Michael E. Metz, Ph.D.

ABOUT

MICHAEL E. METZ, PhD

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As a CLINICIAN, Dr. Metz is a psychologist, marital & sex therapist, and marriage counselor treating individuals and couples in private practice in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. He is dual licenced in Minnesota as both a psychologist (LP) and marriage & family therapist (LMFT).

He earned his PhD with distinction from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for 12 years, Dr. Metz served on the faculty of the University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Family Practice & Community Health, and directed the clinical marital & sex therapy program. He currently is in independent private clinical practice, Meta Associates, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.

He is a major spokesperson for a comprehensive, integrated "biopsychosocial" approach (attention to comprehensive medical, psychological, and interpersonal features) to addressing and resolving relationship conflict and sexual problems.

As a clinician he has worked with more than 6,000 individuals and couples for a variety of individual and relationship problems including depression, anxiety, relationship conflict resolution, intimacy deficits, sex dysfunction, compulsive sexual behavior, infidelity, adapting to chronic medical problems (e.g., cancer) and stages of life.

Dr. Metz is a member of several professional organizations including, the American Psychological Association (APA), American Association for Marital and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR).

He has been awarded the Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s “Lifetime Distinguished Service” award, as well as two “Distinguished Service” Awards from the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. He is also a member of the relationship positive professional network -- Marriage Friendly Therapists.

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As a TEACHER, Dr. Metz has taught advanced level courses at the Univeristy of Minnesota's Medical School (Minneapolis), the Department of Family Social Science, the College of Liberal Studies, and the Graduate School; and lectured and led workshops at institutions such as the Mayo Clinic, McGill University (Montreal), and the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia).

He regularly makes presentations to universities and clnical consultation groups, as well as numerous community, church and synagogue, and special interest groups (e.g., American Cancer Society prostate cancer recovery groups, the RESOLVE infertility support program, and marriage enrichment programs).

He also presents professional improvement workshops with professional clinical staff, at professional societies, professional continuing education (CE) workshops, all-day workshops under the sponsorships of Health-ED, as well as teaches international workshops such as in the recent past in Acapulco, Mexico; Vancouver, Canada; Havana, Cuba; San Juan, PR; Caracas, Venezuela; and Montreal, Canada.

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As a WRITER, he has authored more than 60 professional articles and book chapters in the areas of couple intimacy, relationship confict styles, sexual health, sexual medicine, and cognitive-behavioral features of satisfying relationships. For a list of these, click on "publications."

 

Metz is the author of 4 books, 3 books for men and couples with Barry McCarthy. For book details, click on the underlined title.

Photo (below) of Metz having some fun "posing" at a book signing at a Routledge/Taylor & Francis Publication table at a recent conference.

Metz MSH

 

Coping With Erectile Dysfunction was awarded the 2007 SSTAR Best Book award by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research.

Metz Receives 2007 SSTAR Award

Dr. Richard Carroll (left) presents the 2007 SSTAR Society's Best Consumer Sexual Health Book crystal award to Dr. Michael E. Metz (right) for his book, Coping with Erectile Dysfunction, Atlanta Georgia.

 

 

  • The Styles of Conflict Inventory --> a clinical assessment instrument to evaluate the conflict patterns in intimate relationships (Consulting Psycholgist Press, 1993).

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Dr. Metz is on the Board of Consulting Editors for the International Journal of Sexual Health, a sexual health consultant to the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), the Asian Journal of Andrology, and formerly a Consulting Editor, Journal of Sex Education and Therapy.

Among his professional awards are the Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s “Lifetime Distinguished Service” award; the Minnesota State Board of Marriage & Family Therapy’s “Distinguished Service” award, as well as two “Distinguished Service” Awards from the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.

He is a professional member of:

  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • American Association for Marital & Family Therapy (AAMFT)
  • Society for Sex Therapy & Research (SSTAR)
  • The International Academy of Sex Research (IASR)
  • Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) (formerly AABT)
  • American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
  • Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS)

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