About Dr. Markie

Dr. Markie Twist (she/they) is based out of the Las Vegas (Nuwu land), Nevada area and is an award-winning sexuality educator, sexologist, relationship therapist, author and international speaker. Dr. Markie regularly consults and presents on the following topics: sexual, gender, erotic, and relational diversity; couple and family technology practices; and tantric sex. Dr. Markie co-coined the term “digisexuality” in 2017 with Dr. Neil McArthur and is also the originator of Sex Speak Sessions, which are held in public venues and provide the opportunity for people to show up on a first-come, first-serve basis and have their questions about sex and relationships answered in a free and confidential manner. Dr. Markie is frequently sought after by media for interviews, and/or their work is commented upon, including in the following venues: various podcasts, Harper’s Magazine, Women’s Health, Playboy Magazine, Sexual Health Magazine, Psychology Today, VICE Magazine, New York Magazine, Family Therapy Magazine, New York Times, and U.S. News and World Report.

Dr. Markie is a licensed marriage and family therapist and mental health counselor, clinical fellow and approved supervisor, and certified sexuality educator and certified sexuality educator supervisor. Dr. Markie is co-author of the books, The Internet Family: Technology in Couple and Family Relationships, The Couple and Family Technology Framework: Intimate Relationships in a Digital Age, and Focused Genograms: Attachment Focused Intergenerational Assessment of Individuals, Couples, and Families (2nd ed.), and co-editor of the book, Eco-Informed Practice: Family Therapy in an Age of Ecological Peril. Dr. Markie also serves as the Editor in Chief for Sexual and Relationship Therapy: International Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Practice and on the editorial board of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. Dr. Markie is Teaching Faculty in the Applied Psychology Department in the Doctoral and Masters Couple and Family Therapy Program and Dance/Movement at Antioch University New England. Dr. Markie is also the Session Instructor of the University of Guelph Intensive Sex Therapy Training Program. Dr. Markie Twist also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy.

Alaskan-born, and of Norwegian, English, German Jewish, and Basque descent, Dr. Markie enjoys running, game playing, traveling, art, museums, science fiction, horror films, fine wines, theater, and hiking. Dr. Markie has a history as an award-winning collegiate cheerleader and coach, as a professional cheerleader, guest relations handler for myriad celebrities, art model, and as a co-host of a pilot comedy television show.

Affiliations