Michael Ra Bouchard, M.A., Ph.D.
Doctor of Human Sexuality
Board Certified Clinical Sexologist & Marriage Therapist
Dr. Michael Ra Bouchard is the founder and director of the Aloha Sexual
Health and Happiness
Center located on
Maui
and The Big Island of Hawaii. He is a board certified psychologist and
sexologist, Diplomate of the American Board of Sexology, member of the
American
College
of Sexology, member of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality, and member of the American Counseling Association. As a sex
educator, researcher and therapist in
New Orleans,
San Francisco and Manhattan from 1981-1994,
he has helped thousands of people to overcome their sexual, marital and relationship challenges. Returning to his early childhood home of
Hawaii in
1994, Dr. Bouchard founded the Aloha Sexual Health and
Happiness
Center.
He continues to treat clients locally,
nationally, and internationally in his private practice through
in-office visits and telephone distance sessions.
Dr. Bouchard is also available
for worldwide travel to clients seeking intensive face-to-face treatment
within the privacy and comfort of their home. Please call for details.
Holding a Masters Degree in Clinical Counseling Psychology from the
University of New Hampshire and a Ph.D. from the Institute for
Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, Dr. Bouchard
brings over 25 years of training, experience and heart to his
healing work. In addition, Dr. Bouchard is Faculty with the
Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, as well as Graduate
School Professor of Counseling for the University of Phoenix, Hawaii
Campus. Dr. Bouchard is also an Honorably Discharged 1970's era
United States Marine Corps veteran.
Site Index
1.
FAQ’s about Sexology
2.
Know Your Therapist
3.
Dr.
Michael’s Specialties
4. FAQ’s about
Telephone Consultations
5.
FAQ's about Online
Consultations
6.
Dr. Michael’s
Archive Free Articles
7.
Testimonials
from Clients
8.
Dr.
Michael’s 60 Second Video Introduction
9.
Our Philosophy
10.
Basic Sexual Rights
11.
Notice & Disclaimer /
Cancellation Policy
12.
Copyright Notice
13. Contact Dr.
Michael
14.
Excerpts from Dr. Michael's Two New Books
15.
Make a Payment and Book a Session Now with Dr. Michael
FAQ’s about Sexology
What is a sexologist?
A
sexologist is a sexual scientist with specialized training and advanced
degrees in human sexuality. As sex researchers and educators, Dr.
Michael and other research sexologists are recorders and reporters of
the facts--what people do, think and feel sexually--and not judges of
the behavior they describe. As a trained counselor, Dr. Michael offers
therapeutically healthy and balanced perspective on all matters of
sexuality and intimacy. With his dual specialization of sexology and counseling Dr.
Michael is particularly well-equipped to bridge the realms of sexual and
emotional intimacy.
Dr.
Michael encourages each client to best make his or her own informed
choices according to his or her own personal value system. As a clinical
sexologist, he is specifically trained to assist clients in achieving
optimum levels of sexual health and happiness, along with increased
capacity for intimacy. Dr. Michael helps clients within a professional,
non-judgmental, sensitive, sex and pleasure positive manner so that they
experience more of what they want and less of what they don't in every
realm of life.
Why seek counseling from a sexologist?
Sexology is a specialized area of therapy that explores the mental,
emotional, physical, and situational causes and remedies of sexual
concerns and difficulties. Dr. Michael assists clients in finding
understanding and solutions through a holistic and integrated approach
to living and loving, since after all, nothing exists in a vacuum.
With over twenty-eight years experience, Dr.
Michael is also an accomplished and seasoned relationship and marriage
counselor skilled at increasing "conjugal bliss" within the context of a
fulfilling coupled relationship.
Dr. Michael began his career
in sexology as a pioneer safer sex educator in the early 1980's,
beginning in the New Orleans French Quarter and next at the
University of
New Hampshire,
where he established, designed and delivered the first "peer to peer"
safer sex educational programs on that campus. Since that time he has
become a world class clinical sexologist with nearly thirty years
professional experience. Dr. Michael is also a board certified clinical
psychologist and marriage therapist specializing in individual and
couple’s therapy for all sexual, marital, and relationship concerns.
He is a practicing clinician, sex researcher, graduate school professor
of human sexuality and counseling psychology, author and expert in both
the fields of sexology and relationship counseling. His therapeutic
focus is always results-oriented and applicable to everyday living in
the here and now. Dr. Michael utilizes only the most effective and
proven client-centered and cognitive-behavioral approaches to counseling
and psychotherapy, while embracing the philosophy of teaching clients
how to empower themselves.
Dr. Michael respects and works with
each client’s individual
values and does not discriminate against anyone. He is committed
to providing excellence in every client session, whether meeting
face-to-face, via telephone or online.
Click here to watch Dr. Michael’s 60 second video introduction
Know Your Therapist
As a board certified clinical counseling psychologist
and clinical sexologist in private practice for nearly thirty
years, Dr. Michael Ra Bouchard has often heard about clients
difficulties in finding a trained, qualified and skillful counselor to
help deal with their private and extremely sensitive sexual problems and
concerns. With all the sex and relationship talk in today’s society, one
would expect that a trained and professionally qualified “sexdoc”
would be about as common as your local corner convenience store. Yet
surprisingly, there are at most only a couple of thousand professionally
trained and certified sexologists in the entire world.
And even fewer in number are the small minority of us specializing in
counseling with an advanced counseling psychology degree, in addition to
our sexological training. Apparently, we counselor-sexologists are
spread rather sparsely around the planet.
Nothing replaces a face-to-face visit with your doctor. While it would
be ideal to meet together in Dr. Michael's office, for anyone outside of
Hawai'i, this might prove expensive and impractical. By all means, if
you're local or planning on visiting Hawai'i, call to make an office
appointment. For everyone else, be assured Dr.
Michael’s work both by telephone and online reflects every bit as much
of the same care, concern and effectiveness as face-to-face
consultations. When it comes to such important matters as your personal
sexuality and intimate relationships, it’s essential to know that you’re
working with an accomplished and skilled clinician you can trust.
Whether you seek therapy individually or as a couple, Dr. Michael will
assist you in a safe, relaxed and open environment where you can depend
on receiving competent, confidential care and most importantly, informed
and effective results-oriented treatment.
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