Therapy
My Approach
I’m a Clinical Social Worker and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, who works with one of or a blend of three approaches: individual therapy, sex therapy, and/or relationship therapy. My approach is client-centered (which means how we work is guided by you) and my style is warm, curious, and playful. I work from a Relational Therapy model, or a way for people to understand themselves and the world around them through relationships, Internal Family Systems, and EMDR (more on that below).
As a sex therapist, I welcome working with any sexual concerns and specialize in Kink/BDSM, Polyamory, Pelvic Floor Health, Intimate Partner Violence, and Out of Control Sexual Behavior.
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Individual Therapy
I offer virtual one-on-one therapy for adults and together, we’ll figure out what approach works best for you. I’m trained in Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) and EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and bring in Gender and Sexuality Affirming and Health at Every Size approaches with all clients. My values are rooted in Liberation-based, Anti-Racist, and Abolitionist principles. I’ve taken the GALAP Pledge to provide one free gender affirming letter a month, please reach out to see if this is available.
Sessions are anywhere from 50 – 90 minutes and may provide EMDR and/or IFS intensives (2 – 4 hours) when appropriate.
Sex Therapy
As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist (CST), I provide non-judgmental talk therapy that explores what you most want for your sexual self. Most of us were raised in sex-negative, cis/hetero-normative environments focused on becoming sexually “normal” whereas our work would focus on how you might become more sexually satisfied.
I use Narrative and Mindfulness-based modalities based in Queer Theory and Intersectional Feminist values, plus a variety of out-of-session exercises designed for self-exploration.
Sessions are anywhere from 50 – 90 minutes.
Relationship Therapy
Relationship Therapy is designed for two or more people to deepen their relationship by getting real with one another through brave dialogue and healthy conflict.
Relationship Therapy geared towards any sexual, romantic, familial, and/or platonic partnerships. My practice welcomes all relationship types including those who are polyamorous, kinky, and/or non-traditional. I am trained in the Developmental Model and Emotionally Focused Therapy modalities and my experience with organizational conflict mediation using Transformative Justice approaches also supports our work.
Sessions are anywhere from 50 – 120 minutes.
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Individual and Sex Therapy sessions are $180 for 50 minutes and Relationship Therapy sessions are $230 for 50 minutes.
I create a sustaining wage for myself by raising rates $5-$10 annually at the beginning each year.
I have a limited number of sliding scale slots for clients that are trans, and/or BIPOC. Please ask whether I have any slots open.
Client may pay for services using their HSA (Health Saving Account) in my HIPAA-compliant online portal. While I do not take insurance, I’m glad to provide superbills for out-of-network reimbursements.
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When you reach out, I’ll respond with whether I have openings, and if so, the logistics of what I can provide. If these logistics work for everyone, we’ll schedule a 20min consultation to consider whether we’d be a good fit with one another. Finally, I will send you a link to an online portal to complete your intake and have you sign off on documents. In your first session, we will review your intake form and review your therapeutic goals. We’ll use these goals to guide our work together and return to them periodically to ensure we're meeting your needs.
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For your privacy, all teletherapy sessions are conducted on HIPAA-compliant platforms and all therapy notes are encrypted. To ensure the sanctity of your information, AI will not be used in our work together.
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I love doing supervision with clinicians who want to integrate liberation models (ie: Liberation Psychology, Radical Feminism, Mad Studies, Transformative Justice) into their therapy and community work. I am able to support licensed social workers attain their clinical licensure in PA for weekly a base-rate of $100. For monthly consultation, I ask for the rate of your highest paying client.
Clients
People I work best with may be exploring…
Gender Identity and Expression
Relationship to Allosexuality and/or Asexuality
Polyamory, Ethical Non-Monogamy, and Non-Traditional Relationships
Experience of Childhood and/or Adult Sexual Violence
Intimate Partner Violence/ Domestic Violence
Sex Work
Racial Trauma and Mixed Race Identity
Desire Discrepancy
Relationship Betrayal/Affairs/ Cheating
Body Image/ Health at Every Size
Disability, Chronic, and Acute Illness
Medical Trauma and Cancer
Political Trauma
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Journalism and Media-Related Trauma
Depression and Anxiety
Grief and Loss
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