Episode 19: Hope for 2022, Couples and Sex Therapy and Guest Kira Yakubov

Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

TW: None

Episode summary: Johanna has a big announcement. Sarah is boosted. They both discuss the history of couples and sex therapy. Guest, Kira Yakubov, talks about opening a group private practice and collectivism, enmeshment and ADHD.

Guest Bio: Kira Yakubov is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of PA. She recently expanded her solo private practice into a virtual group practice called Heal Your Roots Wellness. Kira received her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2016 and continued her education with Post- Graduate training in Systmetic Sex Therapy from Council for Relationships. Kira has experience working in community mental health, in a high school setting with adolescents, and the last 4 -5 years of her career has been in private practice. Kira is bilingual and immigrated to America as a refugee in 1992. This has helped her relate to other immigrants, and children of immigrants who struggle with their identities and family dynamics.  Kira works with adults and couples struggling with anxiety, self worth, relationship distress and sexual issues. When she isn’t working, she enjoys going for long morning walks with her husband and pup, traveling, trying new food, learning about psychedelics, and gardening.   

Sources for today’s History Lesson: “Sex therapy: brief historic and current perspectives” by Barbara Braga de Lucena and Carmita Helena Najjar Abdo; wikipedia.org

Resources: “The Bob’s Burger Burger Book: Real Recipes for Joke Burgers” by Loren Bouchard

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