Qualifications and Areas of Practice
Auburn is a licensed clinical social worker with a PhD in Human Sexuality, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor, and group facilitator. She provides individual, couples, and group therapy for adults navigating sexual, relational, and emotional concerns. She specializes in out-of-control sexual behavior, including concerns related to sex and porn addiction, sexual shame, desire differences, infidelity, performance anxiety, orgasm concerns, sexual pain, ADHD, anxiety, communication difficulties, and challenging relationship patterns.
Her work integrates the Sexual Health Model, mindfulness, somatic techniques, ACT, narrative therapy, harm reduction, EFT, and Gottman-informed methods. This integrated approach helps clients understand their patterns, reduce shame, communicate more honestly, and move toward pleasure, integrity, and connection.
Sexual and relational concerns are often connected to anxiety, trauma, mood, family history, aging, illness, work stress, substance use, identity, attachment patterns, and body image. Her approach is holistic, direct, compassionate, and non-judgmental. Auburn specializes in treating a variety of sexual concerns relationship challenges including:
- Out-of-control sexual behavior, including sex and porn addiction concerns
- Sexuality throughout the lifespan
- Performance anxiety
- Sexual shame
- Infidelity and affairs
- Coming out
- Low or absent desire
- Erectile difficulties
- Body image concerns
- Mismatched desire
- Navigating non-monogamy
- Kink/BDSM
- Single lifestyle concerns
- Orgasm concerns
- Relationship and communication challenges
- Sexual health assessment
- Family of origin and attachment trauma
- Sexual pain and Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder (GPPPD)
Auburn also has years of clinical expertise treating clients across a wide range of mental health concerns, including:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- ADHD and executive functioning challenges
- Trauma and PTSD
- Family of origin relational trauma
- Anger and stress management
- Alcohol and substance use concerns
- Body image concerns
- Couples counseling
- Premarital and commitment counseling
- Dating anxiety and social anxiety
- Breakup recovery
- Cross-cultural and religious relationship dynamics
- Grief, loss, and bereavement
- Life transitions and milestone stressors
- Work stress and job-related challenges
- Gambling concerns
Communities:
- Traditional coupling
- LGBTQIA+
- Religious and/or strict cultural backgrounds
- Vanilla interests
- Kink/BDSM interests
- Polyamory
- Consensual non-monogamy
Academic Background
Auburn R. Meisner received her Doctor of Philosophy in Human Sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality and her Master of Social Work from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. She is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor with more than ten years of clinical practice experience. She is licensed in both New York and Colorado.
Theoretical Orientation
Auburn’s approach to sex therapy is direct, collaborative, practical, and non-shaming. She helps clients identify, understand, and shift the beliefs, emotions, body responses, relationship dynamics, and behavior patterns shaping their experience of sexuality and intimacy. Auburn is affirming of all sexual orientations, gender identities, relationship structures, and consensual sexual expressions.Her work is grounded in the Sexual Health Model and uses an integrated approach of the following therapeutic modalities to help clients reduce shame, increase self-understanding, communicate more honestly, and make changes that align with their values:
- Mindfulness
- Somatic Techniques
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Harm Reduction Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Sexual Health Model
- Gottman Methods
Professional and Community Associations
Auburn is an active member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA). She is also a member of the Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group, where she explores the evolving impact of artificial intelligence on human relationships, intimacy, and clinical practice.
