Sandi Kaufman

Sex and Relationship Therapist

In-person on the East End of Long Island · Remotely throughout New York State

It takes courage to entrust a complete stranger with the details of your private life.

When people learn that I’m a sex and relationship therapist their reactions are palpable. Eyes widen. Occasionally, they look a little uncomfortable. Others laugh and tell me that I must have the best job in the world.

I regularly engage in conversations about the most sacred experiences of life… love, relationships, sex, and intimacy.

Everyone’s life is unique to them. Yet in my experience as a sex and relationship therapist, every single client has admitted to feeling nervous at first meeting me.

I do not underestimate what it takes to open up about the most intimate details of one’s life and circumstances.

I know that great love, sex, and intimacy are possible if they are prioritized. When a client opens up about their struggles and desires for healthy relationships and passionate sex, I know that they have opened a gateway to their healing and growth.

My Approach

I believe in the uniqueness of every human being and that there is no one-size-fits-all in therapy. In my work, I consider the person as a whole, taking into consideration their mind, body, and spirit.

Since 2010, I have spent tens of thousands of hours working with all manners of relational issues. I continue to expand my knowledge by following the latest research and training available in the field of sex and relationships. Recently I have found new excitement in supervising sex therapy trainees.

Prior to becoming a sex therapist the focus of treating clients in my work was primarily psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, and somatic. All of this experience informs the course of treatment for my sex and relationship therapy clients.

Working through a supportive and non-judgmental lens, I guide clients to explore their thoughts, desires, emotions, fantasies, and behaviors. This becomes the foundation of the treatment and directly influences its outcomes.

Together we uncover the root causes of the challenges behind love and relationship, and develop personalized strategies for growth and healing.

Credentials &Background

Experience:

Sandi Kaufman, LCSW, CST, is a licensed clinical social worker, sex therapist, supervisor, and psychotherapist in private practice. She is a faculty member at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in the Sex Therapy division where she supervises and educates sex therapists in training.

Prior to opening her private practice Sandi treated a wide range of mental health disorders through her work at a hospital inpatient-treatment facility for HIV and substance abuse in Manhattan, a partial hospital day-treatment program for severe mental illness in Jersey City, a foster care agency in Brooklyn, and a community mental health clinic in the East Village of NYC.

Education:

Master of Social Work, Silver School of Social Work, New York University
Bachelor of Science, Stern School of Business, New York University

Licensure, Certifications & Special Trainings:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, New York State, #083061

Certified Sex Therapist, CST, American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
Certified Sex Therapist, CST, The Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy, New York City
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist, The Ketamine Institute
William Alanson White Institute, Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program
Leadership graduate, Landmark Education
Core Energetics, Institute of Core Energetics
The Couples Institute
Yoga Teacher, 200 hr
Nonviolent Communication
Level 2 Reiki