I work as a full-time assistant professor at Loyola College (Baltimore, MD). Our department offers master's degrees in clinical and counseling psychology, as well as the Psy.D degree in an APA-accredited clinical psychology program. I have conducted research on attitudes toward bisexual women and men, and I am currently supervising gradaute student research related to bisexuality. I am available to speak on topics related to bisexuality, particularly on biphobia. Also, I welcome graduate students who are interested in conducting bi-related research. My two main bi-related publications are the following:

Mohr, J. J., Israel, T., & Sedlecek, W. E. (2001). Counselors' attitudes regarding bisexuality as predictors of counselors' clinical responses: An analogue study of a female bisexual client. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 48, 212-222.

Mohr, J. J., & Rochlen, A. B. (1999). Measuring attitudes regarding bisexuality in lesbian, gay male, and heterosexual populations. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 46, 353-369.

Workshops and lectures I have given include:

• What Therapists Should Know About Working with Bisexual Clients
  • How is being bisexual different from being gay or lesbian? What are some specific concerns that bisexuals face? How can a counselor take these issues into account so as to be supportive to their bisexual clients?


• When Someone You Know Is Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual
  • It is estimated that one out of every ten people is lesbian, gay, or bisexual. Today more and more gay people are finding it possible to come out to their friends, families and co-workers. Come join an open discussion about perceptions of lesbians, gays and bisexuals in society. We will examine stereotypes, explore homophobia, and talk about what it feels like to be different from others.


• What Psychology Professionals Should Know About Polyamory: The Lifestyles and Mental Health Concerns of Polyamorous Individuals.
  • Polyamory is a lifestyle in which romantic partners agree that they may each have romantic relationships with other people as well. It is distinguished from infidelity by the presence of honest, supportive communication between partners and lovers about the existence of each of these relationships in their lives. This workshop talks about some of the unique concerns that polyamorous people face, and the ways in which a therapist can be supportive of and helpful to their polyamorous clients.


• What Therapists Should Know About Working with Clients Who Are Members of the BDSM Community
  • About 5-10 percent of the US population practices some variety of bdsm play, but most therapists do not have an understanding of what this means in their clients lives, nor how to distinguish between BDSM and abuse. This lecture aims to address some of the common misperceptions about BDSM, and suggest ways in which a therapist can be supportive of and helpful to their BDSM community clients.


• Coming Out Issues Workshop
  • Lesbians, gays and bisexuals are frequently faced with the decision of whether to come out to their friends, families, and co-workers. Coming out can be associated with both benefits and risks. In this workshop, we will talk about how one might make the decision to come out and about ways of coming out to the people in one’s life. We will also talk about community resources that can offer support as these choices are made.


• Bi-Gay Dialogue: Are We Family?
  • There have historically been rifts between the bisexual and gay communities. This workshop will examine the sources of those rifts. We will discuss experiences that these two communities have in common, and what each experiences distinctly. It is hoped that the discussion will foster a sense of support and understanding between the two communities. All are welcome to attend.


• Other workshops / lectures can be custom-created to fit the particular needs of your organization.

(Sliding scale offered for non-profit organizations) I charge $100 per hour of presentation time and $40 per hour of travel time (up to a maximum of 8 hours in a given day), plus travel and lodging expenses as applicable. For instance, a two hour lecture in San Francisco would cost $240: 2 hours of lecture at $100 each, plus a half hour each way from my home in San Mateo county (2x20). A two hour lecture in New York would cost $840 plus travel/lodging expenses: 2 hours of lecture at $100 each, 8 hours of travel time each way (16x40 = $640), plus airfare and overnight lodging accomodations.

I am an openly bisexual psychologist, practicing in San Francisco (Castro neighborhood). I have experience working within the Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Polyamory, Kink/BDSM, HIV+/POZ, and DD communities. My other specialties include relationship work, career counseling, managing depression, anxiety, anger, substance and internet addictions, codependency, and self-acceptance. I am the coordinator of the Bisexuality-Aware Professionals Directory, and the author of What Psychology Professionals Should Know About Polyamory.

I offer a variety of speechs and workshops (see website) and am available for guest teaching and guest lecturing. My self-published doctoral dissertation on contempoary U.S. sacred sexualities is available through my website, which also includes other samples of my writings, including the much-beloved 1991 anthology, Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out, named one of the top 100 queer books of the last century, which I co-edited with Lani Ka-ahumanu.

I also work as a sex coach and sex educator, particularly with women, older people, fat people, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender and intersex people, and those living with disabilities. I work with a wide range of communities including those in intentional spiritual communities or practices, those identifying as polyamorous (loving more than one, openly & honestly) and those with BDSM/leather affinities. My sex coaching services -- patterned after Dodson (www.bettydodson.com) and Kramer (www.erospirit.org) -- help you improve your self-pleasuring capacity and use that capacity to empower your whole life.

I am the founder of the Boston Area Sexuality and Spirituality Network, a staff writer for Spirituality and Sexuality magazine, and author of LIVING WITH VISION: RECLAIMING THE POWER OF THE HEART (Knowledge Systems, 1989) and HEALING THE WAR BETWEEN THE GENDERS (Forthcoming). I have led workshops nationally and internationally and public speak on a wide variety of subjects including gender and identity, gender reconciliation, heart-centered healing and social evolution.

I have practiced heart-centered, body-centered, psychospiritual therapy for nearly two decades in the Boston Area. I founded the Institute for Emotional-Kinesthetic Psychotherapy in 1990. My interests include trauma work, integrating sexuality and spirituality, mentoring the souls journey and creating healing community. I have worked with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people for most all of my years in practice, as well as members of various sexual subcultures.

