in Boston
Creative, thoughtful, intelligent.
Has contributed original clinical ideas
and approaches recognized by other mental
health professionals.
- Cited by others in the psychological and sex therapy literature
since 1992
An involved, active, warm therapist
known for her intelligence, insight
and humor
Seasoned sex therapist: Two decades of
sex therapy experience
- Has led professional sessions at national sex therapy conferences
since 1991.
- Articles written about her and her clinical work in sex therapy
in Contemporary Sexuality since 1992.
Expertise in all aspects of Sex Therapy
Has published about sexual addiction
and compulsivity since 1998
Author of three respected, commercially-produced
books on sexuality and relationships
- Zoldbrod's SexSmart has won
award and national recognition as a self-help classic
Offers treatment for individuals
and couples for a wide variety of non-sexual
problems.
TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY
As a therapist, Aline Zoldbrod is known for her intelligence,
humor, and warmth. In practice for 35 years, she brings her life
experience as a woman, wife and mother to the therapy using an
involved and active model rather than a clinical, distant approach.
Her treatment philosophy is
- To be very active in every session:
- A carefully developed, individualized treatment
plan
- Frequent feedback
- Concrete help and varied treatment strategies
- Attention to the relationship
- A therapist who is emotionally present in the therapy
- A therapist who not only teaches others, but who spends
time and money on her own continuing training and supervision
She works with women and men of all ages and sexual orientations,
providing individual, couple, and sexual therapy.
Associated with the Lahey Clinic Center for Sexual Function (Peabody,
Massachusetts) she is well known in the Boston area and is on the
psychiatry staff at Winchester Hospital.
Expertise in All Aspects of Sex Therapy
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Male sexual dysfunctions
Erectile dysfunction
Impotence
Premature ejaculation
Retarded ejaculation
Lack of desire
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Female sexual dysfunctions
Lack of desire
Sexual fear
Difficulty with orgasm
Arousal difficulties
Sexual pain and vaginismus
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Special sexual difficulties
Sexual addiction and compulsion
ACOA issues
Sexual Trauma
Sexual effects of non-sexual trauma
Fetishes
Confusion in sexual or gender identity
Upset feelings over STDs
Poor sexual self-image
Sexual problems stemming from
medical problems
Infertility
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Sexual problems within relationships
Desire discrepancies
Sexual conflicts
Power struggles
Ungratifying sexual experiences
Helping people become comfortable
as sexual beings.
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Who You Select
for Your Therapist Makes All the Difference!
HERE ARE THE DETAILS OF DR. ZOLDBROD'S CREDENTIALS
"Bright, Well Known, Innovative"
Graduated from Oberlin College, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude,
High Honors in Sociology and Anthropology.
Award winning dissertation proposal, Brandeis University.
First rate. Known nationally and internationally
for her valuable, original ideas and treatment strategies. Began
publishing in professional journals in 1988, publishing respected
books by 1993. Her ideas are cited in the psychological and lay
literature about men, women, sexual treatment, treating sexual dysfunction,
sexual desire, sexual addiction, creating healthy sexuality, sexual
abuse, enhancing pleasure, trauma, gender, intimacy, couples, relationships,
women's health, pain, and infertility. Click here
for partial list of books which cite Dr. Zoldbrod's work.
Consistent national and international lecturer for two decades.
Dr. Zoldbrod began being the invited, guest
lecturer on sexuality and relationships at professional conferences
away from Boston, in California, as early as 1992.
By 1993, she was invited to lecture
on sexuality and infertility in Sydney, Australia.
Dr. Zoldbrod has been the invited, keynote speaker for national
conferences across the country, and in Canada. Of course, she has
been lecturing locally since the 1980's.
Longstanding expert treating sexual trauma. Click here
to read an article in Contemporary Sexuality (January, 1992) describing
Dr. Zoldbrod's innovative treatment of sexual trauma in a female
infertility patient.
AUTHOR OF GROUNDBREAKING BOOKS
Dr. Zoldbrod is the author of three well
regarded, commercially published books about sexuality
and relationships, including SexSmart:
How Your Childhood Shaped Your Sexual Life and What to Do About
It (New Harbinger,1998, now from iUniverse). Beginning
with the publication of Men, Women and Infertility in 1993,
the high quality of Dr. Zoldbrod's writings on sexuality and sex
therapy has been recognized by professional groups such as AASECT
(The American Association of Sex Education, Counseling and Therapy),
the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, RESOLVE and the
American Psychological Association. Read more about all three of
her books at www.Zoldbrodbooks.com.
Besides being recommended by over a dozen of America's top sexologists,
Sex Smart won Fore Word Magazine's
award for being one of the top three self help books of 1998. Sex
Smart was recently named as an outstanding self help book in the
American Psychological Association Monitor's article, "Recommended
Reading" January 2008, pages 26-27. Click here
to read the article.
SexSmart has been translated
into Spanish, Turkish and Polish and is used in clinics, colleges
and college counseling services in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand,
Mexico, and Spain. It is on the recommended reading list for many
12-step programs for sexual addiction and compulsivity, as well.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Her work has been recognized as an important
component of the training of sex therapists nationally and internationally.
In 2003, Contemporary Sexuality, the American Association
of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists' (AASECT) professional
voice, published Dr. Zoldbrod's article on sexual development
as part of their Updates of Clinical and Educational Sexology,
"state-of-the-art education for AASECT members and other professionals."
Her article, "Assessing Intrapsychic Blocks to Sexual Pleasure
Using the Milestones of Sexual Development Model" is based
on her 1998 book SexSmart. (Professionals,
you can click here
to download this article.)
Dr. Zoldbrod's other publications include articles on sexuality
in journals, including Clinical Consultations in Obstetrics and
Gynecology and Medical Psychotherapy, and chapters in several medical
textbooks. A chapter on women and sexual abuse in a medical textbook
is forthcoming. Click here
for Dr. Zoldbrod's resume.
WRITING ON THE INTERNET
Dr. Zoldbrod also writes about sexuality on several websites.
She has a column on hisandherhealth,com entitled "Life from
A to Z," and writes articles on sexuality for VibranceAssociates
websites, www.hisandherhealth.com and www.newshe.com.
She served as IVillage's Expert on the Mismatched Libidos message
board for a year and is quoted in other web-media, such as parentstoday.com,
msn.com, lhj.com, and iVillage.com.
IN THE MEDIA:
Dr. Zoldbrod has appeared on national tv and national and international
radio.
Her print credits include quotes in:
AARP
Magazine, AARP Bulletin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston
Globe, The Boston Globe Magazine, The Boston Herald, The Boston
Phoenix, Bride's Magazine, Bridal Guide, The Chicago Tribune, Cosmo,
The Courier Mail (Australia), Esquire, First for Women, Fit Pregnancy,
Fortune, Glamour, Ladies Home Journal, The L.A. Times, The Nation
(Thailand), The New York Times, The New York Post, Men's Health,
The Oakland Tribune, Oprah Magazine, Parents, Penthouse, Real Magazine,
Redbook Magazine, Self, Seventeen, Shape, She Magazine, The Star
Ledger (New Jersey), Time, The Toronto Sun (Canada), USA Today,
The Week, US News and World Report, The Washington Post, Women's
Health , and Working Woman.
To Make An Appointment
Call Dr. Zoldbrod at 781-863-1877 to make an appointment. You
can tell her the details of your situation and see if she is the
right therapist for you.
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