JEAN PAPPALARDO, MA, LMFT
MENTAL HEALTH & SEX THERAPIST

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I'm a fat, Sicilian/Portuguese queer cis woman. My practice is sex-positive, fat-positive, and weight neutral. I have worked extensively with the Black community, People of Color & LGBTQIA+ community. My specialties include sexuality, systemic racism & oppression, social constructs, gender, internalized fatphobia, and body image. I work through an intersectional, feminist, and social justice lens.
I am proud to be a therapist who allows a person to “come as they are”. My goal is to guide, support, and collaborate with my client’s own path of discovery and growth. I offer a place for those who have been marginalized and oppressed.
I am a licensed marriage & family therapist (LMFT) and a sex therapist. My two master's degrees are in Clinical Psychology and Human Sexuality. I'm a member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), Association of Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH), and the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA). I am obtaining Sexuality Educator Certification through AASECT, supervised by Dr. Bianca Laureano and certification as a Body Trust provider through The Center For Body Trust.