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Dynamic, research-driven speaking that inspires audiences to rethink connection, intimacy, and desire. From international therapy conferences to national television — Anna brings clinical expertise and genuine warmth to every stage she steps onto.

Anna Elton — Speaking Kit

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Areas of Expertise

Speaking

Topics

Anna speaks to clinicians, couples, educators, and general audiences on the science and psychology of modern intimacy. All topics are available as keynotes, workshops, or breakout sessions and can be tailored to your audience.

Desire & Attraction

01

The Formula of Desire

A research-informed framework explaining how desire forms, fades, and can be rebuilt in long-term relationships.

01

The Hidden Dynamics of Desire

Explores why attraction changes over time and what drives connection, disconnection, and relational drift.

03

Desire Equilibrium: Wanting, Being Wanted, and Self-Desire

Unpacks the three-part balance that sustains desire and why its disruption leads to confusion or disconnection.

04

The Relationship Shift Model: From Partners to Roommates and Back

Examines how couples move through positive, neutral, and negative relational states and how to restore connection.

Intimacy Over Time

05

Sex in Long-Term Relationships: Beyond the Myth of Spontaneity

Challenges common myths about desire and introduces practical ways to rekindle intimacy over time.

06

Sex After Kids: Rebuilding Intimacy in the Family System

Addresses the emotional, physical, and identity shifts that impact desire after children.

07

Sex, Aging, and Evolving Desire

Explores how desire changes across the lifespan and how couples adapt to maintain intimacy.

08

Attachment Styles in Intimacy and Sexual Connection

Examines how attachment patterns shape desire, communication, and sexual dynamics.

Digital Age & Trust

09

Digital Intimacy: How Technology Is Reshaping Relationships

Explores the impact of screens, social media, and digital behavior on communication, desire, and connection.

10

Infidelity, Micro-Cheating, and Trust Repair in the Digital Age

Breaks down modern forms of betrayal and provides a framework for rebuilding trust.

11

Parallel Desire and Attraction Outside the Relationship

Explores why people can feel desire for others while in committed relationships and what it means clinically.

12

High-Functioning Couples: Connection, Communication, and Repair

Focuses on what successful couples do differently to maintain emotional and physical intimacy.

Identity & Healing

13

Sexual Boredom and the Loss of Desire

Examines the psychological and relational roots of “sexual boredom” and how to shift the pattern.

14

When Desire Turns Inward: Self-Esteem, Body Image, and Sexual Identity

Explores how self-perception and embodiment shape sexual desire and responsiveness.

15

Releasing Sexual Shame and Rewriting Sexual Identity

Addresses the impact of early messaging, culture, and experience on sexual expression and confidence.

16

Sexual Dysfunction: When the Body and Mind Disconnect

Provides a biopsychosocial understanding of sexual dysfunction and pathways toward reconnection.

On Stage

Appearances

Past, Current & Upcoming

May 2025 · Saint John, NB

WE Believe in Creating Change

Anna presented to a live audience of 8,000 and broadcast to over 1.5 million viewers worldwide.

April 2026 · West Palm Beach, FL

21st Annual National Conference - National Conference on the Wellbeing of Children & Families

February 2027 · IP Casino Biloxi

Annual Gulf Coast Social Work Conference

Keynote Speaker · In Person

Ongoing · JessTV

Life, Love, Etc.

Weekly broadcast across North America

Ongoing · Psychology Today

Contributing Writer

Regular column on modern intimacy