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Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist
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Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways

Marriage & Family Therapist (She, Her)

Verified by Psychology Today
2 Endorsed
Columbus, OH 43215
Let's Connect (740) 273-6555
We have immediate availability! We are a Queer-Owned and staffed group practice, that specializes in working with gender, sexual/affectional, and relationship structure diverse (non-monogamy, BDSM, etc.) communities and their loved ones. We believe the relationship between client and therapist is the foundation for healing and do our best to provide a therapeutic space that is safe and free of judgment for all diverse individuals, relationships, families, and youth. We truly value and prioritize providing knowledgable affirming mental healthcare for all.
A few of challenges we can help with include: finding your authentic self, guidance & insight through your process with challenges unique to gender, sexual/affectional, & relationship structure minority stressors, navigating disclosure, families of LGBTQ+ youth & adults, intimate relationships, non-monogamy, Kink/BDSM, trauma, PTSD and more!
We work diligently towards growth in continued personal and professional development and training in order to provide knowledgeable affirming care. Our clinicians are trained in family, youth, relational, & multicultural therapy with a queer intersectional framework! Contact us for FREE consultations to help find the right therapist for you!
Call or Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways now for a free 15 minute consultation - (740) 273-6555

Practice at a Glance

Columbus, OH 43215

(740) 273-6555

Toledo, OH 43604

(740) 273-6555

Available both in-person and online
I am offering Teletherapy options that are available to anyone in Ohio. My open schedule is Tuesdays through Thursdays from 10a to 5p!


Let's Connect (740) 273-6555

Practice at a Glance

Columbus, OH 43215

(740) 273-6555

Toledo, OH 43604

(740) 273-6555

Available both in-person and online
I am offering Teletherapy options that are available to anyone in Ohio. My open schedule is Tuesdays through Thursdays from 10a to 5p!


Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $150
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
  • Pay by American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • Out of Network
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We assist with the Out-of-Network Reimbursement but otherwise are self-pay only.
Call or me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (740) 273-6555
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist
"
We assist with the Out-of-Network Reimbursement but otherwise are self-pay only.
Call or me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (740) 273-6555
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Ohio / M.2000146
  • In Practice for 5 Years
  • Membership with AAMFT Queer & Trans Advocacy Network
  • Membership with World Professional Association for Transgender Health
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Gender, Sexual/Affectional & Relationship Structure Diversities mental healthcare training, Relationship/Family Therapy, EMDR
Call or me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (740) 273-6555
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist
"
Gender, Sexual/Affectional & Relationship Structure Diversities mental healthcare training, Relationship/Family Therapy, EMDR
Call or me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (740) 273-6555
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • LGBTQ+
  • Transgender
  • ADHD

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Relapse
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)
  • Divorce
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Elderly Persons Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Lesbian
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
  • Non-Monogamy, BDSM, LGBTQ Experienced
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Teen Violence
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Women's Issues
  • Youth and Adults/Neurodivergence
Call or me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (740) 273-6555
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist
Call or me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (740) 273-6555
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist

2 Endorsements

Rebecca Flowers Schamess
Rebecca Flowers Schamess
Marriage & Family Therapist,  MFT
Kira is an incredible therapist - smart, funny, and passionate about helping her clients create loving, lasting relationships and live authentic lives. I refer to Kira all the time and do so with confidence and enthusiasm!

Client Focus

Age

Children (6 to 10), 
Preteen, 
Teen, 
Adults, 
Elders (65+) 

Participants

Individuals, 
Couples, 
Family 

Communities

Bisexual Allied, 
Body Positivity, 
Gay Allied, 
HIV / AIDS Allied, 
Intersex Allied, 
Lesbian Allied, 
Little Person Allied, 
Non-Binary Allied, 
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, 
Queer Allied, 
Racial Justice Allied, 
Sex Worker Allied, 
Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, 
Single Mother, 
Transgender Allied 

Ethnicity

Black and African American, 
Native American 

Age

Children (6 to 10), 
Preteen, 
Teen, 
Adults, 
Elders (65+) 

Participants

Individuals, 
Couples, 
Family 

Communities

Bisexual Allied, 
Body Positivity, 
Gay Allied, 
HIV / AIDS Allied, 
Intersex Allied, 
Lesbian Allied, 
Little Person Allied, 
Non-Binary Allied, 
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, 
Queer Allied, 
Racial Justice Allied, 
Sex Worker Allied, 
Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, 
Single Mother, 
Transgender Allied 

Ethnicity

Black and African American, 
Native American 

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Eclectic
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Existential, Narrative, Attachment
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Expressive Arts
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Feminist
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Imago
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational
  • Relational Cultural Therapy - Queer Intersectional
  • Sandplay
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Call or me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (740) 273-6555
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist
Call or me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (740) 273-6555
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist

Location

Primary Location

Columbus, OH 43215

(740) 273-6555

Additional Location

Toledo, OH 43604

(740) 273-6555
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I am offering Teletherapy options that are available to anyone in Ohio. My open schedule is Tuesdays through Thursdays from 10a to 5p!
Call or me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (740) 273-6555
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist
"
I am offering Teletherapy options that are available to anyone in Ohio. My open schedule is Tuesdays through Thursdays from 10a to 5p!
Call or me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (740) 273-6555
Queer Owned & Staffed - Affirming Pathways
Marriage & Family Therapist
Last Modified: 27 May 2023