Alexandra T. Milspaw, PhD, MEd
Specialty
Chronic pain and illness, trauma, and sexual health
Title/Affiliation
Private practice - www.dralexmilspaw.com
Biography
Alexandra T. Milspaw has been practicing counseling and providing educational seminars and trainings since 2007. Dr. Milspaw is a licensed professional counselor in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist. She earned a Master’s and Doctoral degree in Human Sexuality from Widener University and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and Human Services from Lehigh University. She is certified in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Consulting Hypnosis, and the Explain Pain educational program from the Neuro-Orthopeadic Institute of Australia. Dr. Milspaw is a Certified 4-D Wheel Practitioner and currently serves as the Vice-President of the 4-D Network (www.4-dnetwork.com). The 4-D Wheel is a four-dimensional approach to understanding, exploring, and discovering all aspects of our human experience. The 4-D Wheel is specifically helpful when addressing not only the effect of chronic pain and trauma on our lives, but also highlights the need for a comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment approach.
Dr. Milspaw has been in private practice since 2009, serving both individuals and relationships navigating trauma, chronic pain, and sexual dysfunction. She also serves as a Board Member and the Chair of the Clinical Foundations Training Course for the International Pelvic Pain Society. She is a co-manager of the Pelvic Messenger Podcast, which provides evidence-based interviews with specialists around the world on chronic pelvic and sexual pain disorders. She also provides annual trainings for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Pennsylvania County Bar Associations on the neurobiology of trauma and stress, how to foster resilience and reduce burnout, and how to support trauma victims in the courtroom.
Dr. Milspaw is passionate about bridging the gap between the psychological and medical worlds. She seeks to utilize evidence-based research to highlight the connection between the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual experiences as a way of empowering clinicians and clients alike to trust the healing potential within everyone. She enjoys reading research about the mind-body connection, paddle boarding on lakes, practicing Iyengar yoga and mindfulness, and playing outside with her child and dogs.
Specialty Interest
the mind-body connection and the mind-soul connection; the effect of stress and trauma on the brain, and how to restore the brain’s hardware to return to optimal brain functioning.
Specials skills
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Emotional Freedom Techniques, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Hypnosis, pain science education, inspiring others!
Certifications
- AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist
- Certified in the 4-D Wheel Approach by Gina Ogden
- Certified in the “Explain Pain” patient education program from the Neuro-Orthopedic Institute of Australia.
- Board-Certified Hypnotist
- Certified in Emotional Freedom Techniques and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Education
Dr. Milspaw earned a Master’s and Doctoral degree in Human Sexuality from Widener University and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and Human Services from Lehigh University. Her Bachelors degree from Lehigh University is in Sociology and Anthropology with a minor in Women’s Studies.
Mentorship/coaching strengths
I am unconditionally compassionate and strength-based.
I believe that if you can dream it, you can do it!
