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ABOUT

ME

Passionate About Helping Others

My clients often ask, "Is that normal?" and "Can I change?" We don't always know what we need to transition to the place in life we want to be. I have, perhaps like you, transitioned homes, countries, cultures, careers, identity, relationships, thoughts and behaviours to find a more fulfilling place in life.   Sometimes, transition is easier with a supportive person experienced in helping you find your way.  I support you in finding satisfying, positive, and healthy relationships with yourself and others.  

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Therapeutic Specialisations

  • Compulsive Sexual Behaviours / Sex Addiction

  • Love Addiction, Romance Addiction

  • Sexual Fantasies

  • Psychosexual issues (sexual function, identity, & sexual preferences)

  • Life Transition 

  • Relationships

Education & Qualifications

  • New York University, MA

  • Rutgers University, MS

  • Bank Street College of Education, MEd

  • Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology, Diploma

  • Registered Member MBACP (Accred)

  • Accredited Member of COSRT

  • EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner

  • ATSAC (Qualified Member)

Approach

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I take the view that culture, society, family, biology, and psychology all contribute to our sense of self.  Together, we explore your background, experiences, and relationship style in a safe, confidential environment to help you achieve a more rewarding relationship with yourself and others. Then, we will design a therapeutic process that is unique to your experience and your needs.

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My role is to support you through the issues you are currently facing and help you through the process of adopting new, more satisfying ways of being.  I also provide EMDR therapy to help clients help you move forward through trauma, current distressing situations that seem 'stuck' and/or to address disturbing fears of the future.

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My specialisation in all things sexual began while working as a sexuality educator in New York City, where I also worked for the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS).   I turned my interest in sexuality to the neuroscience of sexual arousal and the function of fantasy while in a research laboratory at Rutgers University.  

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In addition to being an Accredited Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, I am also an Accredited Member of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT). I am a Qualified Member of The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity (ATSAC).  I work with clients and their partners around sexually compulsive behaviours. 

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Therapy Sessions​

Individual counselling sessions: 50 minutes

Relationship/couples counselling sessions:  75 minutes

EMDR sessions:  75 minutes

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Publications

Criminale, C.  (contributing author). All About Sex:  A family resource on sex and sexuality.  1996.  R.F. Moglia and J. Knowles (eds.) New York, NY: Crown Publishing.

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Criminale, C. The Naming of a Phenomenon.  2020. Recovery Plus Journal, January 2020, pp. 24-25.

 

Criminale, C., Moore, A., and Shortridge, J. 1996.  Sexuality resources from around the world.  A SIECUS annotated bibliography of organizations and available materials.  SIECUS Report. 24(3).

 

Patierno, C., Criminale, C., Harris, E., Mayer, R., and Rodriguez, M. 1996. Relearning touch: Healing techniques for couples.  SIECUS report. 24(4):24.

 

Criminale, C. Effects of sleep deprivation in fMRI: A preliminary study. 1998. (Masters thesis - Rutgers University.)

 

Komisaruk, B. R., Mosier, K. R., Criminale, C. C., Liu, W-C., Zaborszky, L., Whipple, B., Nissanov, J., and Kalnin, A. J. 1998.  Functional mapping of human lower brainstem cranial nerve nuclei using fMRI.  NeuroImage. 7(4):S571. (Abstract for presentation)

 

Komisaruk, B. R., Mosier, K. M. Liu, W-C., Criminale, C. C., Zaborszky, L., Whipple, B., Nissanov, J., and Kalnin, A. 2002.  Functional mapping of brainstem and cervical spinal cord nuclei in humans with fMRI.  American Journal of Radiology.  23:609-617.

 

Criminale, C.  Menelly, D. J., Rothberg, S. A., and Komisaruk, B. R. 2000.  Designing an eye: An intuitive modeling approach to learning neuroscience.  Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 30(1): 21.51. (Abstract for presentation)

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