• ​Registered Behavior Technician (2022)
  • ​MA (2022) in Special Education -- Applied Behavior Analysis​
  • Supervised Practicum Student under Nicholas Maio-Aether
  • MS (2022) in Applied Behavior Analysis​
  • BA (2020) in Cognitive Science
  • Supervised Practicum Student under Nicholas Maio-Aether
  • Certified Sexuality Counselor (2022)
  • LGBTQIA+ Family Systems Specialist (2021)
  • MAMFT (2021)
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2013)​
  • MSPSY (2011)
  • ​​MAT (2014) [Teaching]
  • EdS (2019) in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2019)​
  • Supervised Clinical Sexologist under Dr. Ricky Siegle, PhD, LMHC, CST.
  • Candidate -- PhD at Modern Sex Therapy Institutes (exp. 2023)

At ​Empowered: A Center for Sexuality, LLC, the mission is to provide the utmost in socially-valid, comprehensive sexuality education and therapy, support, and sexual behavior interventions for individuals with and without disabilities, so all may lead healthy, safe, fulfilling lives, empowered by the knowledge that we are all, as human beings, capable of intimacy alone or with a willing and educated partner.


The services offered primarily fall under 4 categories:

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AASECT | Behavior Analyst Certification Board |Psychology Today| PrideSTL | Metro Trans Umbrella Group | St. Louis Effort for AIDS | Easter Seals Midwest 

  •  ​Continuing Education (BACB Learning CEU Provider)

USEFUL LINKS

  • Groups​
    • POZitive - HIV+ Meetup
    • Sex eD&D - Autistic Learners; Sociosexual Skills​ 

LAUREN MILBURN, MAT, LBA, BCBA

NICHOLAS MAIO-AETHER, MAMFT, MSPSY, LBA, CSC, BCBA

OUR TEAM

  • MA in Education (2017)
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2018)​
  • PEERS Certified Instructor (2020)
  • ​Supervised Sexuality Educator under Dr. Logan Levkoff 
  • Candidate -- Certified Sexuality Educator at Modern Sex Therapy Institutes (exp. 2023) 

DAWN HICKS, MS

​314-310-6534

OUR APPROACH

EMMA RUTH FARBER, MS

RACHEL BENSON, LBA, BCBA

  • Sexual Behavior Analysis as an alternative to traditional Sex Therapy
    • ​Assessment & Ongoing Therapy available
  • Sexual Behavior Analysis for ID or ASD-Related Needs
    • ​Assessment & Consultations only​​

Empowering people through sexual education, support, and human connections, as we all work toward better, more fulfilling lives.