Hi, I'm
Anne.

Hi, I'm Anne Mauro, LMFT, DHS, CSE, CST-S. Please just call me Anne (she/her). I am a Bi-racial Black, multi-cultural, cis, queer, femme, vegetarian, woman, made and raised in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). 

 

I wear a lot of professional hats. Brace yourself, because I'm about to tell you about a few. I'm a Washington State licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), an American Association of Sex Therapist, Educators, and Therapists (AASECT) certified sex therapist. I have a private practice that is nestled in the interwebs on Coast Salish Territory in Washington State. In my practice I specialize in sex therapy with adults. 

 

I'm also an AASECT certified sexuality educator. I normally teach in graduate or post-graduate programs in the sexuality departments. I will, at times, guest lecture when given the opportunity. 

 

In addition, I am a LMFT supervisor for Washington State,

an Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Supervisor, and AASECT Sex Therapy Supervisor.  I oversea the clinical work of my supervises that are working towards their sex therapy certification through AASECT. 

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The last things I'll say about work stuff is that I am a newly published author. You can find my first publication, a chapter in this book, written about the complexities of sex therapy with interracial relationships. My newest publication is on preorder now and can be found here. 

 

Ok, maybe I did not mention the last work thing. Being connected and giving back to my professional family is important to me. I have been on the AASECT Awards Committee since 2018 and I currently hold the chair position. I am also a member of the AASECT Ethics Advisory Committee (EAC), where I am the lead for EAC education workgroup. The last professional group that I share my time with is the AASECT People of Color Special Interest Group. 

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As you can see, I have spent my adult life committed to clinical sexology and sexuality education. ​Believe it or not, I've been studying sex since 1998. That's right, even way back then I knew I wanted to be a Sex Therapist and Educator. 

 

I received my calling to this field when I took a Human Sexuality and Psychology 101 course at the same time. And, I thought – I can research this stuff for the rest of my life and never be bored! I loved it. 

 

At first, I thought I wanted to be a Forensic Psychologist and become an expert on sex crimes. I quickly realized that I didn’t want to sit in murder and crime trauma all day. My greater passion was to enhance the lives of people who were living – to help them connect the dots between relationship satisfaction and erotic potential. 

 

I later became the first certified sex therapist in Tacoma and the first person to hold a certificate as AASECT sex therapist and AASECT sexuality educator in Washington state. I am one of very few women of color in Washington State doing this work.  

 

 I’ve worked really hard to get here and I love what I do.

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I am passionate about supporting marginalized folx and work to provide therapeutic services through an affirmative and anti-colonial lens.

 

When I'm not therapizing, supervising, educating, mothering, tending to my dog, cat, fish, plants, and trees, you can find me out on my motorcycle riding as close as I can to the sea breeze.