Organizational Members
Join the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), the most prominent global Sexual Health and Rights Confederation.
WAS Federations
WAS ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS
Turkish Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (TACBT)
TURKEY – EUROPE & ASIA
Mehmet Sungur / President
Website
Up to 100 members
AHF Latam & Caribe
MEXICO – NORTH AMERICA
Miriam Ruiz Mendoza / Regional Director of Prevention and Testing
Website
Up to 100 members
TASH – The Pleasure Project
UK – EUROPE
Anne Philpott (Founder)
Website
Up to 100 members
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS)
Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, PhD, MPHE, MCHES, President 2021-2023
Justin Sitron, PhD President-Elect 2021-2023
Website
400-699 members
American Sexual Health Association (ASHA)
USA – NORTH AMERICA
Lynn B. Barclay, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Austrian Society For Sexologies (ÖGS)
AUSTRIA – EUROPE
Original Name: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Sexualwissenschaften
Johannes Wahala, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Catalan Society of Sexology (SOC.CAT.SEX)
SPAIN– EUROPE
Original Name: Societat Catalana de Sexologia
Miquel Maresma Matas, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Family Planning Association (APF)
PORTUGAL – EUROPE
Original Name: Associação para o Planeamento da Família
António Filhó
Website
Up to 100 members
German Society for Social Scientific Sexuality Research (DGSS)
GERMANY – EUROPE
Dr. Jakob Pastoetter, President,
Prof. Dr. Karla Etschenberg, Vice President
Website
101-399 members
Indian Association for Sexology (IAFS)
INDIA – ASIA
Original Name: Indian Association for Sexology
Kamaraj Thangasamy
Website
Up to 100 members
Israel Society for Sex Therapy (ISST)
ISRAEL – ASIA
Original Name: האגודה הישראלית לטיפול מיני.
Dr Itzhak Ben Zion
Website
101-399 members
Japan Society of Adolescentology (JSA)
JAPAN – ASIA
Original Name: 日本思春期学会
Website
Up to 100 members
Mexican Association for Sexual Health AC (AMSSAC)
MEXICO – CENTRAL AMERICA
Original Name: Asociación Mexicana para la Salud Sexual AC
Mtro José Luis González García
Website
Up to 100 members
Mexican Federation of Sexuality Education and Sexology (FEMESS)
MEXICO – CENTRAL AMERICA
Original Name: Federación Mexicana de Educación Sexual y Sexología A.C.
Ana María Delgado, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Norwegian Society for Clinical Sexology (NFKS)
NORWAY – EUROPE
Tore Holte Follestad, President
Website
101-399 members
Puerto Rican Association of Education, Counseling and Sex Therapy (AsPECTS)
USA – NORTH AMERICA
Original Name: Asociacion Puertorriquena de Educacion, Consejería y Terapia Sexual
Sheni Martínez, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Sexpo Foundation (SEXPO)
FINLAND – EUROPE
Original Name: Sexpo-säätiö
Tommi Paalanen, Director
Website
Up to 1800 members
Society of Sexual Education, Treatment and Research (CETAD)
TURKEY – ASIA
Original Name: Cinsel Eğitim Tedavi ve Araştırma Derneği
Ejder Akgün Yıldırım, President
Website
400-699 members
Spanish Association of Specialists in Sexology (AES)
SPAIN – EUROPE
Original Name: Asociación Española de Especialistas en Sexología
Felipe Hurtado Murillo, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Tunisian Society of Clinical Sexology (STSC)
TUNISIA – AFRICA
Original Name: Société Tunisienne de Sexologie
Yousri El Kissi, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Center for Medical Sexology (CMS)
COLOMBIA – SOUTH AMERICA
Original Name: Central Médica de Sexología
Carlos Pol Bravo, Director
Up to 100 members
Dr. Carlos Chiclana Office (CCC)
SPAIN – EUROPE
Original Name: Consulta Dr. Carlos Chiclana
Carlos Chiclana, Clinical Director
Lucía Chiclana, General Director
Website
Up to 100 members
Institute of Higher Studies of Sexuality, Gender and Violence, C. A. (CESSEX)
MEXICO – CENTRAL AMERICA
Original Name: Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Sexualidad, Género y Violencia, A.C.
