Dr. Gina Senarighi, CCC, CPC, MA, MFT, MS, PhD - Expert

Dr. Gina Senarighi, PhD, CPC, is a relationship coach, educator, speaker, and Penguin Random House author who helps people through the big changes in their relationships, their bodies, and their lives. She specializes in trust, intimacy, shame resilience, non-monogamy and alternative relationships, and the grief and anxiety that come with major transitions. For more than 15 years she has supported hundreds of clients in building relationships with integrity, on their own terms.

Gina’s training spans a PhD in Religious Studies (Pastoral Counseling, with a focus on Eco-Spirituality, 2019), a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Saybrook University (2010), a Master of Science in Education with a minor in Human Sexuality from Indiana University (2004), and a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Wisconsin (2002). She is a former licensed marriage and family therapist and now works as a certified coach. She was named Portland’s Best Life Coach in 2019 by Portland Business Recognition and has taught at universities including Indiana University, Portland State University, the University of Washington, and Seattle University. Students and clients love her no-nonsense “real talk” style.

Gina believes that better relationship and sex education builds a more compassionate, creative, and fulfilled society. She believes we are entitled to desire, and that we all need meaningful connection to thrive. Clients praise her friendly, non-judgmental approach, and she knows every relationship needs a tune-up from time to time.

An American who has made a home in the Netherlands, Gina knows firsthand what it takes to rebuild a life and a community from scratch. She works with clients across Europe, the US, and beyond, in 1:1 coaching and in groups.

When she’s not coaching or teaching, you can find her cooking community dinners, wandering Dutch bike paths and canals, or traveling with her partner, Rae, and their family.