Press & Publications
30 years of expertise.
Recognized everywhere.
Alison Leigh has been featured in national media, peer-reviewed publications, and top-tier outlets as one of America's leading experts in sex therapy, somatic psychology, and trauma recovery.
Media Features
Television
The Dr. Oz Show
National Television · Expert Guest
Featured as a leading expert in sex therapy and somatic healing, discussing intimacy, trauma recovery, and the body-mind connection for a national audience.
Print · National
GQ Magazine — "The Best in the Biz"
GQ Magazine · National Feature
Named among the top sex therapists in the country in a national feature on relationship and intimacy experts.
Print · Regional
America's Top Sex Expert
San Francisco Chronicle
Recognized by the San Francisco Chronicle as America's top sex expert, highlighting decades of clinical innovation and client outcomes.
Digital
Men's Health — Expert Commentary
Men's Health Magazine
Quoted and featured as a leading authority on men's sexual health, performance anxiety, and emotional wellbeing.
Awards & Recognition
SF's Top Sex Therapist
Named 15 consecutive years · Yelp · San Francisco
NIH Research Grant
5-year research grant · UCSF · Human Sexuality
People's Choice Award
2012 · 2013 · 2014 · San Francisco
Clinical Research
Research · UCSF
NIH 5-Year Research Study
National Institutes of Health · UCSF
Principal investigator on a 5-year NIH-funded research study examining somatic approaches to trauma recovery and sexual healing — one of the first of its kind in the field.
Clinical Innovation
Founder — SF's First Sex Therapy Center
San Francisco, California
Founded San Francisco's first dedicated Sex Therapy and Couples Counseling Center, establishing a new standard of care for individuals and couples in the Bay Area.