Rossana de Guadalupe Achach Cervera, Director
Website
Up to 100 members
Komaja Foundation
SWITZERLAND – EUROPE
Original Name: Komaja Stiftung
Maria Ursula Früh, Director
Website
Up to 100 members
Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health (ECI) (Formerly Program in Human Sexuality – PHS)
USA – NORTH AMERICA
Greta Bauer, Director
Website
Up to 100 members
MAP Psicoterapia EMDR Sessuologia
ITALY – EUROPE
Maria Rosaria Porcaro / President
Website
Up to 100 members
Association of Sexologists
RUSSIA – EUROPE
Malysheva Irina Yurievna / Chairperson
Website
Up to 100 members
International Academy of Sex Research (IASR)
Eric Vilain, President
Website
101-399 members
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD, President
Website
2000+ members
Argentine Society of Human Sexuality (SASH)
ARGENTINA – SOUTH AMERICA
Original Name: Sociedad Argentina de Sexualidad Humana
María Silvina Valente, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Brazilian Society of Studies in Human Sexuality (SBRASH)
BRAZIL – SOUTH AMERICA
Original Name: Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade Humana
Itor Finotelli Junior, President
Website
101-399 members
Coalition for the Study of Sexual Health (COSSS)
ROMANIA – EUROPE
Original Name: Coalitia pentru Studiul Sanatatii Sexuale
Ignat Rares Mircea, President
LinkedIn
Up to 100 members
Finnish Association for Sexology (FIAS)
FINLAND – EUROPE
Original Name: Suomen Seksologinen SeuraHannu Piispanen, President
Website
1800 members
Hong Kong Association of Sexuality Educators, Researchers & Therapists (HKASERT)
CHINA, HONG KONG SAR – ASIA
Original Name: 香港性教育、研究及治療專業協會有限公司
Anna Ng Hoi Nga, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Interdisciplinary postgraduate Association of Sexology (AIUS)
FRANCE – EUROPE
Original Name: Association Interdisciplinaire post Universitaire de Sexologie
Mireille Bonierbale
Website
400-699 members
Italian Federation of Scientific Sexology (FISS)
ITALY – EUROPE
Original Name: Federazione Italiano di Sessuologia Scientifica
Roberta Rossi, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Japan Society of Sexual Science (JSSS)
JAPAN – ASIA
Original Name: 日本性科学会
Katsuki Harima, MD, President
Website
101-399 members
Mexican Association for Sexuality Education (AMES)
MEXICO – CENTRAL AMERICA
Original Name: Asociación Mexicana de Educación Sexual
Esther Corona Vargas, President
Up to 100 members
Mexican Institute of Sexology (IMESEX)
MEXICO – CENTRAL AMERICA
Original Name: Instituto Mexicano de Sexología
Paulina Millán, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Pink Therapy
UK – EUROPE
Dominic Davies
Website
Up to 100 members
SEX-ED + (SEX-ED +)
CANADA – NORTH AMERICA
Tore Holte Follestad, President
Website
101-399 members
Sexual Health Institute Association (CISED)
TURKEY – ASIA
Original Name: Cinsel Sağlık Enstitüsü Derneği
Ayavar Cem Kece, President
Website
101-399 members
Southern African Sexual Health Association (SASHA)
SOUTH AFRICA – AFRICA
Eugene Viljoen, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Spanish Federation of Sexology Societies (FESS)
SPAIN – EUROPE
Original Name: Federación Española de Sociedades de Sexología
Francisca Molero Rodríguez, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Uruguayan Society of Sexology (SUS)
URUGUAY – SOUTH AMERICA
Original Name: Sociedad Uruguaya de Sexología
Judith Alabán, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Center for Studies and Research on Behavior and Sexuality (CEPCoS)
BRAZIL – SOUTH AMERICA
Original Name: Central Médica de Sexología
Vania Macedo Bressani, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Education, Clinic and Research in Sexuality (ECIS)
PARAGUAY – SOUTH AMERICA
Original Name: Educación, Clínica e Investigación en Sexualidad
Ariel González Galeano, Director
Website
Up to 100 members
Institute of Psychology, Sexology and Medicine, Espill. S.L (ESPILL)
SPAIN – EUROPE
Original Name: Instituto de Sexologia, Medicina y Psicoterapia, Espill. S.L
Maria Perez Conchillo, Director
Website
Up to 100 members
Komaja Society
CROATIA – EUROPE
Konstanza Iris Martina Kovic
Reencounter Therapy Institute (ITR)
SPAIN – EUROPE
Original name: Instituto Terapia de Reencuentro, S.L.
