Joe Kort,Ph.D., LMSW from the University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program,
Teaching Faculty.
About Joe Kort, Ph.D. – The Good Men Project
Joe Kort, Ph.D. | HuffPost
To Joe Kort, there’s the tricky matter of identity versus behavior. Joe Kort, a Michigan-based sex therapist whose next book is about straight-identified men who are married but who also have sex with men, says that “many never tell anyone about their bisexual experiences, for fear of losing relationships or having their reputation hurt. Consequently, they’re an invisible group of men. We know very little about them.” – Dr. Joe Kort
To Joe Kort, “Men like a good quest; unfortunately, these days, there are so few. But romance earns that distinction. Allow us to court you; make us deserve your desire. Dr. Kort makes an additional point: “Emotional intimacy is about closeness, but sustaining sexual desire demands a certain amount of distance.” How do couples strike this tricky balance? By allowing each partner to have what he calls “separate sexuality”: a sexual life that doesn’t include, but doesn’t betray, the other.” – Dr. Joe Kort
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Dr. Joe Kort’s, Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Addiction
Issues
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Asperger’s Syndrome
- Depression
- Divorce
- Grief
- Internet Addiction
- Life Coaching
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Substance Abuse
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Mental Health
- Dissociative Disorders
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- Gay
- Lesbian
Dr. Joe Kort’s, Client Focus
Age
- Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
- Adults
Categories
- Bisexual Clients
- Gay Clients
- Lesbian Clients
- Transgender Clients
Dr. Joe Kort’s, Treatment Approach
Treatment Orientation
- Gay Affirmative Therapy
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Group
Joe Kort, Ph.D. | Psychology Today
Dr. Joe Kort, Sex and Relationship Therapist, as an author Joe Kort, Ph.D., LMSW has been in practice since 1985 specializing in Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) and Out-of-Control Sexual Behaviors (OCSB)
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ABOUT JOE KORT
Psychotherapist, coach and author Joe Kort, Ph.D., MSW, MA founded his practice in 1985. Its specialties include: Gay Affirmative Psychotherapy, emphasizing how being knowledgeable about gay issues informs the therapeutic process, and IMAGO Relationship Therapy, a specific program to help couples and singles learn to improve their communication and relationship skills. It is based on the books Getting The Love You Want and Keeping The Love You Find by Dr. Harville Hendrix. This practice specializes in sex therapy and sexual identity issues, including Out-Of-Control Sexual Behavior; responsible non-monogamy/monogamy; childhood sexual, physical and emotional abuse; mixed-orientation marriages; coming out; and depression and anxiety. The group offers workshops for couples and singles. All services are for people of any sexual orientation.
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Dr. Joe Kort, Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 20+ Years
- School: Wayne State University
- Year Graduated: 1986
- License No. and State: 6801046330 Michigan
Finances
Avg Cost (per session): $180 – $300
Joe Kort’s Groups
I am a nationally certified IMAGO Relationship Workshop Presenter providing workshops for straight, gay/lesbian couples twice yearly. More about this group
Getting The Love You Want: A Couples Workshop
This weekend couples workshop is based on Imago Relationship Therapy, as developed by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and explained in his book, Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples. It is IMAGO Relationship Therapy which believes we are attracted to familiar love and that we recreate childhood problems in our adult relationships. Learn to improve communication skills, learn how to create behavior changes, understand what drives the power struggle in your relationship and learn how to bring back passion. More about this group
Dr. Kort’s practice is mixed,
With straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals and couples.
Dr. Kort graduated from Michigan State University with dual majors in Psychology and Social Work. At Wayne State University, he earned his Master’s in Social Work (MSW), then a Master’s (MA) in Psychology, and has received his Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Clinical Sexology from the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists (AACS).
More about Dr. Kort:
- Teaching Faculty at University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program
- Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist
- Board Certified Sexologist
- Member of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH)
- Member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers
- Member of the National Association of Certified Social Workers
- Certified AASECT Therapist and Member of American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
- Member of EMDRIA Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Basic Training
- IS MY HUSBAND GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BI?: GUIDE FOR WOMEN CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR MENJennifer can’t believe it. Just married and pregnant, she discovers that her husband has been meeting Brad for sex. When confronted, Tom doesn’t deny it, but he insists it’s just “a thing” and he isn’t gay. Elsewhere, John’s wife, Karen, discovers that her husband likes to watch gay porn. John doesn’t understand his wife’s reaction. Why does she care what he watches if he’s not unfaithful? In couple’s therapy, Karen and Jennifer raise the same questions: Does this mean my husband is gay? Visit JoeKort.com for all books by Joe Kort
I was lucky enough, to see his advertisement on a new friend linked in the post and thought how cool, I want to support people knowing about this book. I deeply value the care of others and the support for their flourishing. I value others as fellow beings of dignity. I told Joe Kort, PhD, LMSW (View Joe’s profile) from the University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program, Teaching Faculty.
