“Empathic communication allows couples to gently acknowledge their challenges and triumphs, as they move through the stormy weather that life sometimes presents.”
- Mitra Rashidian, Ph.D., LMFT., CST., ABS.
Transforming sexual wellness
Dr. Mitra Rashidian’s work is rooted in one enduring question: how do human beings find their way back to their true-self?
She is the founder of 21st Century Sexology, an intentionally boutique, founder-led practice and intellectual brand devoted to a deeper understanding of sexuality, intimacy, relationships, culture, and human development.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, Diplomate Sexologist, sexual health researcher, and educator, Dr. Rashidian brings an integrative lens to psychotherapy and sexology. Her work explores how biology, psychology, attachment, relationships, communication, culture, identity, spirituality, and lived experience shape the sexual-self and the human capacity for intimacy and connection.
Rather than viewing sexuality as an isolated behavior or symptom, Dr. Rashidian understands it as a reflection of the whole person. Her approach is individualized, insight-oriented, research-informed, and grounded in compassionate curiosity. She helps clients understand the adaptations, survival strategies, shame, fear, and cultural expectations that may have obscured their true-self over time.
Dr. Rashidian is the developer of the Multi-Dimensional Relational Therapy Model™ (MDRT), an integrative framework for understanding the relational, developmental, cultural, emotional, and biological dimensions of human experience. She is also the developer of the Rashidian Female Sexuality Questionnaire (TRFSQ), a confidential academic research instrument created to advance a more culturally informed understanding of women’s sexual health and sexuality.
Her additional contributions include The Panopticon of Should™ and The Nervous System Reset™.
Through 21st Century Sexology, Dr. Rashidian helps adults and couples move beyond symptom management toward meaningful self-understanding, emotional safety, healthier sexuality, stronger relationships, and authentic connection.
At the heart of her clinical work, research, education, and writing is a simple belief: the true-self is never destroyed, only hidden. Healing begins when people feel safe enough to rediscover who they have always been.
Provider of Service Information
Mitra Rashidian, PH.D., LMFT., CST., ABS. – A Professional Corporation
License No: LMFT84702 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Certified Sex Therapist [American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists - AASECT]
Diplomate Sexologist [The American Board of Sexology]
EIN: 81- 5088455
NPI: 1629464441