STEPHEN L. BRAVEMAN, M.A.,
L.M.F.T.,
D.S.T., is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (#MFC 28926),
AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors
and Therapists) Certified Diplomate of Sex Therapy, AASECT Certified Supervisor and
Certified CE Provider, Gender Specialist (Member of The World Professional
Association for Transgender Health - WPATH) and Tantra Facilitator-Practitioner.
Stephen currently
serves as the Western Regional Representative for AASECT
(American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors
and Therapists). He is a Past
President of MC-CAMFT
(Monterey
County Chapter of the California Association
of Marriage and Family Therapists). He
has served on the
Board of TASK (Take A Stand For Kids), is an awarded member of
Male Survivor for his leadership in treating Male
Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Assault, for which he co-chaired the first West Coast Regional Retreat.
Stephen is the author of "Innovative Methods
of Treating Patients with Sexual Trauma" in "Innovations in Clinical
Practice: Focus on Sexual Health, 2007" and "CPR for Your Sex Life:
How to Breathe Life Into a Dead, Dying or Dull Sex Life" (Co-Author:
Mildred Brown, Ph.D.).Stephen has a full-time Private Practice in Monterey, California. He has over 27 years of experience treating a wide variety of psychological and sexual disorders and issues. People seeking professional sex therapy in Monterey, California, professional transgender care in Monterey, California, professional sex therapy in Santa Cruz , California or professional transgender care in Santa Cruz, California have been able to turn to Stephen for these services since 1992. Stepehn currently specializes in treating sexual disorders (while working just as much with women, is best known for his innovative methods and projects working with male survivors of sexual abuse and/or rape - see extensive articles and links on this site), working with gender and transgender issues (see the article "What IS A GENDER SPECIALIST" on this site), bringing Sacred Sexuality/Tantra into the clinical hour and supervision. He is also a Consultant for the Human Rights Campaign's "Coming Out - Transgendered" brochure. Stephen supervises both Marriage and Family Internships and Sex Therapy Internships in Private Practice (currently, Melissa Frtichle, Registered MFT Intern), at the Monterey Rape Crisis Center (currently, Sky Colegrove, MFT Trainee) and others for AASECT Certification via their own private practice or agency. He is a regular contributing author for the IFriends Love and Health website. Stephen's work has also appeared in many professional publications; such as Men's Health Magazine, Treating Abuse Today, The Monterey County Herald, The Monterey County Coast Weekly, The California Therapist, the AASECT Contemporary Sexuality and a multitude of newsletters for various organizations.
Stephen has taught Graduate Psychology classes (such as the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Disorders, Abnormal Psychology and Research Methods) at both Chapman University and City University, and Undergraduate Psychology classes (such as Human Sexuality and Psychology of Human Relations) at both Hartnell College and Vista College.
Stephen is a frequent workshop and conference presenter. He has provided in-service trainings, lectures and workshops for groups and associations such as AASECT Annual Conferences, The California Dreamin' Annual Transgender Conferences, The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, the Santa Cruz Family Services Agency, the Women's Crisis Center of Salinas, The Esalen Institute, The Monterey Rape Crisis Center, PFLAG, Catholic Charities, The Beacon House, TASK (Take A Stand For Kids), the Monterey Medical Association and at many schools and university. He is frequently seen on TV, and heard on radio and internet pod casts, as a spokesman for various projects and an expert on sexual issues.
You will learn much more about Stephen and his work by viewing all the pages on this site and by searching for him by name on Google.
MELISSA
FRITCHLE has a Masters in Holistic Counseling Psychology. She has volunteered time as a counselor and therapist for Santa Cruz Hospice, Santa Cruz Women’s Crisis Support/Defensa De Mujeres, and as an onsite counselor for a local high school. Seven years as a Sports massage therapist and anatomy instructor in the Bay Area brings a rich understanding of the body-mind connection to her work. She is the Human Sexuality Instructor for John F. Kennedy University’s graduate program in Counseling Psychology. Her grounded sensibility and humor make her a great educator and she has been a featured guest on several radio shows.