Erika Pluhar, PhD, EdS
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
About Dr. Pluhar
Dr. Erika Pluhar is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor. She is certified as a Sex Therapist and Sexuality Educator by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. In addition to private practice in couple and sex therapy, she has researched and taught in the field of human sexuality for over 10 years.
Dr. Pluhar received a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality from the University of Pennsylvania and earned M.S. and Ed.S. degrees in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University. As an undergraduate at Cornell University, she focused her B.A. studies on human sexuality and religion.
Dr. Pluhar completed a 3-year, post-graduate residency in Marriage and Family Therapy at The Link Counseling Center in Atlanta, Georgia and did sex therapy training and supervision with Drs. Bill and Lynda Talmadge. She teaches graduate-level human sexuality courses to public health and counseling students at Emory University and Argosy University/ Atlanta.
Prior to practicing therapy, Dr. Pluhar directed a 5-year, federally-funded, community-based HIV prevention study in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. She is an author of several books, including Sexual Etiquette 101 and More, as well as a number of book chapters and articles in academic journals. Dr. Pluhar lectures widely to professional audiences and also has been quoted in popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Tango.
Dr. Pluhar is an active member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research. She recently served a 3-year term on the National Advisory Council on Sexual Health, convened by former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher at the Center of Excellence for Sexual Health, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Pluhar received a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality from the University of Pennsylvania and earned M.S. and Ed.S. degrees in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University. As an undergraduate at Cornell University, she focused her B.A. studies on human sexuality and religion.
Dr. Pluhar completed a 3-year, post-graduate residency in Marriage and Family Therapy at The Link Counseling Center in Atlanta, Georgia and did sex therapy training and supervision with Drs. Bill and Lynda Talmadge. She teaches graduate-level human sexuality courses to public health and counseling students at Emory University and Argosy University/ Atlanta.
Prior to practicing therapy, Dr. Pluhar directed a 5-year, federally-funded, community-based HIV prevention study in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. She is an author of several books, including Sexual Etiquette 101 and More, as well as a number of book chapters and articles in academic journals. Dr. Pluhar lectures widely to professional audiences and also has been quoted in popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Tango.
Dr. Pluhar is an active member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research. She recently served a 3-year term on the National Advisory Council on Sexual Health, convened by former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher at the Center of Excellence for Sexual Health, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.
To make an appointment, contact Dr. Erika Pluhar at (404) 869-0040.