I Told him, that “I appreciate what you do.” Which he graciously said, That’s so nice thank you. To which, I shared my life message, which I say all the time, for myself, as much as others; for it gives me hope, “We rise by helping each other.”
Here is why my name is: “Damien Marie AtHope”
I legally changed my first before I was an atheist. Then I legally changed my f middle, and last name after I was an atheist.
I chose the first name Damien because it means one who tames, protects or subdues. Also, I have family from Hawaii and there was a priest Father Damien who had originally had the first name jozef translated in English as Joseph but changed it just like me. Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai (1840 – 1889), defied the Catholic church and spent his life caring for the ones people stopped caring for as they were doomed to die, he never stopped seeing them as people of value and I too wish to never stop seeing the value in people or of human life. Although I am not saying he was a saint he still pushed religion and I do realize we should always question believed historic accounts of people like Damien as they can involve biases of Europeans and Americans (religion bias, ethnocentrism, racism, and colonialism and imperialism), as such is “greatness” may be inflated as well as discount the real experiences or roles of the native residents on Molokaʻi. However, Mahatma Gandhi, the important political leader of India, said that Father Damien’s work had inspired his own social campaigns in India and Father Damien Day is celebrated statewide in Hawaii on April 15.
I chose Marie to honor my gender diversity, is that I am mildly intersexed and genderqueer in my mental gender persuasion and I outwardly present as male. This gender difference is not to be confused as in my sexuality I am heterosexual or with my gender actually termed gynosexual meaning I am only sexually into women (cis women) and thus not bisexual or gay. Another reason I chose Marie is my wife’s middle name is Marie so we are even more connected by our middle names.
I chose AtHope to mean “At” “Hope” a state of being I live in and I wish for others. Another reason I chose AtHope is I didn’t want my wife to have to give up her last name just to take my original last name as is traditional as we are not traditional. so instead we came up with AtHope as a last name put together, to honor our shared equal status union.
I think the secret of who I am is I am still becoming who I am, which is the ever thoughtful and caring humanistic me.
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Here is a blog on Utilizing Dignity (Link) is one I am proud of.
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Here is a blog Everyone Loves Ethics (Link) that is another blog I vary proud of. If you read even some of them you will see I really think originally and positive.
And, while I have hundreds of blogs on several topics with my main focus as atheism and its relation to other ideas. I care a lot about kindness and human flourishing as the main goal in my efforts.
Axiological Atheist, which roughly can be understood as a value theory or value science Atheist. Axiological to Atheist is meant to denote an atheistic rejection of the existence of gods or supreme beings in favor of a “higher absolute,” such as humanity, formal axiology, or naturalistic ethical principles. Axiological Atheism can be thought to involve ethical/value theory reasoned and moral argument driven atheism, anti-theism, anti-religionism, ignosticism, apatheism, secularism and humanism.
Axiological reasoning as a form of atheism mindset favors humanity and care values permitting individuals to resolve moral problems without resorting to gODs or religions. One value of formal axiology and naturalistic ethical principles being humanistic is mutual care and responsibility.
In the absence of a supernatural caretaker, we know that the responsibility for improving this world rests where it always has – with the people who live, think, feel, and act in that world. I like talking to intelligent caring people, I wish to hear the great things they have to offer, or even enhance my thoughts and my style of philosophy, which as an axiologist (value theorist) “Axiological Atheism, is Intellectualism” and a methodological rationalist “My Methodological Rationalism: investigate (ontology), expose (epistemology) and judge (axiology)” as well as hear from you on your thoughts on philosophy. I am not intending this to be anything but intelligent, thoughtful and informative, and hopefully inspiring to others. I enjoy intelligent conversations, expressed with care and creativity. I am an Axiological Atheist, with a Rationalist Persuasion, who Supports Anarcho-Humanism Here is the last interview I did: “Damien Marie AtHope’s Conversation with Professor of Philosophy William Ferraiolo” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOBGb2oMKGg&t=21s
Addressing The Ethics of Belief
If axiology is a value-based ethics system, how are the ethical values established?
