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Melissa Walker
Melissa is a Somatic Psychotherapist and Dance/Movement Therapist who specializes in sex and relationship therapy for couples and individuals. A graduate of Naropa University in 2009, Melissa weaves together her Masters level training with additional training in Couples Therapy, Sex Therapy, Psychodrama, and Authentic Movement. She is also certified in Somatic Archaeology and is a SomaSource LifeCycle Practitioner. Melissa is former adjunct faculty at Naropa University.
Biography
Through study and work, Melissa has crafted the Somatic-Concentric Sex Therapy (S-CST) model for working with clients. S-CST is a confluence of somatic, contemplative, person-centered, and sexology theories. This model harnesses the client’s actualizing tendency, a tendency towards growth and complexity, toward a fully embodied experience and expression of the sexual self. This model includes the practice of Erotic Bodyfulness, full-body arousal anatomy with a whole-person approach to the human sexual response, and embodied expressivity toward one’s personal erotic potential and healthy relational sexuality.Education
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BS in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Utah
MA in Somatic Counseling Psychology from Naropa University
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Somatic Sex Therapy
Couples Therapy
Dance/Movement Therapy
Somatic Psychotherapy
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