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Amanda Pasciucco, Founder of Life Coaching and Therapy

Amanda Pasciucco, PhD, LMFT, CST, The Sex Healer

Dr. Amanda Pasciucco (pronounced Pa-shoe-ko) is a catalyst for igniting passion within romantic and sexual relationships! Pronouns – She / Her.

She is a Latina, international clinician & speaker who has been featured in Psychology Today, Good Therapy, PsychCentral, CNN, TLC, Women’s Health, PornHub, Playboy, HuffPost, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, and more!

Over the last 10+ years, thousands of individuals and couples have transformed their sexual lives with Amanda’s help.

Amanda has worked with many high-profile clients including: musicians, celebrities, reality tv stars, public figures and olympic athletes. She brings discrete care to all those in need via online therapy. Confidentiality is guaranteed and privacy is honored, as this is important in the ethical code of licensed professionals.

Because of this success, she has become known as “The Sex Healer” by her clients and colleagues.

It also shows in Amanda and her team’s consistent 5-star reviews from clients.

Her charismatic, no B.S. approach combined with tantra techniques, sex therapy, and somatic experiencing motivates and propels people forward.

Group Practice:

As the founder of Life Coaching and Therapy, LLC in West Hartford, CT in 2013, Amanda and her team of therapists see clients on-site as well as through video and text therapy.

Through her flexible, multi-technique, sex-positive approaches, clients improve their sexual lives, and this often carries into a whole life transformation. Her entire team is trained on her unique blend of results-driven therapy.

She believes that “pleasure is healing” for individuals and couples, and that sex education and pleasurable sex can be attainable for all adults. This combined with her energy and expertise enable Amanda to help clients achieve their sexual and relationship goals.

Amanda earned her Bachelor’s from Providence College, and Master’s from the University of Connecticut in Human Development and Family Studies.

She has earned her Doctorate in Clinical Sexology from the International Institute of Clinical Sexology (IICS), and her dissertation research was on behaviors and conditions influencing high sexual satisfaction in long-term romantic relationships.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Continuing Education Provider, Amanda has more than 15,000 client hours of experience. She has helped many, even internationally, reignite their erotic spark after only a few sessions.

Amanda Pasciucco’s book, written for Monogamous, Cis Het Women Beginning their Sexual Journeys, Playtime: A Guide To Sexual Conquests For Women is available on Amazon.

Specializations:

Intimacy skills, especially within romantic relationship and immediate family dynamics. Inclusive of all relationship styles, genders, and orientations.
Releasing shame around pleasure, genitals, your weight, body image, your identity to make room for greater levels of intimate connection with yourself, your body, and your overall sexual satisfaction.
Adult Sex Education of the Anatomy of Pleasure and understanding how to use our physiology for sexual satisfaction.
Desire discrepancy, lack of desire, difficulty achieving or maintaining arousal for long-term couples who have been married 15+ years.
Teaching BDSM and Kink (Bondage/discipline, Dominance/submission, Sadism/masochism) to those who have previously identified as vanilla or those who are currently living the lifestyle.
Sacred Sexuality and Tantra. Using breath, sound, the pelvic floor, and our bodies to tap into the pleasure of whole-body, multiple orgasms.
Healing religious trauma, releasing guilt, and incorporating spirituality within a romantic relationship.
Strategies for those who have experienced sexual coercion and solutions for those who experience sexual pain, penetration issues, or difficulty with orgasm.

Articles/Media:

See the complete list of Amanda’s interviews and articles in the media.

Speaking Engagements:

2023 International Institute of Clinical Sexology. Guest speaker in dissertation course for kink conscious clinicians. “History and Science of BDSM”
2022 International Institute of Clinical Sexology (IICS). Doctoral Defense on “Understanding What Individuals Report About Their Levels of Sexual Satisfaction in Long-Term Romantic Relationships, and What Behaviors and Conditions Might Contribute to These Levels.”
2022 International Institute of Clinical Sexology. Guest speaker in dissertation course for kink conscious clinicians. “Review of Research in BDSM/Kink.”
2022 Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit. Guest presenter at convention for human rights activists, sexuality educators and researchers, professionals from the legal and medical fields, authors, sexual freedom movement leaders, and organizational partners working toward the time when sexual freedom is fully recognized as a fundamental human right.
2022 Relatefest Miami Florida. Guest presenter for couples kink conscious connection with sensual bondage.
2022 International Institute of Clinical Sexology. Guest speaker in dissertation course for kink conscious clinicians. “Sociological Framework of Kink Communities“
2022 Season 3, episode 2 “Georgi and Darcey See a Therapist” | Darcey & Stacey on TLC
2021 Leveled Up Love on Facebook Live. Guest presenter. BDSM for Healing: Creating a Healing Vision
2021 Leveled Up Love on Facebook Live. Guest speaker. BDSM for Healing
2021 International Institute of Clinical Sexology. Guest speaker in dissertation course for kink conscious clinicians. “Contemporary Analysis of BDSM in Media”
2021 CTAMFT. Guest speaker: “Interventions for Kinky and Non-Monogamous Clients”
2021 The Sex Healer recorded therapy videos: Kinky Sex: How to Get Started, Kinky Sex 2.0: Escape Bedroom Boredom, Tantric Sex Best Practices, Sensual Meditation: Strategies to Fall in Lust Again, Couples Communication and Love Language Strategies, Positive Body Image: Learn to Love Your Look
2021 Evolvefest Tantric Education: “Kinky Sex 101: Escaping Bedroom Boredom”
2021 Leveled Up Love on Facebook Live. Guest speaker: “The Difference Between Jealousy and Envy”
2021 Bushnell University – Chi Sigma Iota Honors Society – Sex and Intimacy Panel for Master’s Program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
2021 International Institute of Clinical Sexology. Guest speaker in dissertation course for kink conscious clinicians. “Contemporary Analysis of BDSM in Media”
2021 GoodTherapy.org – Sex Therapy 101: An Introductory Guide for Couples Therapy
2020 International Institute of Clinical Sexology. Guest speaker in dissertation course for kink conscious clinicians. “Treatment of Sexual Difference in Couples”
2020 Good Clean Love on Instagram TV. Guest speaker: “Intimacy and Pleasure During Social Distancing” and “How to Ask Your Partner for More in Bed and Get Want You Want”
2020 International Institute of Clinical Sexology. Guest speaker in dissertation course for kink conscious clinicians. “Intersectionality Between Kink/BDSM and Trauma”
2020 The Sex Healer Webinar: “Satisfying Your Desires – Proven Methods for Improving the Female Orgasm.” Main speaker in webinar course for individuals.
2020 The Sex Healer Webinar: “Addressing a Top Male Performance Issue.” Main speaker in webinar course for individuals.
2019 International Institute of Clinical Sexology. Guest speaker in dissertation course for kink conscious clinicians. “Gender, Sexual Attraction, and Relationship Design”
2018 Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, Keynote speaker for Sexuality Conference.
2018 Herb on Facebook Live. Guest speaker: “How Does Cannabis Affect the Intensity of Orgasms?” and “Strains for Arousal”
2012–2017 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Human Development and Family Studies. Guest presenter on “Risk and Resilience within Clients”
2011 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, National Eating Disorders Awareness. Member on Body Image Panel
2010 AAMFT Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Predictors of the Alliance in Couples Therapy. Poster Session.
2009 Providence College, Providence, RI. The Hook-Up Culture – Master’s Thesis. Original Research presentation given to the sociology department at Providence College.
2009 Providence College, Providence, RI. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Guest speaker in sociology and women’s studies courses at Providence