Erica Lemke, MA, CSC Certified Sex and Relationship Coach, Clinical Sexologist
I am a certified sex and relationship coach and clinical sexologist with a career devoted to advancing women’s sexual health, pleasure and relational wellbeing. My professional path has been shaped by a deep curiosity about the ways sexuality intersects with physical health, emotional resilience, identity and empowerment.
Across my work as a private practitioner, educator and provider with Maven Clinic, I have seen how essential it is to meet women and couples with compassion, evidence-based guidance and permission to reclaim their sensual and sexual selves without shame.
My academic foundation includes a Master of arts degree in community counseling with a concentration in marriage and family therapy, which gave me a strong understanding of relational dynamics, human development and systems-level thinking. Seeking to specialize further, I trained with Dr. Patti Britton, founder of Sex Coach University and pioneer of sex coaching. Under her mentorship, I completed training in clinical sexology, coaching methodology and sex education. Her pleasure-centered and client-empowered framework shaped my practice and equipped me with tools to help clients move beyond shame, heal relational patterns, and embrace their full sexual selves.
Through my private practice, Sex Coach SLC, I support women and couples in rediscovering pleasure, sensuality and confidence. I work with midlife women navigating perimenopause and menopause, couples facing desire discrepancies, new parents rebuilding intimacy and individuals healing from sexual shame. My approach combines personalized coaching, guided exercises and experiential learning to help clients dismantle myths, cultivate curiosity and reconnect with their bodies and desires.
In 2024, I joined Maven Clinic, the largest virtual tele health platform for women and families. There, I provide coaching across the fertility spectrum: clients trying to conceive, navigating pregnancy, adjusting to postpartum and transitioning through perimenopause and menopause. My role includes offering intimacy and relationship strategies in collaboration with broader clinical care. This work underscores my belief in interdisciplinary collaboration across medical, psychological and coaching fields.
Beyond individual coaching, I design workshops and resources that make sexuality approachable and empowering. The Sensual Salon, my in-person workshop series, offers midlife women safe spaces to explore sensuality and vitality through education, guided practices and conversation.
I also create client-facing guides on topics such as performance anxiety, postpartum intimacy, pelvic floor health and mindfulness for sexual empowerment.
My passion for women’s sexual health is rooted in professional dedication and personal conviction. I believe sexuality is not optional but a vital force shaping identity, confidence, and connection.
Too often, women are underserved by healthcare systems, silenced around menopause, stigmatized for desire differences or burdened by shame from cultural messages. I am committed to dismantling these barriers through pleasure-affirming, shame-free and inclusive care.
My strengths lie in weaving together education, embodiment and empowerment.
I excel at:
• Translating clinical research into practical strategies
• Creating safe environments for vulnerability and pleasure
• Integrating mindfulness, body-based practices, and nervous system regulation
• Designing innovative workshops and tools that bridge research with lived experience
• Collaborating across disciplines to provide whole-person care
My counseling background offers a relational and systems-oriented lens, while my sexology training grounds my work in evidence-informed practice.
My coaching approach ensures it is forward-focused, accessible and empowering.
Clients and colleagues describe me as approachable, compassionate and inspiring. My style is soft yet bold: nurturing while encouraging growth. Creativity fuels my work, whether developing playful intimacy workbooks or transforming mindfulness into a chocolate-covered strawberry meditation. I believe empowerment is most effective when paired with curiosity and delight.
