Speaking

The Future of Intimacy

Talks on AI, sex, relationships, psychotherapy, and human connection — for conferences, clinicians, and general audiences.

Speaking & Broadcasts

Selected Talks & Invited Addresses

Guest on NPR’s 1A hosted by Jenn White. Discussing AI and human sexual interaction. February 12, 2026.
Faculty, Harvard Medical School CME: Testosterone Therapy and Sexual Dysfunction. Orlando, FL. January 2026.
Sex and Intimacy After Prostate Cancer. Invited Address for Winchester Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group. January 2026.
Guest on Doctor Radio, Sirius XM hosted by Dr. Seth Cohen. January, 2026.
Invited Address: Florida Urological Society. Mental Health and AI. Orlando, FL. December 12, 2025.
Faculty, Testosterone Therapy and Men’s Health Congress in Amsterdam, Netherlands. November, 2025.
Invited Address: Sun, Sea and BioTe Conference. Sexual Wellness in a Digital Age. Cancun, Mexico. September, 2025.
Invited Address: Aspen JCC Speaker Series: Sex Tech and The Future of Intimacy. August 2025.
Guest on Doctor Radio, Sirius XM hosted by Dr. Michael Aranoff. July, 2025.
Guest on Doctor Radio, Sirius XM hosted by Dr. Virginia Sadock. July, 2025.
Faculty, Harvard Medical School CME: Testosterone Therapy and Sexual Dysfunction. Orlando, FL. January 2025.
Guest on Doctor Radio, Sirius XM hosted by Dr. Virginia Sadock. December 2024.
Faculty, Testosterone Therapy and Men’s Health Congress in Amsterdam, Netherlands. November 8-9, 2024.
Sex and Intimacy After Prostate Cancer. Invited Address for Winchester Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group. April 2024.
“Sex Therapy for the General Therapist,” 3 hour continuing education workshop for a diverse outpatient therapy group in New York State. February 2024.
Faculty, Harvard Medical School CME: Testosterone Therapy and Sexual Dysfunction. February 2024.
Guest on Doctor Radio, Sirius XM hosted by Dr. Virginia Sadock, December 18th, 2023.
Sex Technology and Intimacy. Global Exchange Conference, Orlando, FL. November 2023.
Faculty, Harvard Medical School CME: Testosterone Therapy and Sexual Dysfunction February 2023.
Sex Tech, Sex Robots and the Future of Intimacy. Maryland Psychological Association, October 2022.
Non-medical Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction. Psychiatry Redefined, October 2022.
Future of Sex. Psychiatry Redefined. September 2022.
Sex and Intimacy After Prostate Cancer. Invited Address for Winchester Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group. December 2021.
Sex Tech, Sex Robots and the Future of Intimacy. Florida Psychological Association, October 2021.
With Geher, G. Sex Robots and the Future of Intimacy. American Psychological Association, August 2021.
Curiosity and Attitudes Toward Sex Robots, Perspectives from Evolutionary Theory and Sex Therapy. Keynote, Love and Sex with Robots International Congress, December 2020.
With Morgentaler, A. Male and Female Sexual Concerns and Dysfunctions. Invited Address for the Update in Internal Medicine conference, December 2020.
Doctor Health Thy Sex Life: Maintaining your intimate relationship as a urologist. Invited Address for North Eastern Section of the American Urology Association, September 2020.
50 Shades of Sex Tech panel discussion. Collision from Home. June 2020.
Sex and Intimacy after Prostate Cancer. Invited Address for the Boston Prostate Cancer Symposium. Cancelled due to COVID. April 2020.
Staying Human After Sex Robots panel discussion. South by Southwest. Cancelled due to COVID. April 2020.
Sex and Intimacy After Prostate Cancer. Invited Address for Winchester Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group. Cancelled due to COVID. March 2020.
Evolution Meets AI in the Bedroom: The Future of Sex. Invited Address for the Evolutionary Studies Seminar Series, SUNY New Paltz. March 2020.
With Morgentaler, A. Male and Female Sexual Concerns and Dysfunctions. Invited Address for Pri-Med Continuing Medical Education, Orlando, FL. February 2020.
With Morgentaler, A. Male and Female Sexual Concerns and Dysfunctions. Invited Address for Pri-Med Continuing Medical Education, Boston, MA. December 2019.
