Aline Penny Zoldbrod Ph.D.
12 Rumford Road
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
Phone 781-863-1877
Fax 781-860-0982
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Licensure and Certification
Licensed Psychologist Massachusetts Number 2685
Certified Sex Therapist, AASECT (American Association of Sex Educators,
Counselors and Therapists)
Diplomate in Sex Therapy, AASECT
Fellow, American Board of Sexology
Certified practitioner, EMDR
Certified (Level 1) Sensorimotor Therapy for the Treatment of Trauma
Publications
1988.The Emotional Distress of the Artificial Insemination Patient. Medical Psychotherapy: An International Journal, l, 161-172.
1990. Getting Around the Boulder in the Road: Using Imagery to Cope with Fertility Problems. Center for Reproductive Problems, Lexington, Ma. (25 page self help booklet for patients, professional reviews available upon request.)
1993.Men, Women and Infertility: Intervention and Treatment Strategies. MacMillan: New York.
1994. Sexuality and Infertility: Special Considerations for Practice. Clinical Consultations in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol 6, #2, 109-115.
1998. SexSmart: How Your Childhood Shaped Your Sexual Life and What to Do About It.. New Harbinger: Oakland, California (now out by iUniverse).
1998. "Recipient Counseling for Donor Insemination" (written with S. Covington) in Infertility Counseling: A Comprehensive Handbook for Clinicians, pp. 325-44, Covington and Smith (editors).Parthenon: London.
2002 . Sex Talk: Uncensored Exercises for Exploring What Really Turns You On. (with Lauren Dockett). New Harbinger: 2002.
2003. "Assessing Intrapsychic Blocks to Sexual Pleasure Using the Milestones of Sexual Development Model." Contemporary Sexuality. Vol 37, #11, pp. 7-13.
2005. "The Role of the Psychologist in Female Sexual Dysfunction: Historical Perspectives and Strategies for Contemporary Care," in Goldstein, Meston, Davis and Traish: Women's Sexual Function and Dysfunction: Study, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Taylor and Francis: London.
Forthcoming: "Women, Childhood Maltreatment and Sexuality: The Effects of Overt and Indirect Child Sexual Abuse." In Kandeel, F., Basson, R. et. Al. Female Reproductive and Sexual Medicine. New York: Humana Press. In process of publication.
Hospital Privileges
Winchester Hospital, Winchester Massachusetts, Department of Psychiatry
Education and Honors
1978 Ph.D. Heller School, Brandeis University
1975 In a national competition, one of twenty winners of a dissertation grant from U.S. Department of health, Education and Welfare.
1969-1973: Scholarship to pursue studies at Brandeis.
1969 B.A. Oberlin College, (Magna Cum Laude, High Honors in Sociology and Anthropology, Phi Beta Kappa.)
1998 Sex Smart: How Your Childhood Shaped Your Sexual Life and What to Do About It received ForeWord Magazine's Bronze Award for best selfhelp book of 1998.
Selected Presentations
Local lectures, mostly, will not be included in this listing.
Dr. Zoldbrod has been lecturing in the Boston area on sexuality, trauma, and women's health since the 1980's. Continuous lecturing on sexuality locally, including invited presentations at the Massachusetts Psychological Association's Women's Interest Group, The Cambridge City Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program on Behavioral Psychology, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Winchester Hospital, Resolve of the Bay State Annual Conferences, local NOW chapters, Hadassah of New England, The Mothers Forum, and local prostate cancer support groups.
NOTABLE PRESENTATIONS:
April 9, 2010.Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) 35th annual meeting, "Inherent" or "Reflective": Exploring the Utility of a Proposed Distinction in Talking About Women's Sexual Desire in Partnered Relationships."Cambridge, Massachusetts.
September 20, 2008 :"Sexual Development 101" --a two hour presentation Saturday afternoon at the 2008 SASH National Conference on Sexual Addiction, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
March 28, 2008. Invited to present 3 hour workshop. "Understanding the Milestones of Sexual Development. Massachusetts Psychological Association series. Wellesley, Massachusetts.
September 17,2006. Sexual Health. State of the Art Conference, Chicago, Illinois. (Invited Lecture)"Getting Back to Sex for Pleasure: The Challenges that Infertile Couples Face and How to Provide the Best Support."
August 4, 2007. Baltimore, MD. Keynote Speaker, Letters and Sciences Conference on Assisted Reproductive Therapy. Topic: "ART Interventions Which Heal."
June 24, 2007. Charlotte, North Carolina. AASECT National Conference. "Non Sexual Family Abuse and the Sexual Self."
June 22, 2007, Charlotte, North Carolina. AASECT National Conference. Co Presenter:" Sex Matters After 60. "
June 26,2006. Sexual State of the Art Conference, New York, New York. Topic: "Getting Back to Sex for Pleasure: The Challenges that Infertile Couples Face and How to Provide the Best Support." (Invited Lecture)
November l7, 2005. Grand Rounds in Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Sexual Dysfunction in Women," Winchester Hospital, Winchester, Massachusetts. (Invited Lecture).
April 10, 2005. Discussant: Clinical Hypnosis as an Adjunct to Treatment of Sexual Pain Disorders. (by invitation: Society for Sex Therapy and Research. 30th Annual Meeting.) Boston, Massachusetts.
