Jennifer Valli, PhD, is a seasoned psychotherapist, drawing on 27 years of clinical experience in psychiatry. She is a licensed therapist in Tennessee as a general therapist but also nationally certified as a Sex Therapist through AASECT, The American Association of Sexual Educators, Counselors and Therapists, a rigorous certification in sex therapy. A portion of the AASECT training was completed with faculty through Johns Hopkins University in the area of paraphilias/fetishes. She completed a post-graduate program in sex therapy at the University of Michigan. Valli is a Diplomate of The American Board of Sexology.
Dr. Valli is kink knowledgeable and well versed working with those with fetishes, and people who are in consensual non-monogamous, poly or open relationships. In 2015-2019, she was listed as one of the best providers (patient voted) for transgender patients in Memphis through OUT-Memphis.
Dr. Valli is an instructor at the UTHSC teaching Sexual Health to medical and graduate students, residents and faculty. Her research has been focused on communication about sex between medical providers and patients, specifically kink practitioners.
