Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Therapists in Long Beach, CA
My ideal clients are self-aware, growth-oriented individuals who feel ready for more—more alignment, more expression, and more ease. I often work with artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, and leaders who are navigating high performance, creativity, and visibility. Many of my clients are neurodivergent and experience both intensity and excitement for life’s possibilities. They may come in feeling overwhelmed, blocked, or disconnected from themselves or their relationships, while also knowing there is a deeper level of clarity, confidence, and fulfillment available to them.
My ideal clients are self-aware, growth-oriented individuals who feel ready for more—more alignment, more expression, and more ease. I often work with artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, and leaders who are navigating high performance, creativity, and visibility. Many of my clients are neurodivergent and experience both intensity and excitement for life’s possibilities. They may come in feeling overwhelmed, blocked, or disconnected from themselves or their relationships, while also knowing there is a deeper level of clarity, confidence, and fulfillment available to them.
LaTianna Williams, Sex Therapy & Holistic
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CTRS, ABS
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Feel your joy again and romanticize your life. Wondering how to deepen intimacy, self-trust, and fulfill your desires in your relationships?
Feel at home in your mind and body by rediscovering what turns you on and makes you feel fully alive. Learn to express your needs and have them met. Whether single, coupled, or going through a breakup, I am here to help you on your healing journey. Research shows that a positive, satisfying sex life, solo or with a partner, can improve your confidence. relationships, self-esteem, and overall quality of life. I’m here to help you get sexually confident and live life more joyfully.
Feel your joy again and romanticize your life. Wondering how to deepen intimacy, self-trust, and fulfill your desires in your relationships?
Feel at home in your mind and body by rediscovering what turns you on and makes you feel fully alive. Learn to express your needs and have them met. Whether single, coupled, or going through a breakup, I am here to help you on your healing journey. Research shows that a positive, satisfying sex life, solo or with a partner, can improve your confidence. relationships, self-esteem, and overall quality of life. I’m here to help you get sexually confident and live life more joyfully.
Life is full of big questions that find all of us sooner or later: Who am I? What do I want? Why do I feel, think, or do what I do? What’s the point? When those questions rise, sometimes quietly, sometimes through anxiety, burnout, disconnection, grief, or repeating relationship cycles, a spark is ignited. Therapy is a place to tend that spark with honesty and care: to slow down, listen closely, and make sense of what your life has been asking of you. Together we look at what keeps repeating, what it costs, and what you truly want so you can begin shaping an existence that feels more rooted, more intentional, and more truly yours.
Life is full of big questions that find all of us sooner or later: Who am I? What do I want? Why do I feel, think, or do what I do? What’s the point? When those questions rise, sometimes quietly, sometimes through anxiety, burnout, disconnection, grief, or repeating relationship cycles, a spark is ignited. Therapy is a place to tend that spark with honesty and care: to slow down, listen closely, and make sense of what your life has been asking of you. Together we look at what keeps repeating, what it costs, and what you truly want so you can begin shaping an existence that feels more rooted, more intentional, and more truly yours.
If you’re struggling with your relationship with food, your body, or feeling stuck in cycles of restriction, bingeing, or guilt, you are not alone and you don’t have to face it by yourself. I specialize in working with individuals navigating eating disorders/disordered eating. I provide compassionate, individualized therapy for people experiencing anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, chronic dieting, and body image concerns. In addition to eating disorder treatment, I work with children, teens, and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, personality disorders, and challenges related to identity and the LGBTQIA+ community.
If you’re struggling with your relationship with food, your body, or feeling stuck in cycles of restriction, bingeing, or guilt, you are not alone and you don’t have to face it by yourself. I specialize in working with individuals navigating eating disorders/disordered eating. I provide compassionate, individualized therapy for people experiencing anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, chronic dieting, and body image concerns. In addition to eating disorder treatment, I work with children, teens, and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, personality disorders, and challenges related to identity and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Lenwood Patterson/Trauma-Informed
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSAC
1 Endorsed
Long Beach, CA 90804
I can help you overcome barriers to living up to your full potential by working with you to explore: What are these barriers? How can we heal these specific challenges together? I bring both academic expertise and personal experience to my practice, which enables me to guide you on your path to becoming the best version of yourself. Having navigated and overcome significant challenges in my own life, I understand the resilience and commitment required to transform pain into growth. My primary focus has been working with individuals in addiction recovery, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
I can help you overcome barriers to living up to your full potential by working with you to explore: What are these barriers? How can we heal these specific challenges together? I bring both academic expertise and personal experience to my practice, which enables me to guide you on your path to becoming the best version of yourself. Having navigated and overcome significant challenges in my own life, I understand the resilience and commitment required to transform pain into growth. My primary focus has been working with individuals in addiction recovery, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
Are you struggling with understanding why things are not working in your life? Are you a you having a difficult time with various life phases such as adolescence into adulthood? Trying to sort through all the current challenges and past events on your own can be difficult. Sometimes it can feel almost impossible. Allow me to assist you in your journey of self-discovery and break free of unwanted life patterns. I provide a safe, encouraging environment to explore your past and present life. This work can transform your relationship with self, significant other, family, friends, & professional relationships.
