Yamonte Cooper

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About Yamonte Cooper

Dr. Yamonte Cooper is a nationally recognized trauma and relationship expert with extensive experience in couples therapy, trauma, and sexual health. He serves as the Clinical Director of the West Coast Sex Therapy Center and is a Professor of Counseling and adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology. He is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC AASECT Certified Sex Therapist Supervisor (CST-S), ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Supervisor (EFT), Certified Gottman Therapist, and trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS). His areas of specialization include couples, trauma, sexual dysfunctions, gender & sexual identity, depression, anxiety, borderline personality, and grief. Dr. Cooper is the author of Black Men and Racial Trauma: Impacts, Disparities, and Interventions, co-editor of Black Couples Therapy: Clinical Theory and Practice, and editor of the forthcoming book Black Male Sexuality: Race, Genre, and Class (Cambridge University Press). As a Fulbright scholar, he has worked internationally to exchange best practices in career development.