Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Therapists in Columbus, OH
I have a special interest in working with couples and am particularly passionate about supporting sexually and relationally diverse clients, including LGBTQIA+, polyamorous, and kink-identified couples and individuals.
I'm passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families build and maintain healthy, fulfilling relationships. I believe that working as a therapist with a person requires comprehending their environment and the vast network of people who influenced their lives, positively as well as negatively. My goal is to guide clients out of their own heads and help them see how their past impacts their present, fostering improved relationships and personal growth. I'm from St. Louis and moved to Columbus to pursue a PhD at OSU. Throughout my career, I have gained extensive experience working with diverse folks.
I have a special interest in working with couples and am particularly passionate about supporting sexually and relationally diverse clients, including LGBTQIA+, polyamorous, and kink-identified couples and individuals.
I'm passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families build and maintain healthy, fulfilling relationships. I believe that working as a therapist with a person requires comprehending their environment and the vast network of people who influenced their lives, positively as well as negatively. My goal is to guide clients out of their own heads and help them see how their past impacts their present, fostering improved relationships and personal growth. I'm from St. Louis and moved to Columbus to pursue a PhD at OSU. Throughout my career, I have gained extensive experience working with diverse folks.
Hello there! I am passionate about connecting with others and offering a non-judgmental space for folks to not only heal from past wounds but also learn how to thrive as their unique selves. I believe that you are the expert on you, and we will work together to determine a treatment plan and approach that fits your personalized needs. I have worked for many years in the mental health field as a general practitioner in community mental health settings, but through my professional journey, I have come to feel the strongest passion in working with adolescents, young adults, and adults in exploring personal identities and expressions.
Hello there! I am passionate about connecting with others and offering a non-judgmental space for folks to not only heal from past wounds but also learn how to thrive as their unique selves. I believe that you are the expert on you, and we will work together to determine a treatment plan and approach that fits your personalized needs. I have worked for many years in the mental health field as a general practitioner in community mental health settings, but through my professional journey, I have come to feel the strongest passion in working with adolescents, young adults, and adults in exploring personal identities and expressions.
I am passionate about LGBTQIA+ issues, sex and sexuality, and diverse relationship styles and helping others explore these areas for themselves. I believe in creating a brave space with everyone I meet to foster self-exploration and growth. As an advocate for justice and equity in mental health care, I know how important it is to acknowledge and address culture, privilege, race, gender, size, ability, sexuality, and the intersections of your unique identities and experiences in this world. As a nonjudgmental guide, I'll work with you to build your self-compassion, resilience, and strengths as we tackle hard things together.
I am passionate about LGBTQIA+ issues, sex and sexuality, and diverse relationship styles and helping others explore these areas for themselves. I believe in creating a brave space with everyone I meet to foster self-exploration and growth. As an advocate for justice and equity in mental health care, I know how important it is to acknowledge and address culture, privilege, race, gender, size, ability, sexuality, and the intersections of your unique identities and experiences in this world. As a nonjudgmental guide, I'll work with you to build your self-compassion, resilience, and strengths as we tackle hard things together.
Greetings. My name is Renee Taylor, and I am a counselor, educator, motivator, and certified sex therapist. My approach to therapy is holistic and eclectic, focusing on the individual's total health and strengths. Utilizing a strengths-based approach, I focus on the client's strengths and incorporate self-love and mindfulness to aid my clients in their growth and healing process. I am EMDR trained and use a variety of therapeutic modalities, such as narrative therapy, empowerment, meditation, and cognitive behavior, among others, in my practice.
Greetings. My name is Renee Taylor, and I am a counselor, educator, motivator, and certified sex therapist. My approach to therapy is holistic and eclectic, focusing on the individual's total health and strengths. Utilizing a strengths-based approach, I focus on the client's strengths and incorporate self-love and mindfulness to aid my clients in their growth and healing process. I am EMDR trained and use a variety of therapeutic modalities, such as narrative therapy, empowerment, meditation, and cognitive behavior, among others, in my practice.
You are the expert in your life and body, so therapy is a collaborative process. From developing personal strengths to managing stressors to having a judgment-free space to talk openly, I feel confident that we can find therapeutic interventions that empower you towards change.
Here's a quote from an activist and author I enjoy- "Morale itself is a terrain of struggle. Our morale is under attack, because our lives are under attack. But they haven’t defeated us, and they won’t. So play with your dog, and talk to your friends, and make plans. And whatever you do, don’t let fear defeat you."
