Sarah Goodrich, M.S., M.Ed., believes that pleasure holds enormous transformational power, both for individuals and also for our culture collectively. Shedding shame and fully enjoying sexual pleasure are revolutionary acts that have the power to transform your relationship with yourself, with your partner(s), and with many aspects of your life that may seem unrelated to sex.

Sarah serves as a pleasure guide for individuals and couples looking to improve their sex lives and their feeling of presence and empowerment in life. Female pleasure is a particular passion, so she especially enjoys working with women, gender queer folks, and men who have sex with women. Sarah truly loves helping couples with a loving foundation to improve their intimacy and sexual connection. It’s also incredibly rewarding to help people socialized as women to reclaim their sexuality and allow pleasure to blossom.

Sarah is a cis-gendered, mostly heterosexual, generally able-bodied, white woman who’s married to a man—and she celebrates that humanity is colorful and queer! She’s an enthusiastic ally to gender- and sexuality-expansive folks, and she supports a broad spectrum of relationship styles. She strives to make her education as inclusive and accessible as possible.

Sarah is also a mother, and she loves spreading the courageous art of sex-positive parenting. This is crucial cycle-breaking work, especially for parents who grew up with a lot of repression, and the impact on your kids’ lives (and yours!) can be dramatic.

She has a particular interest in supporting people to enjoy rich and fulfilling sex lives as they age. She hopes to inspire and empower folks older than she is to continue their sexual journeys and to learn from one another about new pathways to pleasure as bodies and life circumstances change.

Sarah is a certified holistic sexuality educator. She completed her certification with the Institute for Sexuality Education and Enlightenment (ISEE) in 2024. She also holds two master’s degrees, both earned at the University of Vermont (UVM):

• M.S. in Natural Resources, Environmental Thought & Culture concentration, where her focus of study was the human-nature relationship (2015)

• M.Ed. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a self-designed concentration in sexuality (2024)

These credentials are the fruit of a long exploration into the human-nature relationship and human sexuality. Sarah has cultivated a rich connection with the natural world beyond herself, and she has a felt sense that she is nature too—an animal who interacts with countless other organisms on this miraculous planet. Reveling in sexual pleasure brings this human-nature relationship home, into our own animal bodies. 

When she’s not teaching about sex and holding space for personal and cultural transformation, Sarah also loves to dance, swim in rivers, walk in the woods, cook and eat, sauna and cold plunge, and of course have extremely pleasurable sex.

Clients who work with Sarah are empowered to release shame and live into their own beautiful and unique sexualities. Some improve connection with their partners. Some rekindle buried desire. Some learn how to orgasm for the first time. Some find grounding and ownership of their own pleasure. Each person’s sexual journey is unique, and Sarah serves as an experienced guide to support pleasure, connection, empowerment, and wholeness.

Sarah works with clients by Zoom or in person at The Sanctuary for Healing & Liberation in Burlington, VT. An initial half-hour Zoom is always free. Learn more at goodrichsex.com