LOS ANGELES—According to her many friends and admirers, she’s the friend you always want around. The smart, funny pal who will really tell you like it is. And she’s not afraid to talk to you about anything, especially sex.
Kat Van Kirk, MFT, Ph.D., clinical sexologist and marriage and family therapist, has just launched drkat.com, with a goal of educating and entertaining people with captivating writing and compelling video. Her approachable, cutting-edge information about how to lead a healthy, vibrant life in and out of the bedroom is the key to what keeps the site fresh and informative. Drkat.com also contains a store with highly curated items promoting physical, mental and sexual health.
With more than two decades of counseling experience helping thousands of couples triumph over relationship and sexual health problems, Dr. Kat has come out of the therapist’s office, where she learned to be a keen listener and down-to-earth guide, and into the national spotlight. The site is full of informative articles and videos about embracing a healthy lifestyle. Her aim is ambitious: to help people achieve optimum wellness throughout their lives, not just between the sheets.
“What gives me the greatest satisfaction is to empower people by helping them fully understand, accept, and love their sexual selves," Van Kirk said. "Sex permeates life. To deny your sexual self in any capacity denies you of achieving all that you can be. I love using humor as a way to connect and help break down those barriers people put up. I have a strong academic background and decades of counseling experience, but I find it’s my ability to make people laugh that makes my work so approachable.”
Dr. Kat Van Kirk received her doctorate in Human Sexuality/Clinical Sexology from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco. She is the resident expert for Adam and Eve and is also an associate professor at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco and an adjunct professor at Akamai University in Hilo, Hawaii. She is the author of The Married Sex Solution: A Realistic Guide to Saving Your Sex Life, an e-book available on Amazon.com.
As the resident sex expert for the most reputable and largest online adult products store, Adam and Eve, she has reached tens of thousands with her advice and witty blog. Her iTunes podcast, “Sex Chat with Dr. Kat and Her Gay Boyfriend,” has more than 1 million subscribers.