Mental Health in Space: Colonizing Mars and Beyond. Invited Address for the 2019 WebSummit, Lisbon, Portugal. November 2019.
Sex Robots and the Future of Sex. Invited Address for the 2019 WebSummit, Lisbon, Portugal. November 2019.
Invited Address to the Applied Evolutionary Psychology Society. Evolutionary Theory Meets AI in the Bedroom: The Future of Sex. Boston, June 2019.
It’s Safe to Talk Here: Normalizing and Treating Couples Common Sexual Challenges. Harvard Treating Couples Conference, December 2017.
With Morgentaler, A. Male sexual function and dysfunction: A medical, psychological, and relationship perspective. Maryland Psychological Association, October, 2017.
Primal: What our ancestors can teach us about having passionate sex in a long-term relationship. Paleo Fx Conference, April, 2017.
With Saltzman, S. Integrative Sexuality: Talk like a sex therapist and think like a physician. Maryland Psychological Association. June 6, 2015
White Bread Sex Therapy. Sex Therapy Post-Graduate Institute, October, 2014.
Intimacy after Prostate Cancer. Anne Arundel Medical Center, October, 2014.
Sex Therapy for the General Therapist. Silver Spring Jewish Social Service Agency, October, 2014.
Sex Therapy for the General Therapist. Maryland Psychological Association, March, 2014.
Stump the Professors: Panel member responding to assessment and treatment questions from the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH). February, 2014.
Sexual Intimacy for Every Age. Anne Arundel Medical Center. February, 2013.
With Saltzman, S. Integrative Sexuality: Talk like a sex therapist and think like a physician. Maryland Psychological Association. May, 2012.
With Krychman, M. Breast Cancer and Sex. Anne Arundel Medical Center. April, 2012.
My Experience on the FDA Flibanserin Panel. Invited address to the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health. February, 2011.
Sexuality and Prostate Cancer. Anne Arundel Medical Center. February, 2011.
White Bread Sex Therapy. Florida Postgraduate Sex Therapy Training Institute. December, 2010.
With Altman, A. From Zero to Hero: What You Need to Know About Female Sexual Dysfunction. Hialeah Medical Center, Miami Florida. September, 2010.
With Goldstein, A.T. Reclaiming Desire: Four Keys for Finding Your Lost Libido. University of Virginia Festival of the Book. March, 2006.
Invited Address. Reclaiming Desire: four Keys for Finding Your Lost Libido. Missouri Young Professionals, February, 2006.
Chair, Developments in Assessment and Treatment. Presented “Evaluation and Treatment of Low Libido in Women”. American Psychological Association 113th Annual Convention, August 2005.
Sexuality in Women. East Tennessee State University Continuing Medical Education Women’s Health Conference. March, 2005.
With Goldstein, A.T. The Treatment of Female Low Libido Using and Integrated Biopsychosocial Model. Maryland Psychological Association Continuing Education Workshop. October, 2005.
With Goldstein, A.T. The Evaluation and Treatment of Dyspareunia Using an Integrated Biopsychosocial Model. American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists 36th Annual Conference. May, 2004.
Sexuality in Recovery. The Anne Arundel Medical Center Breast Cancer Survivors’ Retreat. November, 2003.
Psychosexual Issues. Anne Arundel community College Physicians Assistant Program. July, 2002.
With Goldstein, A.T. OB-GYN Grand Rounds, Anne Arundel Medical Center. May 2002.

A Clinical Perspective on the Future of Intimacy

For more than 25 years, my work as a clinical psychologist and sex therapist has focused on sexuality, desire, and intimate relationships. Long before AI companions entered the cultural conversation, I was writing and speaking about how technology might reshape human intimacy. Today, I bring together decades of clinical practice, peer-reviewed research on AI and intimacy, and specialized expertise in human sexuality to examine one of the defining questions of the AI era: what happens when technology enters our most intimate relationships?

PhD, Clinical Psychology · AASECT Diplomate in Sex Therapy · Peer-Reviewed Research in AI & Intimacy · Psychology Today columnist, The Future of Intimacy