Ian Kerner

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Ian Kerner is an American sex counselor, practitioner of psychotherapy,[1][2] and author on pleasuring sex partners.[3] He works in sex therapy and couples therapy.[4][5]

Early life and education

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Kerner was born and raised in New York City, where he lives with his wife and two sons and their family dogs, Jitterbug and Oscar. Kerner is Jewish.[6]

Career

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Kerner was a playwright before he was a sex therapist, and holds a doctorate in sexology.[7] He practices in New York.[4] He wrote for CNN[8] as a health columnist, and for Men's Health.[9]

In addition to being a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), Kerner is certified by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and has sat on AASECT's board of directors.

Criticism

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Kerner has been criticized by writer Samhita Mukhopadhyay for blaming second-wave feminism on undermining relationships, and poor advice on aggression.[10]

Bibliography

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  • She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman. ReganBooks. 2004.[7][11]
  • He Comes Next: the Thinking Woman's Guide to Pleasuring a Man. 2005.
  • Be Honest, You're Not That Into Him Either.[10]
  • So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex: Laying Bare and Learning to Repair Our Love Lives. New York City: Grand Central Publishing. 2022.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Freeman, David W (October 7, 2010). "Karen Owen List: What Does Mock Duke Thesis Say about Female Sexuality?". CBS News. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. ^ "CNN mocked after declaring cuckolding can be a positive for certain couples". Fox News. 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ Shalit, Wendy (2007). "'Hi, Slut!'". Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good. New York: Random House. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-58836-585-9. OCLC 288938226.
  4. ^ a b Krueger, Alyson (2018-05-24). "Why Were the Royal Exes at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Wedding?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  5. ^ Langley, Liz (2011). "The Ballad of Burt and Linda". Crazy Little Thing: Why Love and Sex Drive Us Mad. Berkeley: Cleis Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-936740-08-6. OCLC 779140619.
  6. ^ All About Ann Arbor; Annual Ann Arbor Jewish Book Festival to feature 20 author talks over four weeks
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  7. ^ a b Sohn, Amy (2004-09-26). "Sex Books: The Elements of Sexual Style (Published 2004)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  8. ^ Jones, Eva M. (2018). "The Kids Are Queer: The Rise of Post-Millennial American Queer Identification". In Stewart, Chuck (ed.). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans at Risk: Problems and Solutions. Santa Barbara, California. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-4408-3236-9. OCLC 1002302935.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Greene, Cantice G. (December 12, 2010). Writing and Wellness, Emotion and Women: Highlighting the Contemporary Uses of Expressive Writing in the Service of Students (PhD thesis). Georgia State University. doi:10.57709/1664214. p. 83
  10. ^ a b Mukhopadhyay, Samhita (2011). Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-58005-332-7. OCLC 693810198.
  11. ^ O'Mara, Michele (11 May 2016). "She Comes First (a book review about oral sex)". Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  12. ^ Stiritz, Susan (2022-08-18). "So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex: Laying Bare and Learning to Repair Our Love Lives: Ian Kerner. So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex: Laying Bare and Learning to Repair Our Love Lives. 2021. New York City. Grand Central Publishing. 368 pages. HB $28.00. PB $18.99". Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 48 (6): 641–643. doi:10.1080/0092623X.2022.2073998. ISSN 0092-623X. S2CID 250585694.