Ann Kirlin:  

Bio: Ann (McElhinney) is from Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Has lived in Lafayette, Indiana and now Newport Beach, California. Ann (Annie) M. Kirlin, PsyD- Clinical Psychologist, Adjunct Professor, wife, mother of six, sister, daughter, Grannie Annie. Ann (McElhinney)'s schools include Highlands High School, Purdue University, Trinity School of Graduate Studies, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, University of Michigan. Ann Kirlin, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Newport Beach, California. Her private practice specializes in using light therapy (ETT) for sexual trauma, sexual compulsivity, PTSD, and grief. Dr. Kirlin is a former Adjunct Professor at Argosy University teaching master level aspiring therapists- Trauma Theory, Couples Theory and Relational Counseling with Human Sexuality, as well as Human Sexuality and Sex Therapy at Azusa Pacific University. Her dissertation, "A Treatment Plan for Elimination of Sexual Compulsions Utilizing Attachment Theory and ETT" provided a clinical treatment plan for other therapists working in this field. She frequently speaks to Marriage groups, Mom groups, Divorce Recovery Workshops, and Panels regarding sexuality, as well as conferences in California and Texas. In 2016, Dr. Kirlin completed the year-long certification program at the University of Michigan in Sex Therapy and Sexuality Education. She is also certified in the "Art for Healing” program, from Chapman University. She created and has conducted an eleven-week Grief Workshop since 2006- utilizing color and art mediums t...Expand for more