Are you struggling with understanding why things are not working in your life? Are you a you having a difficult time with various life phases such as adolescence into adulthood? Trying to sort through all the current challenges and past events on your own can be difficult. Sometimes it can feel almost impossible. Allow me to assist you in your journey of self-discovery and break free of unwanted life patterns. I provide a safe, encouraging environment to explore your past and present life. This work can transform your relationship with self, significant other, family, friends, & professional relationships.
Sometimes the hardest part of mental health struggles is how lonely and tiring it all feels. Complicated relationships, low mood or motivation, and pressure from yourself and everyone else become an overwhelming ocean in which to stay afloat. You need someone to join you where you are and help hold the heaviness. I provide unconditional acceptance as well as continual challenging and support in order to keep you connected with where you want to be. I approach work and life being person-centered, trauma-informed, and systems-aware. We're going to explore not just you as an individual, but your entire story and its contexts.
Sometimes the hardest part of mental health struggles is how lonely and tiring it all feels. Complicated relationships, low mood or motivation, and pressure from yourself and everyone else become an overwhelming ocean in which to stay afloat. You need someone to join you where you are and help hold the heaviness. I provide unconditional acceptance as well as continual challenging and support in order to keep you connected with where you want to be. I approach work and life being person-centered, trauma-informed, and systems-aware. We're going to explore not just you as an individual, but your entire story and its contexts.
Feeling lost in the maze of your own experiences? I'll help you navigate trauma, identity, and relationships — illuminating paths to healing you might not see alone. With a background in clinical research on gender and sexuality issues, and extensive clinical experience helping veterans reclaim their lives from PTSD, I bring a unique blend of expertise and genuine care to our work together. I've worked with the most severe cases of psychosis and personality disorder, all the way to ordinary grief, anxiety, and questions of meaning.
Feeling lost in the maze of your own experiences? I'll help you navigate trauma, identity, and relationships — illuminating paths to healing you might not see alone. With a background in clinical research on gender and sexuality issues, and extensive clinical experience helping veterans reclaim their lives from PTSD, I bring a unique blend of expertise and genuine care to our work together. I've worked with the most severe cases of psychosis and personality disorder, all the way to ordinary grief, anxiety, and questions of meaning.
You're in the chaos right now - relationship just ended, porn use spiraling, recovering from a narcissistic ex, or stuck in anxious-avoidant dating patterns. You need someone who gets it and can help you understand why you keep ending up here.
I work with people ready to examine the hard stuff: attachment patterns, relationship choices, building real self-worth. I'm passionate about helping people date healthier (learned this the hard way myself). I see therapists needing their own space too.
Specialties: sexuality, sex/porn addiction, narcissistic abuse recovery, LGBTQ+ issues, attachment/dating/poly, self-esteem.
Ready? Lets talk
You're in the chaos right now - relationship just ended, porn use spiraling, recovering from a narcissistic ex, or stuck in anxious-avoidant dating patterns. You need someone who gets it and can help you understand why you keep ending up here.
I work with people ready to examine the hard stuff: attachment patterns, relationship choices, building real self-worth. I'm passionate about helping people date healthier (learned this the hard way myself). I see therapists needing their own space too.
Specialties: sexuality, sex/porn addiction, narcissistic abuse recovery, LGBTQ+ issues, attachment/dating/poly, self-esteem.
Ready? Lets talk
Welcome. I offer a supportive and affirming space where you can slow down, reconnect with yourself, and find a way forward that fits your unique circumstances. My work is LGBTQIA+ affirming and trauma informed, with care rooted in your lived experience, values, and sense of identity. I show up with warmth, compassion, and authenticity as we explore what has been weighing on you. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed or seeking deeper understanding and healing, we can move at your pace toward clarity and greater self-trust.
Welcome. I offer a supportive and affirming space where you can slow down, reconnect with yourself, and find a way forward that fits your unique circumstances. My work is LGBTQIA+ affirming and trauma informed, with care rooted in your lived experience, values, and sense of identity. I show up with warmth, compassion, and authenticity as we explore what has been weighing on you. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed or seeking deeper understanding and healing, we can move at your pace toward clarity and greater self-trust.
As a kink and poly/ENM affirming clinician, I enthusiastically welcome underrepresented relational, sexual, and gender-expansive individuals to contact me for support.
