Dr Janet Brito

Dr Janet Brito

Janet Brito, PhD, PsyD, LCSW, CST-S

Review Board Member
AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist & Supervisor

Expertise

Relationship Sex Therapy and Sexual Behaviors, Gender and Sexually Diverse Populations

Education

Pacifica Graduate Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Columbia University in the City of New York, Loyola University

Highlights

Experience

Dr. Janet Brito is a nationally certified Latinx sex therapist, AASECT supervisor, speaker, and trainer. She is a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Brito is the founder and owner of the Hawaii Center for Sexual Relationship Health, a group practice that specializes in relationship sex therapy, out-of-control sexual behavior, and gender and sexually diverse populations, as well as The Sexual Health School, an online training program for healthcare professionals seeking human sexuality training.

Dr. Brito has been featured on many outlets, including The Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post, Playboy, Healthline, Women’s Health Magazine, Thrive Global, and Bustle. Her dissertation, "A Phenomenological Analysis on Infertility in Mexican Women Living in the United States," was published in the Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/Interamerican Journal of Psychology.

Education

Dr. Brito received her bachelor's degree in social work from Loyola University and her master's degree in social work from Columbia University in the City of New York. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology with an emphasis in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in Human Sexuality from the University of Minnesota.

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