Alex Iantaffi.
they/he/lui
Ph.D., MS, SEP, CST, CST-S, LMFT
Alex is an award-winning author, independent scholar, licensed marriage and family therapist, and former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy. They have researched and published extensively on gender, disability, sexuality, relationships, and trauma.
Alex has published more than seven books and contributed to more than 25 handbooks and anthologies. Their recent book, How To Understand Your Relationships: a practical guide, is co-authored with MJ Barker and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. They are a frequent guest on podcasts and have hosted more than 80 episodes of their own podcast, Gender Stories.
As a licensed therapist, Alex was a co-founder of Edges Wellness Center, a group practice located on Dakota and Anishinaabe territories, currently known as Minneapolis, Minnesota. For eight years, Alex served as clinical director until 2025 when they decided to devote more time to teaching, speaking, and writing.
Alex is passionate about healing justice and writing as a form of personal and collective healing, and they regularly offer keynotes and presentations throughout the United States, Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia, and beyond.
Over the past twenty years, their work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, such as the International Journal of Sexual Health and AIDS Education and Prevention, as well as anthologies published by Palgrave Macmillan, Routledge, and W.W. Norton & Company. As an independent researcher and principal investigator with over a decade of clinical experience, Alex has received funding from the United States National Institute of Health, organized numerous community projects—including zines, handbooks, and guides, and edited several academic journals.
Alex is fluent in Italian, English, British Sign Language, and currently learning American Sign Language. They’re available for supervision, supervision mentorship, consultations as an AAMFT and AASECT approved supervisor, both in person and online.
