How do I approach therapy?

As an individual, couples and family counselor and sex therapist, I work with my clients in improving their mental and emotional state so they able to achieve their best sense of self. This includes having my clients process past and present experiences in order to enjoy a more satisfying relationship with themselves and with the people in their lives. Sessions are verbal and all exercises and interventions that involve physical contact are done on one’s own and outside of the session. As a sex therapist, I do not do anything involving having sex with any of my clients or force any of my client to have sexual contact with anyone else. Sex therapy is largely a mental and emotional reflection of one’s own internal conflicts, concerns, and/or questions about sex.

My therapeutic orientation is humanistic, person-centered, and attachment based therapies. My sessions are typically less goal oriented and more process oriented, meaning I do not set a certain number of sessions for us to have all the work done in. I do not dictate or push you in any direction, rather allow a natural flow and gentle openness for anything to happen in the therapeutic dynamic. Although I may ask questions, give some readings, and/ or some exercises to do outside our session, you are the expert in the space, meaning I will not come from a place of knowing more than you, about you.

There will be times I will need to refer you to a colleague who may specialize in a specific need you are having trouble with in order to find the best treatment option for you. I will be respectful, transparent, give you options, and support you each step of the way.