Josefina Sanz Ramón
Website
Up to 100 members
AXEPT – Safe Carefree Children Now
GREECE – EUROPE
Margarita Gerouki / Director
Website
Up to 100 Members
Sex Coach University
USA – NORTH AMERICA
Dr. Patti Britton, PhD, MPH,
Founder & CEO
Website
101 – 399 members
Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR)
Dr. Patti Britton, PhD, MPH, Founder & CEO
Website
101 – 399 members
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
USA – NORTH AMERICA
Susan Stiritz, PhD, MSW, MBA, CSE, CSES, President
Website
2000+ members
Association of Frenchspeaking Clinical Sexologists (ASCliF)
SWITZERLAND – EUROPE
Original Name: Association des Sexologues Cliniciens Francophones
Fabrice Jurysta, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF)
CANADA – NORTH AMERICA
Jonathan Huber, President
Website
101-399 members
Dutch Scientific Society for Sexology (NVVS)
NETHERLANDS – EUROPE
Original Name: Nederlandse Wetenschappelijke Vereniging voor Seksuologie
Hester Pastoor
Website
400-699 members
German Society for Sexuality Education (DGG)
GERMANY – EUROPE
Original Name: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geschlechtserziehung
Linus J. Dietz, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Hong Kong Sex Education Association (HKSEA)
CHINA, HONG KONG SAR – ASIA
Original Name: 香港性教育會
Emil Man Lun Ng, Vice Chairman
Website
Up to 100 members
International Sexocorporel Association (iSi)
SWITZERLAND – EUROPE
Original Name: Institut Sexocorporel International (iSi)
Michael SZTENC, President
Website
Up to 200 members
Japanese Association for Sex Education (JASE)
JAPAN – ASIA
Website
Up to 100 members
Kinsey Institute (KI)
USA – NORTH AMERICA
Justin R. Garcia, MS, PhD, Acting Director
Website
Up to 100 members
Mexican College of post graduate Sexology Professionals (C-XOLOGIA)
MEXICO – CENTRAL AMERICA
Original Name: Colegio Mexicano de Posgraduados en Sexología AC
Francisco Delfín Lara, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Mexico Vivo Foundation
MEXICO – CENTRAL AMERICA
Original name: Fundacion México Vivo AC
H. Rodrigo Moheno Mendoza, Secretary General
Website
Up to 100 members
Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology (SPSC)
PORTUGAL – EUROPE
Original Name: Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica
Patrícia M. Pascoal
Website
Up to 100 members
Sexological Society of the Czech Medical Society J. E. Purkyně (CzMA)
CZECH REPUBLIC – EUROPE
Original Name: Sexuologická společnost České lékařské společnosti J. E. Purkyně
Jaroslav Zvěřina, MD, Ass Prof
Website
101-399 members
Society of Australian Sexologists (SAS)
AUSTRALIA – OCEANIA
Tore Holte Follestad, President
Website
101-399 members
Spanish Association of Clinical Sexology (AESC)
SPAIN – EUROPE
Original Name: Asociación Española de Sexología Clínica
José Díaz Morfa, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Swedish Association for Sexology (SfS)
SWEDEN – EUROPE
Original Name: Svensk Förening för Sexologi
Lennie Lindberg, President
Website
101-399 members
Center for Human Sexuality Studies, Widener University (CHSS)
USA – NORTH AMERICA
Justin A. Sitron, PhD, Director
Website
101-399 members
Clinical Sexology Institute of Rome (ISC)
ITALY - EUROPE
Original Name: Istituto di Sessuologia Clinica Roma
Chiara Simonelli, Director
Website
Up to 100 members
Graduate School of Human Sexuality, Shu-Te University (GSHS)
CHINA – ASIA
Original Name: 樹德科技大學人類性學研究所
Chin Yen Lin, Director
Website
Up to 100 members
Institute of Sexology (IS)
ROMANIA – EUROPE
Original Name: Institutul de Sexologie
Cristian Delcea, President
Website
Up to 100 members
Komaja – Society for the Development of the Art of Living (Komaja Makedonija)
NORTH MACEDONIA – EUROPE
Original Name: Комаја Здружение за развој на уметноста на живеењето
Bilyana Sazdanovska, Director
Website
Up to 100 members
Sexual Health Certificate Program at the University of Michigan (SHCP)
