Matthew D. Skinta, PhD, ABPP, is a clinical health psychologist who lives with his husband in San Francisco, CA. In addition to a private practice, he is core clinical faculty at Palo Alto University, where he directs the Sexual and Gender Identities Clinic. His past research has focused on the impact of stigma and shame on health behaviors of sexual minority men, particularly as it relates to sexual health and HIV-related care.

Aisling A. Curtin, MSc, RegPsychol, PSSI, is a registered counseling psychologist of the Psychological Society of Ireland who lives with her partner in Dublin, Ireland. She is director of ACT Now Ireland, has a small private practice, and consults with a number of organizations to deliver acceptance and mindfulness workshops. Aisling teaches on many university training programs and regularly gives workshops internationally on sexuality from a mindfulness and acceptance vantage point. She is an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) trainer.