Professional
Owner/CEO at
Velvet Lips LLC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Marla Renee Stewart, MA (she/her) is an award-winning certified sexologist, sexual strategist, intimacy/relationship/sex coach, educator, speaker, and author. She is the owner of Velvet Lips, a sexuality education company that focuses on people to help them integrate seduction, develop their communication abilities, and enhancing their sex skills. As a faculty member at Clayton State University, she teaches Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies. As the Co-Founder of the Sex Down South Conference, Marla aims to bring diverse groups together to learn and share their experiences in the essence of being authentic and fostering sexual liberation across communities.
She currently runs two programs; the MEE program for people who want to have better relationships with themselves and with their lovers and the Sexcessful Business Coaching program to help business owners in erotic industries move their businesses past six figures.
Marla has studied human sexuality for over 22 years, has educated thousands of people in over 15 years, given over 1000 workshops, and have served hundreds of clients in her private practice, all around the world. She has had her influence in the media, as well; she has written over 200 articles, featured in over 100 magazines and books, and has been on over 80 podcasts and independent television shows. She was featured on Netflix’s Trigger Warning with Killer Mike, VH1's Love & HipHop Atlanta, and has filmed as a sex expert for many more reality shows. In addition, she also sits on the Board for American Association of Somatic Sexology.
Her educational background is also robust. She received her BA in Psychology and minored in Human Sexuality/LGBT Studies from San Francisco State University. She gained her Masters Degree in Sociology with a concentration in Gender and Sexuality, while studying for Women’s & Gender Studies certification at Georgia State University. She is currently in pursuit of her PhD in Clinical Sexology from the Modern Sex Therapy Institutes.
She co-wrote her first book, The Ultimate Guide to Seduction & Foreplay (2020) with Dr. Jessica O’Reilly and wrote a chapter and co-edited An Intersectional Approach to Sex Therapy, released December 2021.
Unfortunately, sex therapists are limited in what they can do when it comes to their clients. Because of this, coaching is the most ideal healing service. We Use An Integrative Strategy
Our approach is a combination of sex therapy, somatic therapy, and comprehensive sexuality education. Although we're not psychotherapists, we do make connections and talk through sexual functions, sexual feelings, and intimacy with individuals and couples, which is quite similar to the actions of sex therapists. With regards to somatic therapy, we use breathwork, vocal work, movement, touch, and massage. The comprehensive sexuality education that we use includes giving young people and adults knowledge about sex and sexuality, reflections on what a healthy attitude looks like, develop their personal awareness and sex skills, and help them recognize their life and sexual values so that they can make healthy and appropriate choices for their sex lives. Our practical curriculum that Marla formulated over the years is a reflection of these strategies and relevant theoretical approaches. Because it is an integrative approach, it has allowed us to see the issues from different angles, as well as problem-solve the issues quickly to enrich the relationships of individuals with themselves and for couples with themselves and with each other.
Book an Initial Assessment
After you think of the goals that you have in mind that you want to achieve in your sex life, you need to book an Initial Assessment. We will ask you questions about your current life's experiences and make sure that we would be able to help you with your goals. This session is done via webcam/phone, takes less than an hour, and is only $50.