My Degrees: I hold a Masters Degree in Organization Development from the Sloan School, MIT. I studied Psychobiology at Yale in the late 70s, prior to the availability of body psychotherapy training in any university setting. I have been a pioneer in the field of somatic psychology, helping found the first state professional association in Massachusetts in 1989, helping found the Somatics Community within the Association for Humanistic Psychology while serving on the AHP Board, and through establishing a 3 year apprenticeship training program in Emotional-Kinesthetic Psychotherapy (EKP)--the method I developed and have practiced since 1985. My school certified body-centered psychotherapists who completed the 1000+ hour program.

An experienced psychotherapist (see my listing under "psychotherapists"), I am also a workshop leader and sexuality educator. I give workshops on bisexuality to health professionals, graduate students in the health professions and to the general public.

For more information, please contact me either by telephone or email: sept255@aol.com.

Robin Renée's published works include "Loving w/o Limits, " an essay from That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts, Solomon, Rivka (ed.), Three Rivers Press (2002), and "Merging Candles: From Dualism into All," an essay from Blessed Bi Spirit: Bisexual People of Faith, Kolodny, Debra R. (ed.), Continuum Press (2000). In 1998, she designed and facilitated the creative writing workshop, "Exciting the Writer." Her poetry has been published in journals including New York Quarterly, Out/Look, Transgender Tapestry, and Inciting Desire.

For her own company, Menage a Music, Robin creates press releases, designs promotional materials, and maintains www.robinrenee.com. Her songwriting and performing credits include two full-length CDs, "In Progress (2000)," and "All Six Senses (2002)." She is open to writing-for-hire on all topics; primary interests include sexuality and gender issues, music interviews, articles, and reviews, Eastern spirituality, mysticism, and health/fitness.

Soapbox is a speakers bureau for outspoken experts on topics ranging from foreign policy to multiracial adoption, from independent media to girls power, from the current state of feminism to HIV/AIDS advocacy. We represent progressive activists and writers who can offer a fresh and knowledgeable take on current events and culture. Soapbox represents several prominent feminist speakers who are also bisexual, including Rebecca Walker, Jennifer Baumgardner, and Inga Muscio.

Workshops and lectures I have given include:

• What Therapists Should Know About Working with Bisexual Clients
  • How is being bisexual different from being gay or lesbian? What are some specific concerns that bisexuals face? How can a counselor take these issues into account so as to be supportive to their bisexual clients?


• When Someone You Know Is Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual
  • It is estimated that one out of every ten people is lesbian, gay, or bisexual. Today more and more gay people are finding it possible to come out to their friends, families and co-workers. Come join an open discussion about perceptions of lesbians, gays and bisexuals in society. We will examine stereotypes, explore homophobia, and talk about what it feels like to be different from others.


• What Psychology Professionals Should Know About Polyamory: The Lifestyles and Mental Health Concerns of Polyamorous Individuals.
  • Polyamory is a lifestyle in which romantic partners agree that they may each have romantic relationships with other people as well. It is distinguished from infidelity by the presence of honest, supportive communication between partners and lovers about the existence of each of these relationships in their lives. This workshop talks about some of the unique concerns that polyamorous people face, and the ways in which a therapist can be supportive of and helpful to their polyamorous clients.


• Coming Out Issues Workshop
  • Lesbians, gays and bisexuals are frequently faced with the decision of whether to come out to their friends, families, and co-workers. Coming out can be associated with both benefits and risks. In this workshop, we will talk about how one might make the decision to come out and about ways of coming out to the people in one’s life. We will also talk about community resources that can offer support as these choices are made.


• Bi-Gay Dialogue: Are We Family?
  • There have historically been rifts between the bisexual and gay communities. This workshop will examine the sources of those rifts. We will discuss experiences that these two communities have in common, and what each experiences distinctly. It is hoped that the discussion will foster a sense of support and understanding between the two communities. All are welcome to attend.


• Other workshops / lectures can be custom-created to fit the particular needs of your organization.

(Sliding scale offered for non-profit organizations) I charge $100 per hour of presentation time and $40 per hour of travel time (up to a maximum of 8 hours in a given day), plus travel and lodging expenses as applicable. For instance, a two hour lecture in San Francisco would cost $240: 2 hours of lecture at $100 each, plus a half hour each way from my home in San Mateo county (2x20). A two hour lecture in New York would cost $840 plus travel/lodging expenses: 2 hours of lecture at $100 each, 8 hours of travel time each way (16x40 = $640), plus airfare and overnight lodging accomodations.

I am an openly bisexual psychologist, practicing in San Francisco (Noe Valley neighborhood). I have experience working within the Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Polyamory, Kink/BDSM, HIV+/POZ, and DD communities. My other specialties include relationship work, career counseling, managing depression, anxiety, anger, substance and internet addictions, codependency, and self-acceptance. I am the coordinator of the Bisexuality-Aware Professionals Directory, and the author of What Psychology Professionals Should Know About Polyamory.

I offer a variety of speechs and workshops (see website) and am available for guest teaching and guest lecturing. My self-published doctoral dissertation on contempoary U.S. sacred sexualities is available through my website, which also includes other samples of my writings, including the much-beloved 1991 anthology, Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out, named one of the top 100 queer books of the last century, which I co-edited with Lani Ka-ahumanu.

I also work as a sex coach and sex educator, particularly with women, older people, fat people, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender and intersex people, and those living with disabilities. I work with a wide range of communities including those in intentional spiritual communities or practices, those identifying as polyamorous (loving more than one, openly & honestly) and those with BDSM/leather affinities. My sex coaching services -- patterned after Dodson (www.bettydodson.com) and Kramer (www.erospirit.org) -- help you improve your self-pleasuring capacity and use that capacity to empower your whole life.