Hey there! My name is Macala ("muh-kae-luh"; pronouns: she/they) and I strive to make therapy accessible and relevant for Black and queer communities of color. As an EMDR trained yoga psychotherapist, I integrate mindfulness and neuroscience to support your mental health. As someone who practices healing justice, my practice is rooted in considering you as a whole person - mind, body, spirit, culture, and in relationship to community. Together we will collaborate on a goal, learn practical techniques to support your wellbeing, and progress at your pace towards growth.
As a kink and poly/ENM affirming clinician, I enthusiastically welcome underrepresented relational, sexual, and gender-expansive individuals to contact me for support.
Hey there! My name is Macala ("muh-kae-luh"; pronouns: she/they) and I strive to make therapy accessible and relevant for Black and queer communities of color. As an EMDR trained yoga psychotherapist, I integrate mindfulness and neuroscience to support your mental health. As someone who practices healing justice, my practice is rooted in considering you as a whole person - mind, body, spirit, culture, and in relationship to community. Together we will collaborate on a goal, learn practical techniques to support your wellbeing, and progress at your pace towards growth.
Becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist stemmed from my personal journey, sparked by my own struggles to understand my identity as a man and a father. At a crucial point in my life, I wrestled with profound questions about my identity and how to be the best father I could be. To find clarity, I began my own therapeutic journey, seeking the guidance of a compassionate therapist to address my challenges. It was during this transformative period that I realized my true calling: to support others in their journey towards hope, growth, and profound transformation.
Becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist stemmed from my personal journey, sparked by my own struggles to understand my identity as a man and a father. At a crucial point in my life, I wrestled with profound questions about my identity and how to be the best father I could be. To find clarity, I began my own therapeutic journey, seeking the guidance of a compassionate therapist to address my challenges. It was during this transformative period that I realized my true calling: to support others in their journey towards hope, growth, and profound transformation.
Hello, my name is Lee and I look forward to connecting with you. Taking the first step towards therapy can be daunting, but it can also be profoundly transformative. As someone who has experienced the impact of therapy firsthand, I understand its power for deep healing and I am grateful to give this back to others as I have received it myself. In our sessions, we'll work together to navigate your past traumas, heal old wounds, and empower you to shape your present and future according to your desires.
Hello, my name is Lee and I look forward to connecting with you. Taking the first step towards therapy can be daunting, but it can also be profoundly transformative. As someone who has experienced the impact of therapy firsthand, I understand its power for deep healing and I am grateful to give this back to others as I have received it myself. In our sessions, we'll work together to navigate your past traumas, heal old wounds, and empower you to shape your present and future according to your desires.
Hello there, congratulations on taking the first step in your healing journey. Together we can create a non-judgmental space to process the experiences in life without trauma dumping on our community. Life is filled with complexities that can be overwhelming for anyone to work through and therapy can change that. Lets work together to improve our quality of life, align with your true self, and build on our emotional regulation. Change is possible and uncomfortable; and getting comfortable with the uncomfortable is how we grow.
Hello there, congratulations on taking the first step in your healing journey. Together we can create a non-judgmental space to process the experiences in life without trauma dumping on our community. Life is filled with complexities that can be overwhelming for anyone to work through and therapy can change that. Lets work together to improve our quality of life, align with your true self, and build on our emotional regulation. Change is possible and uncomfortable; and getting comfortable with the uncomfortable is how we grow.
I believe therapy heals from the inside out, cultivates resilience and growth, builds a life of meaning and purpose, empowering one to fully engage with life as their authentic self. In a welcoming, sex-positive, affirming, judgement-free environment, together in partnership with you. I will mindfully customize my approach to meet your unique needs and comfort level, to bring about growth and change that goes beyond relieving distress. What I love about therapy is the journey, being able to help clients identify and enact value driven choices, accomplish goals that promote actualizing the meaningful life in which they envisioned.
I believe therapy heals from the inside out, cultivates resilience and growth, builds a life of meaning and purpose, empowering one to fully engage with life as their authentic self. In a welcoming, sex-positive, affirming, judgement-free environment, together in partnership with you. I will mindfully customize my approach to meet your unique needs and comfort level, to bring about growth and change that goes beyond relieving distress. What I love about therapy is the journey, being able to help clients identify and enact value driven choices, accomplish goals that promote actualizing the meaningful life in which they envisioned.
Are you feeling stuck in patterns that leave you unfulfilled? Perhaps you are struggling to understand or embrace your full identity. Maybe you are going through a significant life transition. Or maybe you feel “off” and don’t know what to do about it. Therapy can be a powerful resource to reconnect to yourself, address a specific issue, explore your thoughts and emotions, and just get support for the challenges of life. Clients bring all sorts of challenges to our work – depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, body image challenges, sexuality questions, athlete specific issues, Long COVID, and more.
