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About Annette

About

Annette Gates, LMSW, MEd, CSSE, CGC is a trauma-informed relationship and sexuality expert. She helps people gain life-changing sex and relationship skills traditional therapy only touches.

Learn sex practices specific to YOU as you HEAL. Her gently crafted Love Making Life Program helps clients heal and gain the sex and intimacy life they desire.

Annette is a member of AASECT – The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors & Therapists (AASECT.org) and is gaining her hours to become a CST (certified sex therapist).

As a Licensed Master of Clinical Social Work, Master of Education in Human Sexuality, and Certified Somatic Sex Educator her practice empowers folks towards healing relationships.

This rigorous post-graduate training in sexual functioning concerns accredited by AASECT prepared her well to work with all people having these concerns.

Annette also uses her extensive training and teaching about healing the human energy system in all her work with clients.

Workshops and groups are also a great way to understand your healing path toward your fulfilled self!

In 2009 Annette graduated from Barbara Brennan School of Healing and is currently enrolled in the teacher training program. The school is a global healing institute headed in Florida, USA and Oxford, UK and is dedicated to the evolution of the human spirit with graduates worldwide, more than 5000 students from all over the world.

In 2009 Annette left her 10-year corporate human resources executive career where she created positive change using HeartMath, Landmark Education, life coaching expertise, and diversity, equality and inclusion background.

Following her true life’s calling, in 2009, Annette launched her sex and relationship coaching practice after gaining her Somatic Sex Educator Certification from the The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS) in San Francisco.

Since 2009 Annette has worked with hundreds of clients and practitioners in the San Francisco Bay Area, NYC, Metro Detroit and throughout Northern New Mexico.

Her Love Making Life Program has been developed throughout the past decade of helping clients gain greater sexual potential! It is an honor to share this solution, which has helped many individuals and couples over the years.

Love Making Life!

In 2018 Annette gained her Master’s in Education, Human Sexuality from Widener University and in 2020 her Master’s in Clinical Social Work from New Mexico Highlands University. Her earlier Montana State University undergraduate studies in the 90’s consisted of Gender Studies, Political Science, and International Relations where she was a main organizer of the 1st Take Back the Night March in Bozeman, MT.

It is no surprise in 8th grade Annette was noted as most likely to become a social worker. She remains passionate about community and the greater good, weaving teachings of somatic, spiritual and alternative forms of healing into traditional education and therapy.

In the future you will find her lovingly and gracefully parading within private sessions, workshops, institutions and teaching platforms to affect shifts in our thinking toward more diversity, equality, and inclusion.

Let us all learn how to Love Making Life!

Short List of Education/Certifications:

  • Advanced Studies & Teacher Training – Barbara Brennan School of Healing, Current – 2024
  • Master of Clinical Social Work – NM Highlands University, May 2020
  • Master of Education, Human Sexuality – Widener University, May 2018
  • EMDR Therapist since October 2019
  • Grief and Loss Specialist since September 2019 – Golden Willow Retreat
  • Brennan Healing Science Practitioner since 2009
  • Hands of Light, Light Emerging, Core Light Healing Workshop Leader since 2018
  • Certified Somatic Sex Educator – Advanced Institute on Human Sexuality Studies since 2008
Other credentials:

Ordained Minster, Shamanic Practitioner, Shambala Reiki Master and Trainer, Past Life Regression Hypnotherapist
Prior to 2010 Annette held a successful career as a life coach and human resources executive where she used HeartMath and Landmark Education to affect positive change in the workplace.