I am a therapist in private practice. Jessica is so much more than a coach to me. She is simultaneously a guide, teacher, compassionate witness, advocate, enthusiast...
Her work with me has allowed me to radically change my relationship to my sexual self and my experience of sex and intimacy. She helped me revisit some old parts of myself that needed love, and gently bring them to the surface where we could love and heal them together.
She has supported me in finding a new experience of myself as a loving, gentle, passionate man in the world. She has shown me a path to even greater transformation that lies ahead.
Above all, she has helped me learn to love myself.
"I had pretty generalized anxiety. It would make me end relationships pre-maturely. Now, I feel a lot more self-aware and balanced. I am in the position of qualifying women who I want to date rather than compulsive ‘pleasing.’ I’m surprised at how much easier it is to be decisive - even for things outside of dating, for example - in choosing a new apartment. And how much less stressful dating is when I have standards in place. And I’ve extended improving my relationships from the romantic domain to also include my friendships."
Before working with Jessica , I had no idea how deeply my upbringing as a co-dependent had impacted my relationships. Disappointing a woman, especially my mother, was unthinkable. In both my family and previous marriage, I was shamed for my desires, and attempts to set boundaries were turned against me. It left me struggling to stand up for myself.
Working with Jessica has been life-changing. I’ve come so far in allowing myself to receive love, embrace my desires, and let go of the shame I carried around my body and sexuality.
Thank you, Jessica , for your unwavering support. You’ve helped me step into a new level of confidence in both myself and my dating life.
Working with Jessica is a game changer for anyone who wants to transform their relationship with intimacy and have more confidence, love and integrity. Highly recommend!
I thought this work would make me a better lover. But it's also made me a better human being and father.
“We shed tons of light on the things I didn’t know I didn’t know. I really appreciated all of your follow up's and how thorough you were, and all of your amazing recordings. My google album that I created of your work has almost 200 listens so far ;)
I would say you bring a level of knowledge far superior than most in the field that I've spoken with, and that added context has been really helpful. That gives you a deep and wide toolbox to draw from. You also bring an incredible empathy and nurturing that allows clients to feel safe and held during hard times.”
Jessica knows what she’s doing. It will change your life. Not just your intimate life, it will change your life.
“After working with Jessica for 6 months, I met up with an old friend. He said: ‘Jacob, you seem happy, free, and yourself, more than I’ve ever seen you before.’ And I am, I am all of that. This work has been so meaningful.
It took me a little bit to walk through coming out to the world about who I really am and what I really want in a relationship. It was dark in the closet I was in, I needed light. You helped, with gentleness.
I get compliments from women on my dating profile now. My communication with my daughter suddenly opened up too. I’ve met an incredible woman who is aligned in many ways, and we are exploring our honest desires together. Dr. Jessica, you’re awesome. "
I am also impressed at how deep you can take me - and how much you can help me feel. True mastery of your craft. There’s no one else I would trust to take me to that place. You’re one of a kind.
I feel very thankful for my choice to work with Jessica.
I am finding that we are doing very deep and necessary work and that I am growing in the direction that is bringing me increasing happiness, independence and power.
Jessica brings: personal authenticity, intelligence, intuition, tenaciousness and a diverse and honed skill set to the work.
I consider her a great human asset in my self-development process which has spanned 30-years.
Jessica is an incredible coach, she is deeply insightful and is one the most compassionate souls I’ve encountered on this journey.
Her scientific background, coupled with her coaching credentials and continuous self- study make her a well-rounded coach with an effective approach to helping men overcome the obstacles in their life.
She is one of a kind and I strongly recommend her for men looking to realize their best self.
"You are clear, approachable, down-to-earth and believable. And you offer discussion of a sensitive topic without judgement.
There is a sense of lived experience, and what seems to be a desire to genuinely serve others through your experience and research. Both scientific, and personal. Spoken with a personal touch. All done without some sort of unwholesome prurient kind of appeal.
It's probably some combination of your personal relaxed-ness and familiarity with the topic--and your generation's as well. Not an easy subject to do with dignity, factual rigor, lightness and non-threatening good humor.
Sexuality, and male sexuality, is still a rather prickly subject (pun slightly intended). You seem to manage that balance. Kudos!"
I’m Kevin. I am in my mid-50s. An MBA and engineer with experience at software, semi-conductor and aerospace companies.
When I started working with Jessica over 2 years ago, I was miserable. I wanted to bring sex, love, and intimacy back into my marriage. My wife and I hadn’t been physical in over 15 years – definitely an extreme example of a sexless marriage. Since I was the one with a strong desire for sex, I wanted Jessica to help me rekindle that feeling in my wife. Well… what happened instead was Jessica and I embarked on a multi-year exercise of introspection and personal growth that literally changed me and my future.
I originally thought the issue was entirely my wife. But through our sessions, chats, and multiple book assignments, she taught me that the only person I could really change is myself. And I had developed a “nice guy” personality. I lost my ability to speak up for my needs and desires, and pushed them down in order to keep peace in the family. I lost myself by trying to please others, especially my wife.
