ABOUT Dr. Chris

 

Dr. Chris Donaghue, PhD, LCSW, CST, ACS

Dr. Chris Donaghue is a therapist, lecturer, and an educator. Dr Donaghue is the Director of Clinical Education for The Sexual Health Alliance (SHA), the host of the nightly live stream show “I’m Listening; Stay Connected” on Radio.com, and hosts the relaunched iconic "Loveline" nightly radio show.  He is the author of the books "Rebel Love" and “Sex Outside the Lines: Authentic Sexuality in a Sexually Dysfunctional Culture” and has contributed chapters for the books “The Sex Issue” by the editors of Goop, and “The Mindful Masculinity Workbook”.

Dr Donaghue is the former co-host of the “Amber Rose Show with Dr Chris” podcast, frequent co-host on “The Doctors” tv show, and was a weekly expert on “The Amber Rose Show” on VH1.  He also previously hosted WE tv’s “Sex Box” and Logo tv’s “Bad Sex”. He has been featured on The Today Show, VICE, CNN, HLN, OWN, Nightline, Dr Drew and in Newsweek, New York Times, Daily Beast, Men’s Health, Cosmo, and National Geographic and has been published in various journals and magazines.

Dr. Donaghue has lectured at prestigious Universities including USC, UCLA, and Princeton as well as being the keynote at various professional conferences such as Chicago Ideas Week, American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT), and The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS).

Dr. Chris Donaghue is a Doctor of Clinical Sexology and Human Sexuality, Doctoral trained in Clinical Psychology, Licensed Clinical Therapist, a Certified Sex Therapist and a Certified Sexologist.

Dr. Donaghue practices general psychology, and specializes in individual and couple’s sex, relational, and marital therapy.  His areas of focus include sexual and relational trauma work, sexual compulsivity, sexual dysfunctions, body image issues, body dysmorphia, body positivity, gender, and non-traditional sexuality, identities, and relationships.  His work is also with diverse individuals, including all gender expressions, sexual orientations, and Kink/BDSM/Poly issues.  His office is located in Los Angeles.

Dr. Donaghue is a member of American Association of Sex Counselors, Educators, and Therapists (AASECT), the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), and the American College of Sexologists (ACS).

 
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