- Margaret Killjoy
You are the expert in your life and body, so therapy is a collaborative process. From developing personal strengths to managing stressors to having a judgment-free space to talk openly, I feel confident that we can find therapeutic interventions that empower you towards change.
Here's a quote from an activist and author I enjoy- "Morale itself is a terrain of struggle. Our morale is under attack, because our lives are under attack. But they haven’t defeated us, and they won’t. So play with your dog, and talk to your friends, and make plans. And whatever you do, don’t let fear defeat you."
- Margaret Killjoy
I work with individuals and couples. I am easy to talk to and try to make my clients feel comfortable, especially new clients. I always start from where the client is but I am also direct and expect my clients to consider my suggestions so that they can move forward toward their therapy goals. I have expertise in the following areas: depression and anxiety, grief, family of origin issues, inner child work, communication issues, sexual dysfunction, sexual addiction
I work with individuals and couples. I am easy to talk to and try to make my clients feel comfortable, especially new clients. I always start from where the client is but I am also direct and expect my clients to consider my suggestions so that they can move forward toward their therapy goals. I have expertise in the following areas: depression and anxiety, grief, family of origin issues, inner child work, communication issues, sexual dysfunction, sexual addiction
Amanda has lived experience and special interest in working with individuals and couples/relationships within the LGBTQIA+, poly/ENM, kink, transgender and alternative lifestyles communities.
Over the years, Amanda has gained training and expertise in various treatment modalities including: DBT, CBT, family systems and others. She is also a Level One Gottman trained relationship counselor.
Amanda has lived experience and special interest in working with individuals and couples/relationships within the LGBTQIA+, poly/ENM, kink, transgender and alternative lifestyles communities.
Over the years, Amanda has gained training and expertise in various treatment modalities including: DBT, CBT, family systems and others. She is also a Level One Gottman trained relationship counselor.
I enjoy working with diverse groups of clients and I'm pretty adaptable to the needs of clients. It's important to me that you have a positive experience in therapy as my client and I focus on building positive therapeutic relationship. I work with adults who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, whether they are well established in the community or just beginning exploration, people who want to improve their quality of life whether that be through confidence, lifestyle changes, or challenging unhealthy societal views. If you struggle with mental health concerns, women's issues, or issues related to lifestyle changes.
I enjoy working with diverse groups of clients and I'm pretty adaptable to the needs of clients. It's important to me that you have a positive experience in therapy as my client and I focus on building positive therapeutic relationship. I work with adults who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, whether they are well established in the community or just beginning exploration, people who want to improve their quality of life whether that be through confidence, lifestyle changes, or challenging unhealthy societal views. If you struggle with mental health concerns, women's issues, or issues related to lifestyle changes.
Taking care of yourself is the best way to care for others. Thank you for taking the first step in caring for yourself by seeking therapy. I believe in approaching your needs and goals through collaboration, non-judgement and insight. This means being honest and being motivated to change. I strive to help those who find themselves struggling with issues related to anxiety, parenting, depression, relationships and boundaries.
Taking care of yourself is the best way to care for others. Thank you for taking the first step in caring for yourself by seeking therapy. I believe in approaching your needs and goals through collaboration, non-judgement and insight. This means being honest and being motivated to change. I strive to help those who find themselves struggling with issues related to anxiety, parenting, depression, relationships and boundaries.
Allie Fridstein - Capybara Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC
3 Endorsed
Columbus, OH 43220
Waitlist for new clients
They say the only constant in life is change. But change is hard! We as humans tend to feel comfort in predictability and routine, and change (especially when sudden, unexpected, and/or tragic) inherently challenges us to sit with discomfort. Even deliberate and "happy" changes like starting a new career, getting married, journeying through gender transition, or beginning a sober lifestyle can still cause a myriad of complicated emotions as you adjust to your new life. Finding meaning in those changes while learning skills to manage the added stress is an empowering, healing, and worthwhile endeavor.
They say the only constant in life is change. But change is hard! We as humans tend to feel comfort in predictability and routine, and change (especially when sudden, unexpected, and/or tragic) inherently challenges us to sit with discomfort. Even deliberate and "happy" changes like starting a new career, getting married, journeying through gender transition, or beginning a sober lifestyle can still cause a myriad of complicated emotions as you adjust to your new life. Finding meaning in those changes while learning skills to manage the added stress is an empowering, healing, and worthwhile endeavor.
