Services

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    Queer-Affirming Therapy

    Queer-affirming therapy means you don’t have to explain or defend who you are to be understood. We can explore how stigma, marginalization, and cultural narratives about LGBTQ+ identities have impacted you, and how you’ve adapted to survive and belong. Sometimes that means unpacking internalized homophobia and compulsive heteronormativity, which can often manifest as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, or a nagging sense that something about you isn’t quite “right." From there, the work is about building self-compassion, deepening self-trust, and taking steps toward a more empowered, authentic life.

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    Sex Therapy

    Sex therapy is a space to talk openly about intimacy, desire, and connection. It affirms that there’s no one “right” way to experience sexuality, while also making room to gently process things like sexual trauma, consent, and the overall impact of being socialized in this sex-negative world, all at your own pace. Whether you’re navigating desire discrepancy in a relationship, feeling disconnected from your body, or just wondering “is this normal?”, we can get curious together about what’s going on and what you actually want.

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    Couples Therapy

    As a couples therapist, I help partners slow down and understand what’s happening between you—without getting stuck in the same argument on repeat. We’ll explore how your attachment patterns and personal history shape closeness and conflict. We will also focus on differentiation: the ability to grounded in yourself while staying emotionally connected to your partner, so you can express needs, tolerate discomfort, and not lose yourself in the relationship. This work supports deepened connection and growth— both with yourself and within your relationship— so you can create something secure and sustainable.

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    Gender-Affirming Care

    Given ongoing policymaking and rhetoric that affect trans people in particular, you deserve a therapist who not only believes you are who you say you are, but truly respects and honors that sense of self. We can talk about identity, dysphoria, euphoria, coming out, medical decisions, or just everyday life stuff, so you can build a stronger, more grounded connection to yourself. I am also available to provide letters of support for individuals seeking gender-affirming medical care, as guided by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care.

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

    Drawing from modern psychodynamic theory, we’ll look beneath the surface at the deeper layers of your emotional life. The parts of you that learned to adapt, protect, or survive—sometimes in ways that made perfect sense back then, but feel limiting now. With an anti-racist and feminist lens, we might also consider the impact of systemic oppression and marginalization. Therapy becomes a place to notice patterns, understand their origins, and slowly, intentionally, create new possibilities.

  • Therapy for Nonmonogamous Relationships

    If you’re poly or nonmonogamous, you’ve likely encountered both meaningful connection and uniquely complex challenges. Together we might work on things like:

    -Jealousy (yes, it’s normal—no, it doesn’t make you “bad” at polyamory)

    -Communication breakdowns

    -Navigating time, energy, and emotional resources

    -Compersion

    -Or just figuring out what works for your version of partnership

What We Can Work On Together

People come to me for many reasons, including:

  • Managing anxiety, shame, or that ever-present inner critic

  • Exploring or affirming gender identity and sexual orientation

  • Healing from relationship trauma, betrayal, or attachment wounds

  • Untangling family-of-origin dynamics (because yes, they do follow us into adulthood)

  • Processing desire, intimacy, and sexuality without judgment

  • Navigating non-monogamy, polyamory, or open relationships

A Note on the Therapy Process

Therapy isn’t about becoming a completely different person. It’s about becoming more fully yourself, with greater awareness, more choice, and less shame. That might look like recognizing an old pattern and choosing something new, grieving something you didn’t receive, or laughing at a realization that hits a little too close to home.

My approach to therapy emphasizes depth over quick fixes. Insight and change take time, are non-linear, and full of challenge, discomfort, surprise, and growth.