No, I am not. I do not practice psychotherapy nor follow any other psychotherapeutic treatment models. At present, the public refers to everyone in my field as “sex therapists” even though there are several different types of professionals providing different services and functions (i.e. sexologists, sex educators, coaches) that often have little to do with psychology. It behooves me to utilize the term, “sex therapist,” or else it will be too difficult for prospective clients to locate me. There are sports psychologists, for example, for golf and other sports-related mental issues. There are also golf pros who coach you on your swing. Sex life coaching is like the golf pro coach. Some clients have told me they don’t want to see a psychologist for improvements to their sex life and are happy to have found the professional that’s right for them. Many sex teaching professionals have taken on the term “sex therapist.” The correct use of the term, in my opinion, refers specifically to psychologists, medical doctors, or psychiatrists who complete a sidebar of additional studies as a specialization. Their strongest suit is healing pathology surrounding sexual abuse issues, irrational psychological barriers to enjoying or having sex, psychological disorders, sex addiction, correcting low testosterone and other hormone issues, and marital therapy or couples therapy. Their training in sexual pleasure-based skills is present to some degree, but not nearly as complete and specialized as mine. One piece of evidence I have for such a claim is for years, many therapists have handed out my mentor’s first book, Sex For One to their clients because Betty has a different strong suit from theirs. I’ve had several married couples as clients who were happy they saw psychology and medical-based sex therapists, relationship coaches, did marital therapy, or marriage counseling. They told me those fields solve other relationship problems, but are quite basic, conservatively biased, over reliant on prescription medications, or at worst, very limiting and judgmental when it came time to pose solutions. This does not make psych-based sex therapists and marriage counselors obsolete. Again, if I see that a client’s sexual issues require the help of a psychotherapist or marital therapist, I tell them so and refer out for what they do best. In my clients’ experience, my brand of sex life coaching completes the arena of personal life development and issue resolution.