Hi, I’m Dr. Karen Gless, PhD, MFT, RN, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Hypnotherapist. I have a private psychotherapy practice in San Diego, California. For over 14 years I have been specializing in sex therapy for individuals and couples. In order to help my clients I developed the Pure Pleasure Series of self-hypnosis CDs for a great sex life.

My focus is to help couples and individuals overcome their sexual problems and have satisfying, rewarding relationships. My training as a nurse helps me understand the physical and medical side of sexual problems. It is my goal to help couples enjoy all areas of their relationship.

Read Dr. Gless’ article on Treatment of Low Sexual Desire

My specialized training in human sexuality and counseling has prepared me to work with a variety of sexual problems such as, impotence, premature ejaculation, inability to have orgasms, lack of sexual desire, and others. In my counseling practice I help my clients deal with problems that arise in their relationships and in their sex lives.

Education:
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC21423), an author and a Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience in the field of medicine. I use brief therapy whenever possible.

University for Humanistic Studies, Ph.D. in Psychology with an Emphasis in Health Sciences. University for Humanistic Studies, M.A. in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling. Arizona State University, B.S. in Nursing.

Location
3660 Clairemont Dr. Suite 9
San Diego, CA 92117
Neighborhood: Clairemont
58-273-2980 (voice)

Online Address
www.sextherapydoctor.com/
karen@sextherapydoctor.com

Services Offered
Individual Therapy,
Couples Therapy,
Consulting

License Information
CA MFC21423
Practicing Since: 1985

Languages
English

Age Specialty
Adults Verified

Specialties:
Attachment, Behavioral, Brief/Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral, Cognitive, Communications, Developmental/Depth, Eclectic (Many Therapies), Family Systems, Gestalt, Humanistic/Existential, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Object Relations, Other, e.g. NLP, EMDR, etc., Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Psychology, Self Psychology, Systems, Transactional Analysis/Redecision, Transpersonal Psychology

Insurance:
I am an approved provider of mental health services on many insurance HMOs (Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, PacifiCare, TriCare/TriWest, United Behavioral Health, U.S. Behavioral Health) and I accept PPO options for all insurance plans. If you have insurance questions, give my office a call. A sliding fee scale is also available.

Theoretical Orientation:
Attachment, Behavioral, Brief/Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral, Cognitive, Communications, Developmental/Depth, Eclectic (Many Therapies), Family Systems, Gestalt, Humanistic/Existential, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Object Relations, Other, e.g. NLP, EMDR, etc., Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Psychology, Self Psychology, Systems, Transactional Analysis/Redecision, Transpersonal Psychology

Memberships:
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, San Diego Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Past-president)