About Jon Prezant, LCSW, CST

How I work

I think of therapy less as fixing a problem and more as building the capacity the problem is asking for. Couples rarely need another communication technique. They need to be able to stay in the conversation when it gets uncomfortable. A man whose erections have become unreliable rarely needs more information; he has usually read all of it. He needs a different relationship with the pressure. So I’m direct, I tell you what I notice, and I expect the work to continue between sessions.

My approach is integrative: emotionally focused therapy for the attachment patterns under a couple’s conflict, schema and psychodynamic work for where those patterns came from, acceptance and commitment therapy for what to do differently, and the out-of-control sexual behavior (OCSB) model for sexual behavior that has gotten away from someone.

Who I work with

About half my practice is couples: gay and queer couples, mixed-orientation couples, straight couples, and couples who disagree about politics or religion. The other half is individual men, gay and straight, with sexual and relational concerns. I also work with Jewish clients, including gay and queer Jews. I see adults only, in person in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and online across New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Florida.

Training and licenses

• AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist (CST), certified 2025
• Sex therapy training: Modern Sex Therapy Institutes
• MSW, Yeshiva University
• MA in Trauma and Crisis Studies, Tel Aviv University
• BA in Broadcast Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW): New York (#101168), New Jersey (#44SC06579900), Florida (#SW25631)
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW): New Hampshire (#5847)

Before this

I studied journalism before I became a social worker, then spent several years studying and practicing in Israel before building my practice in New York.

In the press

Men’s Health, VICE, and Out have quoted me on sex, desire, and relationships.

Outside the office

I live in Brooklyn with my husband and our dog, Bernie. When I’m not in session, I write and produce music.