Maria Merloni

Maria Merloni is a psychotherapist, sex and relationship coach, tantra educator, sacred sexuality teacher, and author of The Naked Truth: How Becoming A Stripper Saved My Life.

With over 20 years in private practice, Maria works with individuals, couples, and multi-partner relationships, weaving psychology, trauma-informed care, tantra, sacred sexuality, communication, and spiritual awareness. In her book, she writes about becoming a stripper at 37 - as a mother, a woman with a Master’s in Social Work, and a mental health professional - and how that unexpected, stigmatized chapter became a doorway into self-love, embodiment, purpose, and sexual liberation.

Her work invites people to reclaim pleasure, intimacy, truth, and a more honest relationship with their bodies and desires without shame.