INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

Every human experiences their life through their own lens and perspective and therapy should reflect those individual needs. Using integrative, person centered and strength-based approaches, therapy becomes a collaboration to ultimately meet each client’s unique needs. I am currently taking all clients 16 + and have an accessible and fragrance free office space.

Some areas individuals seek support in may include: anxiety and distress in intimate relationships, coming out, exploring self-acceptance, gender identity, pornography use or consumption habits, sexual trauma, pain during sex or difficulty with arousal and orgasm.

LGBTQIA THERAPY

Every person has their own path to understanding their sexuality and sexual development. For many LGBTQIA folks, there may be certain challenges that arise unique to their experience that deserve equal time and space in exploring current distress. Some modalities used may include: narrative therapy, resourcing, integrative and person centered approaches, mindfulness based therapy and strength based approaches.

 Some common issues an individual might seek support in: anxiety over relationships, family and sexuality, changing identity, shift in desire or attraction, coming out, finding resources for community, navigating marriage and parenting.

COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

As a social worker and educator, I love working with colleagues in the community and providing trainings and presentations around different aspects of sexuality and mental health work. Some recent presentations include:

• Sex and Healing after Trauma: A Brief Introduction.

• A brief introduction into trauma and trauma informed care.

• Suicide as a trauma response

• Sexuality after experiencing sexual violence: A brief overview for providers

• Self-care for providers.

• Sexual development over the lifespan: Exploring new models for sexual development.

I try to tailor presentations to each group’s specific needs so please send me an email with any questions or requests. Fees may be negotiated.

COUPLES THERAPY

Couples therapy is a unique approach that provides space to treat a couple together and witness their needs and communication styles in real time. Every couple creates their own culture, rules and language around their relationship and it is my privilege to be welcomed in to those spaces to provide support and clarification when needed Some modalities used may include, brief solution focused therapy, emotionally focused therapy, somatic therapy and integrative strength based approaches. 

Common areas couples may explore in therapy: Communication Skills, Navigating Sexual Trauma as a couple, Consensual Non-Monogamy, BDSM Relationships, Fertility Issues, Sexual frequency, LGBTQ Issues, Mismatched Libidos, Pain during Sex, Difficulty with Arousal and Relationships after Affairs.

KINK, BDSM AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE SEXUALITIES

There are many different aspects to our identity and at times those identities may cause tension and distress in our daily life. The goal is to support each client in exploring those needs and identities and find new ways of integrating them into daily life. Some modalities may include mindfulness based work, motivational interviewing, somatic exploration, and integrative approaches. .

 Some examples of topics clients may seek support with: wanting to explore new behaviors, opening up to your partner, changing desires around sexual behaviors, exploring kink friendly spaces and community and kink after trauma.

TRAUMA INFORMED THERAPY

Trauma tends to be viewed as an event that causes great distress in an individuals daily life, but as with many other experiences; each individual internalizes and embodies their trauma differently. For some folks, trauma looks like slight anxiety during certain daily tasks and behaviors while others may have trauma diagnoses such as PTSD or an adjustment disorder. Treating trauma and sexuality requires sensitivity to the psychological impacts of trauma as well as the emotional, psychological and somatic effects. Having spent much of my career working with survivors and their families and partners, I have found great success in incorporating neurobiology, EMDR resourcing, somatic work and mindfulness approaches into working with individuals and couples around trauma.  

Common areas a person experiencing trauma might seek support in: issues with arousal, challenges with pain, noticeable change in desire for a partner, distress or discomfort with intimacy, change in energy level, shift in self-esteem or exploring new relationships.