I offer a personalized, trauma-informed approach to therapy that blends core modalities with focused expertise to meet your unique challenges. My goal is to help you build the skills and self-awareness needed to find your way to a more fulfilling life.
Core Therapeutic Approaches
My work is grounded in:
- Integrative Therapy: A holistic approach to psychotherapy that combines elements from various therapeutic schools of thought to create a personalized treatment plan for each individual.
- Existential Therapy: Focuses on helping you uncover your core values, find meaning in your life, and navigate the profound questions that accompany personal growth and major life changes.
- Mindfulness: Integrating present-moment awareness into all aspects of life – from meditation to sex to daily interactions – to help you better observe and manage your thoughts and feelings.
Areas of Focused Expertise
I have experience in, and focused my training in, working with the following issues and populations:
- Couples Therapy: Dedicated to improving communication, fostering growth, repairing ruptures like trust issues and infidelity, and establishing healthy, productive conflict patterns.
- Sex and Intimacy Therapy: Navigating differences in sexual interests and desire, exploring sexual identity, addressing intimacy issues, and resolving sexual difficulties in a non-judgmental space.
- Men’s Issues: A space dedicated to navigating the unique pressures of modern masculinity, including stress management, exploring personal struggles, and building emotional literacy.
- Life Transitions: Guiding you through major life changes such as career shifts, divorce, grief, or transitions into parenthood.
- Trauma-Informed Care: Utilizing a gentle, sensitive approach that recognizes the pervasive impact of trauma on well-being and seeks to promote healing and safety.
- Depression & Anxiety: Helping you manage symptoms, develop practical coping skills, and understand the underlying factors contributing to your emotional state.
- Kink Dynamics & Lifestyle: Providing affirming support for individuals and partners who are interested in or actively live or play within a kink/BDSM lifestyle.
- Ethical Nonmonogamy (ENM) & Polyamory: Offering affirming guidance for navigating the dynamics, challenges, and communication complexities of open and polyamorous relationships.
Specialized Training & Frameworks
In addition to my core practice, I have pursued advanced training in specific therapeutic frameworks:
- Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional (CSTIP) Framework: Utilizing this structured knowledge to provide competent and sensitive sex and intimacy therapy. (Certification pending licensure)
- ADHD-Certified Clinical Service Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Framework: Trained to understand and address the unique emotional and relational challenges faced by individuals with ADHD. (Certification pending licensure)
- Premarital Counseling Specialist Program: Specialized knowledge to help couples build a strong foundation before marriage, focusing on communication, finances, and shared values.
My Guiding Philosophy: I am an inclusive, affirming, and diversity-focused clinician committed to your well-being across all your cultural, sexual, and gender identities.