Mieke Rivka Sidorsky (nee Windecker) is a licensed psychotherapist, a published author, a Harvard CASE research fellowship recipient, and an experienced lecturer. She is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of MD. She is a professional member of the American Association of S*x Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, the Society for S*x Therapy and Research, the National Association of Social Workers, and Nefesh International. She received her Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration with her Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from Brandeis University. Rivka has been working with women and couples since 2007. She received her training in s*xual dysfunction and s*x therapy from internationally renowned Dr. Laura Berman at the Berman Center in Chicago. She worked at the Center for Intimacy After Cancer Therapy, offering her services to counsel women after surviving breast cancer. She writes a regular advice column. She is also a Member of the Board of Directors for In Shifra's Arms, a non-profit organization providing counseling and referrals for women with unplanned pregnancies. In addition to her private practice, Rivka is a writer, researcher, and public speaker. She speaks on improving intimacy, female function and dysfunction, and on intimacy after cancer at hospitals and local events. Her research and literature is listed below:
PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH
- Alterowitz, B & Alterowitz, R. (2011). The Lovin’ Aint Over for Women with Cancer, Sidorsky, M. R. (Ed.)
- Sidorsky, M. (2008) Secrecy and Surveillance: A Discussion of the Relationship Between Women’s S*xuality and Syrian Family Planning Policy.
- Berman, L. & Windecker, M. A. (2008) The Relationship Between Ge***al Self-Image and Female S*xual Function: A National Survey. Journal of Current S*xual Health Reports: Women’s S*xual Health 5:4, 2008.
- McSweeney, B. G. (2008). Volume of Essays on Culture, Gender, and People-Centered Development, Windecker, M. A.* (Ed.) UNESCO Online Publications.
- Windecker, M. (2006) S*xual Education and Its Impact on S*xuality: Perceptions and Reality Among Urban Moroccan Youth: field research and ethnographic account. Rivka is the only Orthodox Jewish woman specializing in female s*xual dysfunction and intimacy issues in the mid-atlantic region of the United States. She is familiar with the social and cultural guidelines and framework for Jewish families and is able to conduct psychotherapy for this clientele when appropriate. She lives in Silver Spring with her husband, David, and son, Avi.