USA – NORTH AMERICA
Valerie Wood, LMSW, CST, Co-Director
Prem Pahwa, LCSW, CST, Co-Director
Website
Up to 100 members
Note for Organizations wanting to apply for WAS Membership:
Any National or International Sexological Society, Association or Professional Institutes may request admission to the World Association for Sexual Health.
A Sexological Society, Association or Institute is a properly constituted organization concerned with sexuality, whether research, education, diagnosis and/or therapy, sexual health, or sexual rights promotion.
Your application should and must include:
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The name of the Society, Association, or Institute.
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The date of its formation.
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Its purpose and objectives.
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Its statutes and bylaws/memorandum of incorporation or other regulatory documents.
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The names of its members and officers, including email addresses.
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A one-page report of the activities since its inception, primarily referring to the last year and a plan for the following year.
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Links to social media accounts.
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A written statement to confirm that the organization or institution operates within all legal and ethical frameworks within their country of registration.
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Two letters of recommendation from colleagues respected in sexual health, sexology, sexual rights, or sex education, referring specifically to the organization’s area of work.
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The proper dues.
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After hearing the advice of the Executive and the Advisory Committees, the General Assembly, at the beginning of its ordinary meeting, a decision will be made on the admission of the applicant societies, associations, institutes, or groups to WAS.
Ready to Join WAS?
Apply Below
If you are an existing organizational member who wishes to renew your membership:
1. Use your existing member email account to create your free guest account on WASapp.
2. In the app, or on this page (click on the links below), choose your membership option and make your payment.
3. Forward your proof of payment to office@worldsexualhealth.net so that we can upgrade your WASapp access to that of an Organizational Member.
Membership Application Process
Overview
Individuals
PayPal:
www.paypal.me/worldsexualhealth
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Insert the correct amount based on the number of your organizational members.
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When asked "what is this for?" , please, insert the name and surname of the applicant.
Wire Transfers:
Bank Name : US BANK Roseville
Bank Address : 2690 North Snelling Avenue, Roseville, Minnesota, 55113
Account Number : 104 784 650 681
Type of Account : Checking Account
SWIFT Code : USBKUS44IMT
Routing Number : 091 0000 22
Reference/required: Name and Surname of Applicant.
Organizations
PayPal:
www.paypal.me/worldsexualhealth
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Insert the correct amount based on the number of your organizational members.
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When asked "what is this for?" , please, insert the Name of Organization.
Wire Transfers:
Bank Name : US BANK Roseville
Bank Address : 2690 North Snelling Avenue, Roseville, Minnesota, 55113
Account Number : 104 784 650 681
Type of Account : Checking Account
SWIFT Code : USBKUS44IMT
Routing Number : 091 0000 22
Reference/required: Name of Organization.