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Welcome — I’m Maria Merloni
Therapist, Coach, and Guide for Sex, Desire, and Relationships
At my core, my main interest has always been people. I am deeply fascinated by human connection — how we love, desire, hurt, heal, and grow. Sex and relationships have always been my lens for exploring the human experience: both personally and professionally.
I have spent my life cultivating relationships that are satisfying, loving, and authentic, and exploring sexual expression that is joyful, expansive, and even transformative — a source of spiritual, mind-blowing pleasure. My own journey informs my work and fuels my curiosity about the lives of the people I serve.
I don’t believe it’s ever an accident when clients find me. In my experience, energy brings the right people together at the right time — usually with surprising ease.
Just as my personal mission has been to cultivate loving, honest, and deeply satisfying relationships… and to experience sex as joyful, embodied, and even spiritually ecstatic… I also have a third lifelong mission: to nurture the most profound connection with the Divine that is available to me.
And what I love is that all three — intimacy, sexuality, and spirituality — keep expanding in my life. They evolve, deepen, and open new doors.
I bring that spirit of openness into my work. I am very much a spiritual person — but I don’t push spirituality on anyone. My role isn’t to convert or convince. It’s to meet you where you are, with total respect for your beliefs, your questions, or your doubts.
Because of that, I’ve worked successfully with:
- clients who are atheist or agnostic
- clients who have been wounded by religion
- clients who are spiritually curious
- and clients who hold deep devotional, religious, or spiritual practices
For me, spirituality is simply another channel of connection — with self, with others, with meaning. If it supports your growth, we welcome it. If it doesn’t resonate, we leave it aside.
In terms of spirituality and improving sexual expression, the best thing I have found for both is tantra. I teach tantric techniques to clients both in private work as well as in hands-on workshops. In fact, I have a new product for women you may want to explore. It’s called “The Lost Art: Reclaiming Your Birthright Through Tantra,” and you can access it here:
And one more thing: I am a lover of fun. I believe we can create joy, playfulness, and laughter in all things — even in the serious work of transformation and healing. If you’re not opposed to having fun while doing meaningful, life-changing work, I may be the practitioner for you!
Either way, you get a space that is loving, grounded, and free of judgment — where intimacy, sexuality, and healing can unfold in exactly the way they’re meant to.
Who I Work With
Many of my clients are trauma survivors or have struggled with sexual blocks, shame, or repeating relational patterns. Some are navigating non-monogamy for the first time; others want to deepen monogamous intimacy. Every identity, desire, and structure is welcome here.
How I Work
I bring a blend of therapy and coaching, with a focus on results, transformation, and embodied healing. I’m a trauma therapist trained in Gentle Reprocessing, which helps release stuck energy from the body so clients can reconnect with desire, pleasure, and authentic intimacy.
I am warm, direct, and unafraid to share my own lived experience when it serves your growth. I am bisexual, kinky, and non-monogamous — and I work beautifully with people who are monogamous as well. My approach is inclusive, affirming, and designed to meet you wherever you are.
Whether you want to:
- move through sexual shame
- understand past relationship patterns
- explore non-monogamy with clarity
- reclaim erotic confidence
- deepen connection in your relationships and your body
…this is a space to do the work that transforms your relationships, your sexuality, and your life — and reconnect with yourself fully.
Your Next Step
You don’t have to know all the answers.
You don’t have to have everything figured out.
You only need one thing: a willingness to explore.
✨ Book a consultation to see how we can work together — and maybe have some fun along the way.