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Lori Hollander, MSW, MBA                                
Licensed Couples and Sex Therapist in Ann Arbor, Michigan
with expertise in resolving Intimacy, Sex, and Relationship problems
   
My mission
To help you get the emotional and sexual intimacy that you truly want from your relationship so that you feel more deeply connected to your partner and more alive yourself

My objectives
To help you get the kind of intimacy you truly want and enjoy in your relationship so that you will feel more...
  •  deeply connected to your partner
  •  desire for/enjoyment of sexual intimacy
  •  loving and loved by your partner

...so that you both feel more in love than you do now and more than ever before

      
How?
I will get you the tools you need to:
  • Feel more alive and connected during intimacy

 

  • Honor yourself, your needs, and your relationship with action and communication skills that work

 

  • Get the kind of intimacy you want and fully enjoy with the help of a structured program designed for you

 

  • Feel closer to your partner, more loved, and more loving


Media Publications
Interviewed for expert sex therapist advice for the following magazines:   
  • Cosmopolitan, July 2008                                     
  • Cosmopolitan, April 2008   
  • Mind, Body, and Soul, Dec/Jan 2007
  • NY Daily News, October 2007
     

Past Clinical Experience

    Staff Clinical Sex Therapist: University of Michigan Hospital, Sexual Health Counseling Services. 
   Provided successful clinical treatment for women, men, and couples with complaints of low  
   sexual desire, sexual functioning difficulties, pain during intercourse, relationship issues, trauma,
   sexual abuse, and low emotional and physical intimacy.

Clinical Training (both in Sex Therapy and Couples Therapy)
   Sex Therapist Clinical training
    Couples and Sex Therapist Internship: University of Michigan Hospital, Sexual Health.
   Conducted therapy resolving relationship and/or sexual problems for couples, women, and men.

    Vulvodynia Sex Therapist Internship: Trained under internationally renown physician, Dr. Hope
   Haefner, at the University of Michigan Hospital. Helped women who have burning or pain from
   vaginitis, vaginismus, and vulvodynia to improve emotional and sexual intimacy.
  
  Coulples Therapist Clinical Training
    IMAGO Couples Therapy Training: Trained at the Washington DC Training Institute for Couples
   Therapy under Dr. Jette Simon, internationally recognized expert in IMAGO relationship therapy, a
   proven model that teaches couples to communicate effectively, to fight less and connect more.   
 

Education
   University of Michigan School of Social Work, MSW
   University of Michigan Business School (Ross), MBA
   Vassar College, Major in Women's Studies, BA

 
Co-authored Research Publications
 
Hollander LE, Freeman EW, Sammel MD, Berlin JA, Grisso JA, Battistini M.
Sleep quality, estradiol levels, and behavioral factors in late reproductive age women. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 98(3):391-7, 2001 Sep.


• Freeman EW, Grisso JA, Berlin J, Sammel M, Garcia-Espana B, Hollander L. Symptom reports from a cohort of African American and white women in the late reproductive years. Menopause. 8(1):33-42, 2001 Jan-Feb.

• Freeman EW, Sammel MD, Grisso JA, Battistini M, Garcia-Espana B, Hollander L. Hot flashes in the late reproductive years: risk factors for African American and Caucasian women. Journal of Women’s Health & Gender-Based Medicine. 10(1):67-76, 2001 Jan-Feb.

• Gracia CR, Sammel M, Liu L, Hollander L, Freeman EW. Decreased libido in women in the late reproductive years. Fertility and Sterility. Volume 78(3): S299: 2002 Sept.

• Battistini M, Freeman EW, Grisso JA, Sammel M, Hollander L, Garcia-Espana B. Pilot study of racial differences and longitudinal changes in inhibin B in the late reproductive years. Fertility & Sterility. 77(1):193-5, 2002 Jan.

• Sammel M, Grisso JA, Freeman EW, Hollander L, Liu L, Liu S, Nelson D, Battistini M. Weight Gain Among Women in the Late Reproductive Years. Family Practice 20(4), 2003.
Poster presentation:
Hollander L, Wade KM, “Impact of Sex Therapy on Medical Treatment of Vulvodynia” 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China, Presented by Dr. Kathy Wade, December 2006.
 
Community Lectures
January 2008
   "Finding the Sexual Desire You Want"
Click here for more lectures by Couples and Sex Therapist, Lori Hollander
 
Professional Memberships
• Member: AASECT (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists)
• Member: NASW (National Association for Social Work)
 
As listed on Psychology Today
 
Office Locations
  • Downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan (across the street from the Maynard parking garage)
  • Pittsfield Township, Michigan (1 mile from Rt 94 and Rt 23 interchange)

Click here for location details

 
Licensure
License: 6801087016 Michigan
 

                                                      Real Intimacy...                                     
                      Feels fulfilling for you   *  Helps your true self to emerge
                                   *  Strengthens your relationship bond  *


Lori Hollander, MSW
Licensed Sex Therapist and Couples Therapist
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Expertise in resolving Relationship, Sex, and Intimacy problems
Individual and Couples Counseling
734.418.3363             |               328 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104           |                         loriholl@umich.edu