Moral fear and Moral love (which together motivate my axiological ethics)?
Axiological Ethics not Pseudo Morality
T.R.U.E. “The Rational Universal Ethics”
Thinking About Our Belief Motivation
Tenets of Secular Ethics?
A truly wise person seeks knowledge and a knowledgeable person realizes to be wise one must acknowledge how little they know thus always seek knowledge.
Value Science in a Nutshell | Psychology Today
Formal Axiology: Another Victim in Religion’s War on Science
Value Theory (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Axiology is both a normative as well as theoretical philosophy (value theory “what I do”)
On the Nature of Value (axiology) | Damien Marie AtHope
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Value Science “Formal Axiology” like that used by Formal Axiological Atheist Dr. William Kelleher (interview video Dr. William Kelleher)
What about Axiology as Psychology?
Amazon.com: Joe Kort: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle
His New Book not yet released: LGBTQ Clients in Therapy: Clinical Issues and Treatment Strategies
All the answers clinicians need to work effectively with LGBTQ clients.
A therapist who treats LGBTQ clients often must be more than “gay friendly.” Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender clients have specific needs that require their own knowledge base. This book offers up-to-date information for clinicians treating LGBTQ clients, including new chapters on bisexual, transgender, sexually fluid, and gender nonconforming clients.
While hallucinogens are associated with shamanism, it is alcohol that is associated with paganism.
The Atheist-Humanist-Leftist Revolutionaries Shows in the prehistory series:
Show two: Pre-animism 300,000 years old and animism 100,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show tree: Totemism 50,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show four: Shamanism 30,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show five: Paganism 12,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show six: Emergence of hierarchy, sexism, slavery, and the new male god dominance: Paganism 7,000-5,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Capitalism) (World War 0) Elite and their slaves!
Prehistory: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” the division of labor, power, rights, and recourses: VIDEO
Pre-animism 300,000 years old and animism 100,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO
Totemism 50,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO
Shamanism 30,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO
Paganism 12,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Pre-Capitalism): VIDEO
Paganism 7,000-5,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Capitalism) (World War 0) Elite and their slaves: VIEDO
Paganism 5,000 years old: progressed organized religion and the state: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Kings and the Rise of the State): VIEDO
Paganism 4,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (First Moralistic gods, then the Origin time of Monotheism): VIEDO
I do not hate simply because I challenge and expose myths or lies any more than others being thought of as loving simply because of the protection and hiding from challenge their favored myths or lies.
The truth is best championed in the sunlight of challenge.
An archaeologist once said to me “Damien religion and culture are very different”
My response, So are you saying that was always that way, such as would you say Native Americans’ cultures are separate from their religions? And do you think it always was the way you believe?
I had said that religion was a cultural product. That is still how I see it and there are other archaeologists that think close to me as well. Gods too are the myths of cultures that did not understand science or the world around them, seeing magic/supernatural everywhere.
I personally think there is a goddess and not enough evidence to support a male god at Çatalhöyük but if there was both a male and female god and goddess then I know the kind of gods they were like Proto-Indo-European mythology.
This series idea was addressed in, Anarchist Teaching as Free Public Education or Free Education in the Public: VIDEO
Our 12 video series: Organized Oppression: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of power (9,000-4,000 years ago), is adapted from: The Complete and Concise History of the Sumerians and Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia (7000-2000 BC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szFjxmY7jQA by “History with Cy“
Show #1: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Samarra, Halaf, Ubaid)
Show #2: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power
Show #3: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Uruk and the First Cities)
Show #4: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (First Kings)
Show #5: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Early Dynastic Period)
Show #6: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power
Show #7: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Sargon and Akkadian Rule)
Show #9: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Gudea of Lagash and Utu-hegal)
Show #12: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Aftermath and Legacy of Sumer)
The “Atheist-Humanist-Leftist Revolutionaries”
Cory Johnston ☭ Ⓐ Atheist Leftist @Skepticallefty & I (Damien Marie AtHope) @AthopeMarie (my YouTube & related blog) are working jointly in atheist, antitheist, antireligionist, antifascist, anarchist, socialist, and humanist endeavors in our videos together, generally, every other Saturday.
