
Dr. Natalie Rosen, R.Psych. (she/her)
ClINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Clinical Expertise
Dr. Rosen works with adults and couples experiencing sexual issues and dysfunction, including: problems during sex (a lack of arousal, difficulties with orgasm, erection, or pain during intercourse), a lack of interest in sexual activity or a difference between partners in their desire for sexual activity, or bothersome thoughts and feelings about your sexuality or sexual problems.
Education & Clinical Training
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Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical Psychology, McGill University (Montreal, QC)
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Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) with Distinction, Specialization in Psychology, Queens University (Kingston, ON)
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Residency completed at the Nova Scotia Health Authority (Halifax, NS)
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Additional clinical training completed at the Sex and Couple Therapy Service of the Allen Memorial Hospital (Montreal, QC)
Current Activities & Memberships
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Registered Psychologist (#R0680), Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology
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Professor, Departments of Psychology & Neuroscience and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Dalhousie University
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Past President, Canadian Sex Research Forum
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Member, Canadian Psychological Association
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Member, Society for Sex Therapy and Research
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Member, International Academy of Sex Research
Selected Publications
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Belu, C.B., Corsini-Munt, S., Dubé, J., Wang, G. A., Rosen, N. O., (2023). Partner responses to low desire among couples coping with male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder and associations with sexual wellbeing. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20, 955-964. https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdad069
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Bouchard, K. N., Cormier, M., Huberman, J. S., & Rosen, N. O. (2023). Sexual script flexibility and sexual wellbeing in long-term couples: A dyadic longitudinal study. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20, 945-954. https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdad067
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Dubé, J.P. , Bergeron, S., Bosisio, M., Vaillancourt-Morel, M.P., Drudge, E. , & Rosen, N. O. (2023). Hooked on a feeling: Downregulation of negative emotion during sexual conflict is associated with sexual well-being. Emotion. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001251
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Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J., Leonhardt, N. D., Vannier, S. A., & Impett, E. A. (2021). Trajectories of sexual well-being among couples in the transition to parenthood. Journal of Family Psychology, 35, 523–533. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000689
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Raposo, S., Rosen, N. O., & Muise, A. (2019). Self-expansion is associated with greater relationship and sexual well-being for couples coping with low sexual desire. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407519875217
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Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J., Brooks, M., & Kellogg-Spadt, S. (2019). Treatment of vulvodynia: Pharmacological and non-pharmacalogical approaches. Drugs, 79, 483-493. doi:10.1007/s40265-019-01085-1
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Rosen, N. O., Dubé, J., Corsini-Munt, S., & Muise, A. (2019). Partners experience consequences, too: A comparison of the sexual, relational, and psychological adjustment of women with sexual interest/arousal disorder and their partners to control couples. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16, 83-95. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.10.018
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Rosen, N. O. & Bergeron, S. (2019). Genito-pelvic pain through a dyadic lens: Moving toward an Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Model of women’s sexual dysfunction. Annual Review of Sex Research (Journal of Sex Research). doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1513987