About Me

I am a licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist and certified sexuality therapist with over thirty-five years of experience, specializing in areas such as male and female sexual health, ob/gyn related issues, e.g. infertility, pregnancy/newborn loss, PMS, PMDD, and menopause. In addition, I work with LGBTQ+ clients, adult survivors of childhood and adult sexual abuse and cancer patients including previvors, survivors, and caregivers. Interwoven throughout are emotional factors such as grief, depression, anxiety and PTSD.

I see LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, as well as heterosexual clients, and work with blended families.

I previously led an infertility couples' support group, a women’s therapy group, and a mixed gender therapy group. I am not currently working with groups.

First and foremost, since safety is of the utmost importance, it is essential that an accepting, non-judgmental environment be established and maintained for this work to take place. I've worked with people in the LGBTQ+ community around issues such as coming out, complexities with families and self-acceptance. For any and all sexual orientations/identities, discovery/awareness of sexual preferences, possible fluidity, kink, BDSM, being non-binary, etc., are just some of the outcomes of questioning, finding answers and ultimately accepting one's sexual self. As we increasingly understand the vast arena of sexual desires and preferences, we must think in increasingly broad terms. Put less formally, it's important to know and be comfortable with "how we roll". One size does not fit all!

MY CREDENTIALS:

I am a licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist and am certified by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) as a sexuality therapist. I am a member of AASECT, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and Relational Therapists of Dallas. I hold a diplomate in clinical social work through the National Association of Social Work (NASW), and have been trained and certified in clinical hypnosis, family mediation and collaborative law. Prior to obtaining my license as a marriage and family therapist, I attended and received certification for two years of post-graduate training in marriage and family therapy at Southwest Family Institute in Dallas, Texas.

I have lectured to both mental health professionals and the general public on a wide variety of mental health topics, as well as held workshops for and given in-service training to mental health professionals. I hosted a radio talk show, Family Values, which included guest interviews and call-in questions from listeners. I bring a great deal of experience from a variety of different sources to my work.

I am the author of the book, Loving Courageously: First Me, Then You, Now Us.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)

American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)

Relational Therapists of Dallas

Contact

Barbara Gold, LCSW, LMFT, CST

Office:

14902 Preston Rd.

Suite 404-182

Dallas, TX 75254

Email: bgoldlcsw@gmail.com

Phone: (972) 490-1669