Press & media
As featured in TODAY, Women’s Health and the Daily Mail
Dr. Shawntres Parks, PhD, LMFT, CST, IRT, is an AASECT-certified sex therapist and relationship expert. Journalists turn to her for clear, research-grounded insight on desire, intimacy, betrayal and the hidden strain on high-achieving couples.
Media inquiries: hello@shawntresparks.com
Features
In the news
Women’s Health
How to tell if you’re in a one-sided relationship, and how to fix it
Women’s Health
What is enmeshment? Therapists explain examples, causes and how to overcome it
Women’s Health
How to handle the five stages of a relationship, according to therapists
Yahoo Lifestyle
If you’re burnt out from your relationship, it might be one-sided
Podcasts
Listen and watch
Research & presentations
Scholarship
Parks, S. A. (2020). The night gives a horizon: An intrinsic case study of the lived posttraumatic growth experience for three Black women sexual abuse victim/survivors [Doctoral dissertation, Sofia University]. ProQuest
Shamoon, Z., & Parks, S. A. (2023, March 9–11). DV survivorship: Locating community and coping in secret [Conference presentation]. Muslim Mental Health Conference, Lansing, MI.
Parks, S. A., Robinson-Ellis, J., Wilson, D. M., Samuels, D., Francis, L., & Johnson, A. (2024). Graduate students’ experiences of code-switching and the impact on clinical identity development [Presentation]. Antioch University Seattle, Seattle, WA.
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About Dr. Shawntres Parks
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Dr. Shawntres Parks, PhD, LMFT, CST, IRT, is an AASECT-certified sex therapist and relationship expert who helps high-achieving couples rebuild desire, trust and connection.
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Dr. Shawntres Parks, PhD, LMFT, CST, IRT, is an AASECT-certified sex therapist, a certified Imago Relationship Therapist and a licensed marriage and family therapist in California. She helps high-achieving couples who are successful in life but struggling in love rebuild desire, trust and connection. Dr. Parks holds a PhD from Sofia University and has been featured in TODAY, Women’s Health and the Daily Mail.
Photos and interview requests: hello@shawntresparks.com
Speaking & teaching
Keynotes, workshops and graduate teaching
Dr. Parks has taught graduate courses in couple and sex therapy and in advanced research and program evaluation at Antioch University Seattle. She presents at professional conferences and is available for keynotes, workshops, trainings and guest lectures.
Universities
Guest lectures and courses on couple and sex therapy, research and clinical identity.
Clinical teams
Trainings on desire, intimacy, betrayal and repair for therapists and counselors.
Organizations
Talks on high-achieving couples, people-pleasing and feeling known in love.
Speaking and teaching inquiries: hello@shawntresparks.com
For journalists and producers
Topics Dr. Shawntres speaks on
Desire & intimacy
Sexless marriages, desire differences, and rebuilding intimacy after it fades.
Betrayal & repair
Infidelity, secret porn use, and whether and how couples rebuild trust.
High-achieving couples
People-pleasing, carrying the load, and feeling known in love, not just admired.
Ready to work together?
For media requests, email hello@shawntresparks.com. For therapy or coaching, start with a clarity call.