I am kink knowledgeable and affirming of monogamous and polyam relationship structures.
I (they/them) am a mental health counselor, and an AASECT certified sex therapist. I prefer to build genuine relationships with my clients, emphasizing teamwork and encouraging your active participation in the counseling process. I'll welcome your humor and shared laughter while helping you to harness inner strengths, self-compassion, and newly developed skills to overcome the obstacles impacting your personal growth. I will bring a trauma informed lens and anti-oppression values to our work together and will trust you as the 'expert' of your own lived experience to help identify realistic solutions to life's challenges.
I am kink knowledgeable and affirming of monogamous and polyam relationship structures.
I (they/them) am a mental health counselor, and an AASECT certified sex therapist. I prefer to build genuine relationships with my clients, emphasizing teamwork and encouraging your active participation in the counseling process. I'll welcome your humor and shared laughter while helping you to harness inner strengths, self-compassion, and newly developed skills to overcome the obstacles impacting your personal growth. I will bring a trauma informed lens and anti-oppression values to our work together and will trust you as the 'expert' of your own lived experience to help identify realistic solutions to life's challenges.
We offer couples therapy and support all relationship structures, including LGBTQIA+ couples, polyamorous partnerships, and kink-affirming relationships.
At Dekle & Associates, LLC, we meet you where you are in your journey of change. Life’s challenges can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to face them alone. Our experienced team provides compassionate, specialized care to help you navigate healing from the past, building resiliency in the present and empowering your future.
We offer couples therapy and support all relationship structures, including LGBTQIA+ couples, polyamorous partnerships, and kink-affirming relationships.
At Dekle & Associates, LLC, we meet you where you are in your journey of change. Life’s challenges can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to face them alone. Our experienced team provides compassionate, specialized care to help you navigate healing from the past, building resiliency in the present and empowering your future.
Hello and welcome! Are you having trouble coping with or processing the past? Are you anxious or fearful about the future? Perhaps the relationships in your life could be better. Maybe you are struggling from a single or multiple traumatic events in your life or just need a safe space to explore who you are. Let’s work together to achieve your goals!
Outside of therapy, you’ll find me immersed in creative pursuits like painting or discovering new music, savoring new foods with my partner, thrifting, activism/protesting, or curled up with a good book. I also cherish time with my friends and pets!
Hello and welcome! Are you having trouble coping with or processing the past? Are you anxious or fearful about the future? Perhaps the relationships in your life could be better. Maybe you are struggling from a single or multiple traumatic events in your life or just need a safe space to explore who you are. Let’s work together to achieve your goals!
Outside of therapy, you’ll find me immersed in creative pursuits like painting or discovering new music, savoring new foods with my partner, thrifting, activism/protesting, or curled up with a good book. I also cherish time with my friends and pets!
Jeffrey M Glitt
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LISW
Columbus, OH 43209
Waitlist for new clients
I lead my sessions with openness, kindness, and empathy while creating a safe and judgment-free space for clients to share their life experiences, concerns, and goals. A firm believer in the power of collaboration, I work alongside clients to create personalized treatment plans that honor their individual needs, strengths, and goals. I takes an integrative approach, incorporating mindfulness, self-compassion, and resilience-building techniques to help clients overcome challenges and lead fulfilling, empowered lives. I have professional experience working with teens, young adults, adults, and LGBTQIA+ individuals/couples.
I lead my sessions with openness, kindness, and empathy while creating a safe and judgment-free space for clients to share their life experiences, concerns, and goals. A firm believer in the power of collaboration, I work alongside clients to create personalized treatment plans that honor their individual needs, strengths, and goals. I takes an integrative approach, incorporating mindfulness, self-compassion, and resilience-building techniques to help clients overcome challenges and lead fulfilling, empowered lives. I have professional experience working with teens, young adults, adults, and LGBTQIA+ individuals/couples.
Women go through unique life experiences like pregnancy, post-partum, menopause, and everything in between. These life stages can significantly impact our mental health. If you feel like your experience is causing you to struggle, you feel anxious, depressed, you’re not alone. This IS difficult and therapy can help.
My goal is to center your experience through a lens of grace and compassion. I value a collaborative therapeutic approach where we can explore and process your thoughts and feelings together in a non-judgmental space tailored just for you.
