Montreal's Certified Sexuality Educator

Stephanie Mitelman, M.A.,CCFE, CSE
Certified Sexuality Educator

Stephanie Mitelman is the only certified sexuality educator in Montreal, and a family life educator. She is a National trainer on issues of sexual health; training teachers, nurses and front line workers across the country. Her work focuses primarily on prevention of pregnancy and STI/ HIV transmission with youth.

Stephanie is an Instructor at McGill University in the Department of Educational Counselling and Psychology, as well as at Concordia University in Applied Human Sciences.

Stephanie has made contributions in establishing programs of sexual health in high risk Aboriginal communities of Canada, where she has integrated knowledge and practice for several weeks a year in dozens of communities. As a sexuality education specialist, she also works with individuals and couples with special needs, with a focus on autism spectrum disorders.

She is a founding member of the Executive Board for The Sexual Health Network of Quebec (re-launched from the Planned Parenthood Chapter of Montreal in 2005), and a past member of the AASECT committee for certification in sexuality education. She is also the past President of the Association of Family Life Educators of Quebec.

She is a regular expert voice in the National media on issues of sexuality, teens and health. She is a consultant for Canadian Living magazine, and Teen Flare. She has made appearances on the television shows Sex Files on the Discovery Channel, Sexual Secrets on the Life Network and Let’s Talk Sex on MENTV, and has been featured on FoxNews.

Stephanie is also the founder of Sexpressions.com, which is the only online marketplace for all sex educational resources. Sexpressions.com develops and provides materials for teachers, nurses, front line workers, therapists, parents, adults and individuals with special needs on all issues of relationships and sexual health.

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• "Stephanie really has a knack to make people feel comfortable and feel that their ideas and opinions are important"
• "Stephanie was thoroughly invigorating throughout the course with her delivery. She is tireless! Great teacher!"
• "Stephanie knows how to be "tactful" in discussing "touchy" subjects"
• "Stephanie is right in her element. She is a phenomenal Instructor and makes a class that discusses very uncomfortable topics a comfortable environment"
• "Her confidence makes talking about the subject much easier"