About Dr. Bianca Rucker
Relationship and Sex Therapist (Sexologist) and Approved Supervisor

Bianca describes how she feels about her marriage counselling and sex therapy work:

“I am glad to be doing work that I am passionate about! I find that providing relationship and sex therapy to individuals and couples is very rewarding. Not only is it interesting work, but I feel honoured that people respect me sufficiently to open up to me about their most personal problems. It is very fulfilling to be able to participate in such significant changes in my clients’ lives.

In addition to providing sex and marriage therapy, I have lectured on a variety of sex-related topics (and on clinical hypnosis) to the general public and to professionals in Canada, the United States, and Europe. I am also actively involved in teaching and supervising health professionals interested in addressing sexual concerns of their clients.

I have appeared on numerous radio and television programs encouraging people to improve the quality of their intimate relationships.”

Bianca’s Credentials:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, McMaster University
• Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology, University of British Columbia
• Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology, Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor - Dr. Rosemary Basson
• Supervisor Mentor with the Canadian Association for Couple and Family Therapy

Bianca’s Professional Experience:

• private practice as a marriage and family therapist specializing in sex and relationship therapy since 1986
• prior to her private practice Bianca taught specialized nursing for Vancouver Community College and was a hospital-based Nurse Clinician
• served on the board of the BC Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (BCAMFT) for 2 terms and since then has been active on the Professional Relations committee working with FACT BC (The Federation of Associations for Counselling Therapists in British Columbia)
• currently serves on the executive of the BC Division of the Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis
• has been involved in research projects at St. Paul’s Hospital and at Women’s Hospital
• has done a variety of television and radio shows (she used to have a regular spot on the evening news with Gloria Macarenko discussing relationship issues)
• supervises and provides consultation for student therapists as well as experienced therapists who want specialized guidance with respect to marriage therapy or sex therapy
• acts as a consultant for the West Coast Women's Clinic for Midlife Health in Vancouver

Teaching and Lecturing:

Bianca has taught and lectured on the subjects of sex therapy and clinical hypnosis in North America and in Europe. Here are a few examples of lectures she has given to professionals over the past several years:

• “Clinical Hypnosis as an Adjunct to the Treatment of Sexual Pain Disorders” at the Society for Sex Therapy and Research Annual Conference (Boston, MA)
• “Female Orgasm Update” at the Comprehensive Review of Sexual Medicine (Vancouver, BC)
• “Premature Ejaculation & Anxiety about Sex” at the Canadian Conference on Men’s Health (Victoria, BC)
• “Low Desire and Desire Discrepancies” at the Vancouver Coastal Heath 2nd Annual Sex in Your City Workshop (Vancouver, BC)
• “A Mind-Body Approach To Sex Therapy” at the Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (B.C. Division) Annual Training Workshop (Vancouver, BC)

Bianca is a member of the following professional organizations:

• British Columbia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• Canadian Association for Couple and Family Therapy
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
  (Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor)
• College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia
• Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR)
• Satir Institute of the Pacific
• Canadian Sex Research Forum (Executive Board Member 1990-92)
• Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN)
• Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BC Division)
  (Executive Board Member 1994-present)

Relevant Personal Credentials:

I am a positive, thoughtful person and I lead a well-balanced life. I am happily married — my husband and I have been together for 35 years. We have enjoyed raising three children who are now adults with children of their own.