Are you feeling stuck in patterns that leave you unfulfilled? Perhaps you are struggling to understand or embrace your full identity. Maybe you are going through a significant life transition. Or maybe you feel “off” and don’t know what to do about it. Therapy can be a powerful resource to reconnect to yourself, address a specific issue, explore your thoughts and emotions, and just get support for the challenges of life. Clients bring all sorts of challenges to our work – depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, body image challenges, sexuality questions, athlete specific issues, Long COVID, and more.
Are you exhausted from being misunderstood, even by the people closest to you?
I work with individuals who feel “caught between worlds”—emotionally, culturally, or relationally.
My clients are often high-functioning on the outside, yet inside they carry long-term wounds such as:
• Childhood emotional neglect or trauma
• Multicultural or immigrant-family conflict
• DV, narcissistic partnerships, or prolonged relational trauma
• Repeating painful patterns in relationships
•Deep loneliness, self-doubt, or feeling “too much”
If this feels familiar, you’re not alone — and you’re not the problem.
You adapted to survive.
Are you exhausted from being misunderstood, even by the people closest to you?
I work with individuals who feel “caught between worlds”—emotionally, culturally, or relationally.
My clients are often high-functioning on the outside, yet inside they carry long-term wounds such as:
• Childhood emotional neglect or trauma
• Multicultural or immigrant-family conflict
• DV, narcissistic partnerships, or prolonged relational trauma
• Repeating painful patterns in relationships
•Deep loneliness, self-doubt, or feeling “too much”
If this feels familiar, you’re not alone — and you’re not the problem.
You adapted to survive.
Do you feel out of control? Like you need to control everything just to feel okay? Many of my clients struggle with cycles of shame, control, and overwhelm that show up as eating disorders, OCD, body dysmorphia, and addiction. These patterns often develop as ways to cope with trauma, identity stress, and feeling unsafe in the world.
Do you feel out of control? Like you need to control everything just to feel okay? Many of my clients struggle with cycles of shame, control, and overwhelm that show up as eating disorders, OCD, body dysmorphia, and addiction. These patterns often develop as ways to cope with trauma, identity stress, and feeling unsafe in the world.
I consider it an honor to develop a relationship with you and walk beside you on your journey to exploring your darkest corners and bringing some light into your shadows. For 14 years, I have been in the field of recovery and addiction. I have personal and professional experience with addiction and I am familiar with most types of recovery. Inpatient treatment can be expensive and is not appropriate for everyone. I can support you in making an informed decision in how to best treat your addiction without the sales pitch and get you and your family the help you need.
I consider it an honor to develop a relationship with you and walk beside you on your journey to exploring your darkest corners and bringing some light into your shadows. For 14 years, I have been in the field of recovery and addiction. I have personal and professional experience with addiction and I am familiar with most types of recovery. Inpatient treatment can be expensive and is not appropriate for everyone. I can support you in making an informed decision in how to best treat your addiction without the sales pitch and get you and your family the help you need.
Welcome! I'm glad you're here. I would be honored to work alongside you as you seek healing around things like life transitions, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, caregiving for a loved one, and moving through the grief process. Reach out to schedule a 15-minute consultation call to see if we'd be a good fit.
Welcome! I'm glad you're here. I would be honored to work alongside you as you seek healing around things like life transitions, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, caregiving for a loved one, and moving through the grief process. Reach out to schedule a 15-minute consultation call to see if we'd be a good fit.
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Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Therapists
Why might an individual want to see a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist?
A sex-positive or kinky individual may want to see a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist because the client may feel safer and more supported discussing their experiences and challenges. A therapist who identifies as kink-friendly will have experience with clients having diverse sexual preferences and will likely be nonjudgmental and supportive about issues brought to the table. It is important to note that sex-positive, kink-allied individuals may find equal success with therapists who do not have such specialized knowledge and background. The most important factor in the success of therapy is for the client and practitioner to form a strong, trusting bond.
Do therapists have special training to gain expertise in sex-positive, kink-allied treatment?
Generally, no. There are limited training programs and unofficial accreditations that therapists can pursue, but a therapist’s expertise will ultimately come from their previous experience with similar clients, their engagement with organizations that promote sex positivity or kink-allied lifestyles, and the importance they place on safety and cultural sensitivity.
How can individuals recognize a good sex-positive, kink-allied therapist?
An experienced therapist is able to help clients explore their sexual identity and expression and relieve any discomfort or stigma attached to discussing such matters and the client’s overall challenges. A therapist who is sex-positive and kink-allied is able to create an environment that honors a client’s experience and sexual preferences. To recognize a good therapist, clients can simply ask directly about topics and issues important to them and gauge their comfort level and connection with a clinician based on the responses.
Can clients benefit from having a therapist with a focus on sex positivity and alternative sexual lifestyles?
Some individuals may feel most comfortable knowing that the clinician they’re working with has a commitment to creating an atmosphere of sex positivity and has experience with relationship diversity and alternative relationship structures. Working with a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist may help clients respect their own challenges and improve identity-affirming treatment.