With Jessica’s help and the help of my therapist, they gave me back my self-confidence. Jessica helped me unlock the cage I had put myself in. She exposed me to a plethora of new ideas and ways to think about life. She helped me find my king energy and put me back on the path to be the man I know I can and should be.
Through this process of trying everything, I realized it wasn't possible to save my marriage. I found a new life and a new way to live that extracts as much as possible out of the time I have left. You only have one life. Jessica helped me like no one else see what is possible, and how I should be living my life. I cannot thank her enough for everything she has done. And I am certain she can do the same for you.
I am a mental health professional and meditation teacher with over 30 years of professional experience.
I have been in psychoanalysis, gestalt therapy, practiced various forms of meditation and yoga, and I have used Ayahuasca repeatedly.
Dr. Jessica Gold has tied it all together and has opened up doorways that I didn't know existed. She has helped me integrate my sexual abuse, my rage and shame, and has helped my realize my true self and inherent sexuality.
I feel more integrated and fully present and whole than at any other point. I am responding in a more genuine manner with both men and women.
I am no longer afraid of my sexuality and I am no longer needlessly being "nice" with unspoken expectations.
I have a lot more work to go, but one of the many things that I love about Dr. Jessica Gold is that she is fierce and fearless in standing with me on this journey.
"I am pleased to report that my relationship with my wife is in a really good place as we begin to navigate our 60s.
While the amount of sex is less, we get so much from the regular intimacy of touch – night and day.
This is a reward for all the work we have done on our relationship – my sessions with you being a key part of that journey.
As you said in your TEDx talk – most couples don’t realise that, for success, it takes the same level of effort in relationships as it does to do something like scientific research."
I have enjoyed a number of one-on-one sessions and also group work with Jessica.
She is extraordinary. She is knowledgeable, smart, honest (very important--she will tell you what she sees in you, not what you want to hear), kind, caring, helpful, sincere, well-read and so much more.
She dug deep into me, uncovering so much I was not aware of and had never faced, and she helped me face it, with very positive results.
She has helped me deal successfully with being in a 40-year marriage with differing sexual needs, and both of us growing older. She helped me grapple with an abusive childhood and resulting low self-esteem.
She helped grow my spiritual sense, experience of pleasure, and connection with my wife but also with others.
This work helped me win a tricky lawsuit with a provocative judge by staying calm and regulated. I've taught these techniques to my entire legal team since then.
Jessica found solutions for my problems and gave me the key for a new understanding of myself and my relations with those I love. I'm truly grateful for her.
I’m incredibly happy with you. You’re talented, smart, you’re a great communicator. You got me in touch with parts of myself that I’ve been repressing for 20 years.
A transformative experience, from an amazing human, highly recommended.
Sex shame as a man is the worst, especially because people won’t talk about it. Or don’t know how to help change it - and I’ve been trying to heal mine for 20 years.
This is Jessica’s speciality and she’s good at it.
I’m finally beginning to experience myself more powerfully and as valuable in the world. My self-esteem is better. My self-pleasure practice is evolving, including from shame to acceptance.
After a 10 year sexual dry spell in my marriage, this work allowed me to finally reconnect intimately with my wife.
For the first time in my life, I’m able to notice what I want, instead of only engaging with intimacy as a chore to please my wife.
I was pleasantly surprised by the level of Jessica’s intuitive ability and willingness to be present and open as a person when coaching.
She also has a well rooted western logic/science way of teaching eastern tantra/chakra/energy stuff that helped my skeptical mind be at ease with these practices.
The sex in my 20+ year marriage had dropped to 1x every 4-6 months. I was resigned, thinking ‘this is just the way it is’.
But after working with Jessica, my energy shifted, and my wife started initiated sex - unheard of before - and even pounced on me in the middle of the night.
AND, after years of finishing in the first 2-5 min of sex, now we go for 30 min.
Our sex life is better than ever, and the sex is helping everything about our relationships.
We started belly laughing together again.
This stuff works.
Now I get it…THIS is what it's like for sex to be about intimacy rather than about body parts.
My whole life all I did was rush to the finish line. Now I'm interested in presence.
I just saw my wife like she was 20 years ago - there was a newness and innocence in relating. We lost that through the years of kids, work, and stress.
I have enjoyed a number of one-on-one sessions and also group work with Jessica.
She is extraordinary. She is knowledgeable, smart, honest (very important--she will tell you what she sees in you, not what you want to hear), kind, caring, helpful, sincere, well-read and so much more.
She dug deep into me, uncovering so much I was not aware of and had never faced, and she helped me face it, with very positive results.
She has helped me deal successfully with being in a 40-year marriage with differing sexual needs, and both of us growing older. She helped me grapple with an abusive childhood and resulting low self-esteem.
She helped grow my spiritual sense, experience of pleasure, and connection with my wife but also with others.
If you want to make your intimate life better and grow the connection with your partner, work with Jessica, you won’t be disappointed.
I’ve loved your thoughtful enthusiasm, insight, integrity, and bright disposition.