Dr. Arenella received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the 密苏里大学圣路易斯市. 路易. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Charlie Norwood VA and Medical College of Georgia where she worked with military sexual trauma, 饮食失调, 作为综合DBT团队的一员. She then completed her postdoctoral fellowship as the Michael Metz Fellow in Couples' Sexual Health at the Institute for Sexual and Gender Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School. 在那里, she worked with transgender and gender diverse adults and their families, individuals and couples experiencing sexual concerns and questions, and clients struggling with compulsive sexual behavior. She also taught within the College of Continuing and Professional Studies' Human Sexuality 证书, and provided instruction to medical students and residents at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Arenella's research and clinical interests include sexual and gender health, 肯定LGBTQ的做法, 妇科癌症, 以及女性的健康和衰老. She has published in I国际老人精神科, 《beat365手机版官方网站》杂志, 和老年学家, and she has presented at conferences such as the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Annual Conference. She is experienced in a number of empirically supported therapies, 比如认知行为疗法(CBT), 认知加工疗法(CPT), 辩证行为疗法, 书面暴露疗法(WET), 和感知焦点. Her interests also include providing sexuality and gender training to healthcare providers.