Professional Achievements: Book, PUBLICATIONS, Presentations, & Media/News Mentions

This page lists my awards, publications, media & news mentions, and more

I wrote an aWArd-winning Book!

My book, The Better Man: A Guide to Consent, Stronger Relationships, and Hotter Sex, is in print. I’m honored to say that the book won the Benjamin Franklin Independent Book Publishers Association’s silver award in Psychology AND is a finalist for the Foreword INDIES award in Family & Relationships.

Learn more about the book here.

Publications

(alpha by author)

FitzMedrud, E. (2023). The Better Man: A Guide to Consent, Stronger Relationships, and Hotter Sex. Los Angeles, CA: Wonderwell.

Wall, K., Nye, F., & FitzMedrud, E. (2013). Psychospiritual integrative practices. In G. Hartelius & H. Friedman (Eds.) The Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.

Wall, K. Warner, A. & FitzMedrud, E. & Meritt, K.(2015) Self-compassion in psychotherapy: A psycho-spiritual integrative therapy approach. I n T. G. Plante (Ed.), The Psychology of Compassion and Cruelty: Understanding the Emotional, Spiritual, and Religious Influences. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

Presentations

(most recent first)

FitzMedrud, E., & McCracken, M. (2024, April). Clinical Case Session: LGBTQI+ Clients with Problem Sexual Behavior. The Emerging Themes in Behavioral Health Conference, Los Angeles. In person.

FitzMedrud, E., & Randall, A (2017, June). Ethics and multiple relationships when therapists serve their sexual minority communities. Presented at the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

FitzMedrud, E. (2017, February). Polyamory agreements 101: For therapists. Presented at the SAAR International Academic Polyamory Conference, Berkeley, California.

FitzMedrud, E. (2017, February). Polyamory: A quick introduction. Presented at the SAAR International Academic Polyamory Conference, Berkeley, California.

FitzMedrud, E. (2016, March). Keeping your relationship strong while parenting. Presented at Parent’s Nursery School Parent Education Night, Palo Alto, CA.

FitzMedrud, E. (2016, February). Polyamory: A quick introduction. Presented at the SAAR International Academic Polyamory Conference, Berkeley, California.

FitzMedrud, E. (2016, February). Dealing with desire differences and deadlocks: A clinician’s guide. Presented for The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance (TASHRA) training for Mental Health Care Professionals.

FitzMedrud, E. (2015, November). Sex, intimacy, and cancer. In Sharing Knowledge & Inspiring Hope. Presented at Bay Area Cancer Connections Annual Conference & Resource Fair.

FitzMedrud, E., Sauln, C. Langer, K., & Remigio, R. (2012, February). Spiritually oriented psychotherapy in community mental health settings. In Spirituality: Promises and pitfalls. Presented at the Association of Transpersonal Psychology/Institute of Transpersonal Psychology biannual conference.

FitzMedrud, E. (2013, October). A clinical model for sensitivity to spirituality. In Therapeutic Issues of Spiritually Transformative Experiences. Poster presented at American Center for Spiritually Transformative Experiences, 2^nd annual conference.