December 2, 2004. National Call-In Phone Chat for RESOLVE (National infertility support organization.) entitled "Keeping the Home Fires Burning: Sexuality During Infertility."
May, 2003, Chicago.AASECT 36th Annual Conference, May 12-16, 2003. Early Milestones of Healthy Sexual Development.
October 2002, Boston. Female Sexual Function Forum Annual Meeting (Now ISSWSH), Panel on Symposium on Androgen Deficiency and Quality of Life, speaking on "Female Sexuality, Androgen Deficiency, and Quality of Life."
May, 2001. Newport, Rhode Island. Nurse Practitioners for Continuing Medical Education, National Conference on Women's Health. Speaking on "Sexual Function in Women." (Invited Speaker)
October 28, 2000, Boston. Third International Female Sexual Function Forum. Boston, Massachusetts. Symposium participant on "Sexual Abuse and Sexual Function."
October l4, 2000. Belmont, Massachusetts. New England Society for Trauma and Dissociation. Topic: "Sexuality and Trauma: Models and Interventions."
September 23, 2000. Toronto, Canada. Infertility Association of Canada. . Keynote
Speaker, New Perspectives, New Beginnings Conference. Topic:" Men, Women and Sexuality."
June, 2000. Newport, Rhode Island. Nurse-Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education National Women’s Health Conference, Newport, Rhode Island. Topic: " What’s New in the Treatment of Women’s Desire and Arousal Disorders. (Invited Speaker)‘
May, 2000. Chicago, Illinois. Annual Conference, RESOLVE of Illinois’s Reaching for Resolution Conference. Keynote Speaker. Topic:" Men, Women and Infertility."
April, 2000. Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Serono Laboratory’s National Conference: Infertility: The Focus for the New Millenium. Topic:" Getting Around the Boulder in the Road: Using Imagery to Cope with Fertility Problems."
October 2, 1999. Waltham, Massachusetts. AASECT New England Conference. "Producing Sexually Responsible and Responsive Daughters: A New Perspective on Healthy Parental Involvement. "
May l6, 1998. AASECT Regional Conference. Belmont, Massachusetts. "Working with Couples with Low Sexual Desire."
June 7, 1997. RESOLVE of Northern California’s Annual Conference. Berkeley, California. Keynote and Featured Speaker. "Men, Women and Sexuality" and five other topics on sexuality and relationships.
February 14, 1997. Winchester, Mass., Winchester Hospital CME Program, Sexual Dysfunction: Assessment and Treatment (Invited speaker).
October l9, 1996. AASECT Regional Conference on Male Sexuality, Belmont, Massachusetts. "Assessment and Treatment of Family-of-Origin Issues in Male Sexual Dysfunction."
July ll-13, 1996. Newport, Rhode Island. Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education, Workshop: "Female Sexual Dysfunction." (Invited Speaker)
June l6-18, 1996. Baltimore, Md. AASECT Twenty-Eighth Annual Conference. Workshop. "Infertility Visits Genderland."
June 7, 1995. Falmouth, Massachusetts. NPACE Summer Institute on Women's Health. "Diagnosis, Referral and Treatment of Common Female Sexual Problems"(Invited Speaker)
May 18-20, 1995. Boston, Massachusetts. Eighth National Conference for IVF Nurse Coordinators and Support Personnel. Topic: "The Male Infertility Patient: How His Reactions Differ from the Female Patient."(Invited Speaker).
April 28, 1995, Albuquerque, New Mexico. AASECT National Conference. "Non Sexual Family Violence and Sexual Inhibition."
November l9, 1994 Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard Medical School/Cambridge City Hospital Conference Series on Sexual Health and Sexual Dysfunction: What Clinicians Need to Know. (Invited Speaker). " Family Barriers to Sexuality."
May 15, 1993. Denver, Co. AASECT Annual Meeting. "Treating Sexual and Marital Problem in Infertility."
November 3-6, 1993. Sydney, Australia. (Invited Address), Fertility Society of Australia. Twelfth Annual Scientific Meeting. "Using Imagery to Control Stress during Infertility."
May 1-2, 1992. Newport Beach, Ca. Presenter and (Featured Speaker), Fifth National Conference for IVF Nurse Coordinators and Support Personnel. May 1 Topic: "Pregnancy Loss/Bereavement." May 2 Topics: "Using Imagery to Cope with Fertility Problems" and "Sexual Dysfunction in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility."
May 3, repeat of Bereavement lecture.
May 5, 1991. St. Louis AASECT (American Association for Sex Education, Counseling and Therapy. )"Medical Treatment+Rape: Sexual Problems in Women as an Aftermath of Treatment for Infertility--A Case Study."
Professional Affiliations and Activities
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, APA division of Psychology of Women
Member, AASECT (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.)
Member, American Board of Sexologists
Member, Mass. Psychological Association
Member, New England Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
Member, Society for Sex Therapy and Research (members must be voted into SSTAR)
Past Member, Board of Directors, National RESOLVE (1983-1993)
AASECT Special Committee on Sex Therapist Diplomate Credentialing (invited to
participate) June, 2004- June, 2005)
Member, Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health.
Private Practice, Lexington, Massachusetts 1981-today
Consulting Sex Therapist, Lahey Center for Sexual Function, Peabody, Mass. September
2003-present.
Staff, Lahey Clinic Center for Sexual Function, Lahey Clinic, Peabody, Mass.
September 1999- September 2003. (Position was eliminated.)