About Joe Kort

Dr. Joe Kort is a certified Imago Relationship Therapist and a certified Sex Therapist providing mental health outpatient services for individuals and couples as well as those struggling with depression and anxiety issues in the Farmington Hills, Royal Oak, West Bloomfield and Troy areas. The Center for Relationship and Sexual Health – www.CRSH.com – provides this information written by its founder, Dr. Kort, in order to educate interested readers. (248) 399-7447.

LGBTQ progress in peril: the hidden toll of a backslide

LGBTQ progress in peril: the hidden toll of a backslide. The mental, physical and emotional costs are huge During Pride Month, I’d like to reflect on how we got to where we are today, and what the future may bring for the LGBTQ+ community. The photo in this article reflects [...]

2025-06-23T15:49:55+00:00June 23rd, 2025|Blog|Comments Off on LGBTQ progress in peril: the hidden toll of a backslide

Frank Anderson on Transcending Trauma and Being Loved with Dr. Frank Anderson

Transcending Trauma and Being Lovedwith Frank Aderson In this powerful episode of Smart Sex, Smart Love, Dr. Joe Kort sits down with world-renowned trauma expert, psychiatrist, and author Dr. Frank Anderson. Together, they explore the many forms of trauma—relational, cultural, global, and more—and how our responses, not just [...]

2025-06-20T14:41:47+00:00June 20th, 2025|Podcasts, Sexual Wellness, Smart Sex Smart Love|Comments Off on Frank Anderson on Transcending Trauma and Being Loved with Dr. Frank Anderson

Are you deliberately defying me? Experts say it may be PDA

Are you deliberately defying me? Experts say it may be PDA Are you finding that a family member regularly resists your demands, and often just ignores you? Do you feel it is deliberate? I’ve been dealing with what I thought was deliberate defiance behavior from my spouse of 32 years, [...]

2025-05-22T22:47:31+00:00May 11th, 2025|Blog|Comments Off on Are you deliberately defying me? Experts say it may be PDA

Let’s talk about queer

Let’s talk about queer I still remember the childhood bullying, teasing and “queer” name calling I endured growing up. Queer was considered a negative slur against the LGB community. It’s 30 years later, I am 62 years old, and I still will not use that term to describe me. I [...]

2025-03-26T17:19:53+00:00March 26th, 2025|Blog|Comments Off on Let’s talk about queer

Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy and Dr. Jennifer Vencill on Navigating Libido

Navigating Libido with Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy and Dr. Jennifer Vencill In this episode of Smart Sex, Smart Love, Dr. Joe Kort interviews Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy, and Dr. Jennifer Vencill dive into the complexities of sexual desire discrepancies between partners. They discuss the differences between [...]

2025-03-21T20:57:43+00:00March 21st, 2025|Podcasts, Sexual Wellness, Smart Sex Smart Love|Comments Off on Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy and Dr. Jennifer Vencill on Navigating Libido

Jay Kaplan: The fight for LGBTQ+ rights under the Trump Administration

The fight for LGBTQ+ rights under the Trump Administration with Jay Kaplan In this first episode of Smart Sex, Smart Love's fifth season, Dr. Joe Kort talks with Jay Kaplan, an attorney for the ACLU of Michigan’s LGBTQ+ Project. Jay shares insights on the Trump 2.0 administration’s executive orders [...]

2025-02-21T22:56:27+00:00February 21st, 2025|Podcasts, Sexual Wellness, Smart Sex Smart Love|Comments Off on Jay Kaplan: The fight for LGBTQ+ rights under the Trump Administration

Teenage girls can stop the struggle of internalizing emotions

Teenage girls can stop the struggle of internalizing emotions Another deadly school shooting! This time, it was a 15-year-old girl from a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin. She killed a student and a staff member, injured six others and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Preliminary police reports say the motive [...]

2025-01-31T01:29:22+00:00January 31st, 2025|Blog|Comments Off on Teenage girls can stop the struggle of internalizing emotions
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