Dr. Blackwell is a psychologist and sex therapist in private practice in Newport Beach, CA, specializing in couples therapy and sexual issues, including sexual trauma. After receiving his Ph.D. from Florida State University in 1974, he worked in a university counseling center and directed two county mental health centers before entering private practice. After studying human sexuality at the Kinsey Institute, he was trained in sex therapy in the Human Sexuality Program at UCLA, staying on as a supervisor and then was Co-Director from 1983 to 1993. While at UCLA, Dr. Blackwell organized several conferences on treating the sexual problems of adults who were molested as children. After the clinic closed in 1993, Dr. Blackwell continued at UCLA as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior until 2018. He has written numerous articles and book reviews, and has presented nationally and internationally on sexuality, psychotherapy and neuroscience. Dr. Blackwell is a Past President and Fellow of the American Academy of Psychotherapists.