Why Does Power Bring Responsibility?
Think, how often is it the powerless that start wars, oppress others, or commit genocide? So, I guess the question is to us all, to ask, how can power not carry responsibility in a humanity concept? I know I see the deep ethical responsibility that if there is power their must be a humanistic responsibility of ethical and empathic stewardship of that power. Will I be brave enough to be kind? Will I possess enough courage to be compassionate? Will my valor reach its height of empathy? I as everyone, earns our justified respect by our actions, that are good, ethical, just, protecting, and kind. Do I have enough self-respect to put my love for humanity’s flushing, over being brought down by some of its bad actors? May we all be the ones doing good actions in the world, to help human flourishing.
I create the world I want to live in, striving for flourishing. Which is not a place but a positive potential involvement and promotion; a life of humanist goal precision. To master oneself, also means mastering positive prosocial behaviors needed for human flourishing. I may have lost a god myth as an atheist, but I am happy to tell you, my friend, it is exactly because of that, leaving the mental terrorizer, god belief, that I truly regained my connected ethical as well as kind humanity.
Cory and I will talk about prehistory and theism, addressing the relevance to atheism, anarchism, and socialism.
At the same time as the rise of the male god, 7,000 years ago, there was also the very time there was the rise of violence, war, and clans to kingdoms, then empires, then states. It is all connected back to 7,000 years ago, and it moved across the world.
Cory Johnston: https://damienmarieathope.com/2021/04/cory-johnston-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftist/?v=32aec8db952d
The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist (YouTube)
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The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist By Cory Johnston: “Promoting critical thinking, social justice, and left-wing politics by covering current events and talking to a variety of people. Cory Johnston has been thoughtfully talking to people and attempting to promote critical thinking, social justice, and left-wing politics.” http://anchor.fm/skepticalleft
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Damien Marie AtHope (“At Hope”) Axiological Atheist, Anti-theist, Anti-religionist, Secular Humanist. Rationalist, Writer, Artist, Poet, Philosopher, Advocate, Activist, Psychology, and Armchair Archaeology/Anthropology/Historian.
Damien is interested in: Freedom, Liberty, Justice, Equality, Ethics, Humanism, Science, Atheism, Antiteism, Antireligionism, Ignosticism, Left-Libertarianism, Anarchism, Socialism, Mutualism, Axiology, Metaphysics, LGBTQI, Philosophy, Advocacy, Activism, Mental Health, Psychology, Archaeology, Social Work, Sexual Rights, Marriage Rights, Woman’s Rights, Gender Rights, Child Rights, Secular Rights, Race Equality, Ageism/Disability Equality, Etc. And a far-leftist, “Anarcho-Humanist.”
I am not a good fit in the atheist movement that is mostly pro-capitalist, I am anti-capitalist. Mostly pro-skeptic, I am a rationalist not valuing skepticism. Mostly pro-agnostic, I am anti-agnostic. Mostly limited to anti-Abrahamic religions, I am an anti-religionist.
To me, the “male god” seems to have either emerged or become prominent around 7,000 years ago, whereas the now favored monotheism “male god” is more like 4,000 years ago or so. To me, the “female goddess” seems to have either emerged or become prominent around 11,000-10,000 years ago or so, losing the majority of its once prominence around 2,000 years ago due largely to the now favored monotheism “male god” that grow in prominence after 4,000 years ago or so.
My Thought on the Evolution of Gods?
Animal protector deities from old totems/spirit animal beliefs come first to me, 13,000/12,000 years ago, then women as deities 11,000/10,000 years ago, then male gods around 7,000/8,000 years ago. Moralistic gods around 5,000/4,000 years ago, and monotheistic gods around 4,000/3,000 years ago.
Damien Marie AtHope (Said as “At” “Hope”)/(Autodidact Polymath but not good at math):
Axiological Atheist, Anti-theist, Anti-religionist, Secular Humanist, Rationalist, Writer, Artist, Jeweler, Poet, “autodidact” Philosopher, schooled in Psychology, and “autodidact” Armchair Archaeology/Anthropology/Pre-Historian (Knowledgeable in the range of: 1 million to 5,000/4,000 years ago). I am an anarchist socialist politically. Reasons for or Types of Atheism
My Website, My Blog, & Short-writing or Quotes, My YouTube, Twitter: @AthopeMarie, and My Email: damien.marie.athope@gmail.com