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Heather Shannon is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist who helps people remove shame and stigma around sexuality while becoming more conscious relationship partners. In private practice since 2011, she’s helped thousands of clients embrace who they are as sexual beings and live a more authentic sex life.

Heather has her Master’s in Counseling from Loyola University Chicago, is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and has a Certificate in Sexual Health from the University of Michigan. Additionally, she is trained as an Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, Shambhala Meditation Guide, and Health Coach. Drawing upon her holistic training, she tailors her work to each individual client and offers an intersectional approach factoring in both demographic and sexual diversity.

Heather serves as a Sex and Relationship “Pro” for Peanut, a social media app that reaches over 2.5M women. Each week, she answers user questions on everything from threesomes to low libidos. Heather has been featured in publications such as The Daily Beast and MindBodyGreen, as well as podcasts like The Horny Housewife and The Multi-Orgasmic Mama. She lives in St. Petersburg, FL.