M.S. in Clinical Psychology — Illinois Institute of Technology
University of Michigan, Sexual Health Certificate/Sex Therapy, Certificate Date: 2016
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) Certified Sex Therapist & Supervisor
Dr. Jen Rafacz has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology is a generalist first when working with individuals, families, and couples for a wide range of clinical problems and psychosocial stressors. Their approach integrates techniques from multiple schools of therapy — behavioral, narrative, mindfulness, emotionally, cognitive and parts works. They use flexibility to apply appropriate treatment approaches to each individual’s and couple’s specific problem areas, personality styles and social context including race, sexual orientation, gender, religion and ethnicity.
Dr. Rafacz has experience of addressing common challenges in individuals such as relationship distress, depression, anxiety, aging issues and early/ mid adulthood, life transitions such as retirement, job changes or divorce, needing help with stress management and work life balance; wanting to improve one’s health; and personal identity exploration at all stages of life. With couples, Dr. Rafacz has experience addressing common challenges such as affairs/infidelity, couples’ conflict, communication issues, life transitions, aging, and sexual issues.
Their specialty area is sex therapy, and common areas of treatment for couples include addressing: desire concerns, sexual discrepancies, conflict, infidelity, nonmonogamy/polyamory and communication problems around sex. Couples can also work together with Dr. Rafacz to address sexual performance concerns including: difficulties with arousal (including erections), difficulty in achieving orgasm and low pleasure, premature or rapid ejaculation, impaired sexual function due to medical or health problems, sexual pain, sexual compulsivity, menopause transition and the impact of aging on sexuality. When working with individuals, areas of treatment include exploring: gender identity, sexual orientation, relationship issues, any sexual functioning concerns and peri-/post- menopausal transitions in sexuality and identity.
Dr. Rafacz is a PSYPACT-certified clinician, authorized to provide teletherapy in 42 states.
Dr. Rafacz is a member of the Couples Service Line at The Family Institute. They are an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and an ASSECT Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor. They are also a Certified Facilitator of Prepare/Enrich - premarital assessment tool.