Women go through unique life experiences like pregnancy, post-partum, menopause, and everything in between. These life stages can significantly impact our mental health. If you feel like your experience is causing you to struggle, you feel anxious, depressed, you’re not alone. This IS difficult and therapy can help.
My goal is to center your experience through a lens of grace and compassion. I value a collaborative therapeutic approach where we can explore and process your thoughts and feelings together in a non-judgmental space tailored just for you.
Your identity, relationships, and lived experiences shape how you see yourself and move through the world. As an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist, I offer a warm, nonjudgmental space to explore what’s felt heavy, painful, or confusing - whether it's related to your past, family, identity, or current relationships. Together, we’ll unpack your story, make sense of the patterns, and move toward healing and self-acceptance. You deserve to feel seen, supported, and empowered to create change on your own terms.
Your identity, relationships, and lived experiences shape how you see yourself and move through the world. As an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist, I offer a warm, nonjudgmental space to explore what’s felt heavy, painful, or confusing - whether it's related to your past, family, identity, or current relationships. Together, we’ll unpack your story, make sense of the patterns, and move toward healing and self-acceptance. You deserve to feel seen, supported, and empowered to create change on your own terms.
In working with clients, I tend to develop rapport by using an authentic and genuine personality along with my professional experience to be creative, spontaneous, and adaptive when working with clients and their various needs. I strive to cultivate meaningful relationships with clients and take time to understand their struggles and how I can offer my best to them. I practice from a systemic lens while utilizing an experiential and collaborative approach when working with clients to create more constructive communication, establish deeper emotional connections, and help clients achieve a level of stability and peace in their lives.
In working with clients, I tend to develop rapport by using an authentic and genuine personality along with my professional experience to be creative, spontaneous, and adaptive when working with clients and their various needs. I strive to cultivate meaningful relationships with clients and take time to understand their struggles and how I can offer my best to them. I practice from a systemic lens while utilizing an experiential and collaborative approach when working with clients to create more constructive communication, establish deeper emotional connections, and help clients achieve a level of stability and peace in their lives.
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I bring a compassionate and dedicated approach to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate their unique challenges and build stronger, healthier relationships. I provide a non-pathologizing approach that aids in fostering open communication, resolving conflicts, and supporting clients through personal and relational growth. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) with extensive training in evidence-based therapeutic modalities. My clinical practice integrates various systemic approaches that are tailored to meet the specific needs of each client and prioritize collaboration.
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I bring a compassionate and dedicated approach to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate their unique challenges and build stronger, healthier relationships. I provide a non-pathologizing approach that aids in fostering open communication, resolving conflicts, and supporting clients through personal and relational growth. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) with extensive training in evidence-based therapeutic modalities. My clinical practice integrates various systemic approaches that are tailored to meet the specific needs of each client and prioritize collaboration.
I believe that “trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.” I work with those who have experienced various forms of trauma, including shock, developmental, medical, relational, and religious trauma. I also work with those experiencing forms of depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and those experiencing systemic and cultural forms of oppression. I believe that everyone has the right to a nurturing and supportive space, and I strive towards the ongoing creation of an inclusive environment for all.
I believe that “trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.” I work with those who have experienced various forms of trauma, including shock, developmental, medical, relational, and religious trauma. I also work with those experiencing forms of depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and those experiencing systemic and cultural forms of oppression. I believe that everyone has the right to a nurturing and supportive space, and I strive towards the ongoing creation of an inclusive environment for all.
I am sex positive, kink positive, and have formal training in sexuality, sexual functioning, and general sexual health.
Therapeutically, I have always been drawn to the way we relate to the body. Your body is your home, but many of us feel disconnected from ourselves due to the pressures and oppression we face in the modern world. I have worked with clients on many of these spots of disconnection ranging from eating disorders to chronic illness to sexuality and pleasure. Using the tenets of Acceptance and Commitment therapy, mindfulness, and sex therapy approaches, I hope to make this space feel a little more like home again.
I am sex positive, kink positive, and have formal training in sexuality, sexual functioning, and general sexual health.
Therapeutically, I have always been drawn to the way we relate to the body. Your body is your home, but many of us feel disconnected from ourselves due to the pressures and oppression we face in the modern world. I have worked with clients on many of these spots of disconnection ranging from eating disorders to chronic illness to sexuality and pleasure. Using the tenets of Acceptance and Commitment therapy, mindfulness, and sex therapy approaches, I hope to make this space feel a little more like home again.
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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.