For providers

I’m Joseph Maron, MS, LPC, a sex therapist seeing Pennsylvania adults by telehealth. Your care continues; I work alongside you on the part that’s about sex. With your patient’s permission, I coordinate with you so both plans support each other.

Referral pages and handouts by field

• Pelvic floor physical therapists · provider sheet · patient handout
• OB-GYN · provider sheet · patient handout
• Urology · provider sheet · patient handout
• Mental health · provider sheet · patient handout
• Rehab and chronic pain · provider sheet · patient handout
• Primary care · provider sheet · patient handout
• Couples therapists · provider sheet · patient handout

Provider hub · All handouts, with previews

Professional organizations

• AASECT — American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. Its referral directory lists sex therapists by state.
• SSTAR — Society for Sex Therapy and Research.
• ISSWSH — International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health.
• Sexual Medicine Society of North America — Clinical society; patient education at SexHealthMatters.
• WPATH Standards of Care, version 8 — The standards I follow for gender-affirming care letters.
• GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality — Clinical guidance and a provider directory.
• National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center — Free training and publications from the Fenway Institute.
• Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy — Locator for pelvic floor physical therapists.
• International Pelvic Pain Society — Multidisciplinary society; provider directory.

Directories for finding other providers

I provide individual therapy for adults 18 and older who are located in Pennsylvania. These directories can help you find providers for other services or locations.

• International OCD Foundation: Find help — For OCD with sexual obsessions, which needs OCD-specific treatment.
• Gottman Referral Network — Couples therapists trained in the Gottman Method.
• AASECT referral directory — Sex therapists outside Pennsylvania.
• Psychology Today — Filter by state, specialty, and modality, including EMDR.

Crisis and basic-needs lines to share

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — Call or text 988, any time.
• Trans Lifeline — Peer support by and for trans people, 877-565-8860. Also takes calls from family and friends.
• PA 211 — Pennsylvania’s line for food, housing, utilities, and other local help. Dial 211.
• SAMHSA National Helpline — Free, confidential referral line for mental health and substance use, 1-800-662-4357.

You may also want to read

• For referring providers
• Handouts
• Resources for clients and patients