Reach Your Sexual and Relationship Goals

A leading New York and Connecticut Sex Therapist and Psychoanalyst, Cathy Beaton, MS, NCPsyA, LPC, specializes in helping couples and individuals engage in fulfilling intimate relationships. She provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for male and female sexual disorders of desire, arousal and orgasm that are emotionally and/or medically derived. Her work focuses on compassion and understanding between partners, such that a safe and loving environment is created for ongoing discussion and resolution of sex and relationship  problems. 

Cathy Beaton expertly melds traditional Sex Therapy knowledge with real-time innovative strategies and solutions designed to meet the unique needs of each person and couple. Women and men learn how to overcome negative thinking, avoid emotional conflicts and manage opposing sexual expectations that limit intimate bonding, honest communication and relationship success.

Cathy Beaton studied Human Sexuality with her mentor, Sex Therapy pioneer, Helen Kaplan, M.D., at the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Following her training, Cathy accepted an invitation to join Dr. Kaplan's Sex and Marital Therapy practice in NYC, where she served as associate to HSK for 13 years, working with and empowering thousands of patients from around the world who represented diverse cultures and complex diagnoses.

Today, Cathy Beaton offers more than four decades of unrivaled clinical experience and professional care as an AASECT Certified Diplomate of Sex Therapy; AASECT Supervisor of Sex Therapy; New York State Licensed Psychoanalyst and Connecticut Licensed Professional Counselor. She has a private practice on Manhattan's Upper East Side and in Connecticut. Appointment inquiries, consultations and referrals are welcome.