Mieke Rivka Sidorsky, LCSW-C, CST, C-PST uses her compassionate nature and warm personality to improve the quality of life for her clients. Clients often describe Rivka as warm, positive, and hard-working. She believes in her clients and helps them gain the strength to believe in themselves too.
Rivka is an
AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist Supervisor, an IAPST Certified Psychosexual Therapist, an IAPST Certified Psychosexual Supervisor, a licensed clinical social worker, a Social Work Board Certified Supervisor, a Faculty Lecturer, a published author, a Harvard University research fellowship recipient, and an experienced lecturer. She is a professional member of the
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists,
the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, the International Society for Sexual Medicine, and the International Association of Psychosexual Therapists.
She has been working with women and couples since 2007. She was personally mentored and was
trained in sexual dysfunction and sex therapy from internationally renowned
Dr. Laura Berman, Oprah's relationship and sex expert, at the Berman Center in Chicago. After her time at the Berman Center, she completed
seven years of post-graduate training
in female sexual dysfunction. Additionally, she worked at the
Center for Intimacy After Cancer Therapy, offering her services to counsel women after surviving breast cancer. She served for three years as a
Member of the Board of Directors
for
In Shifra's Arms, a non-profit organization providing counseling and referrals for women with unplanned pregnancies.
She received her Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration with her Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from Brandeis University. She has lived in many countries around the world, particularly in Asia and the Middle East and feels confident in her ability to provide culturally-sensitive therapy to those of different religions and cultures.
She lives in Silver Spring with her husband and their five children.
Licensed to practice in Maryland, Virginia, and DC