Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Therapists in Dripping Springs, TX
Imagine coming to therapy, unpacking your concerns, & being met with genuine care/zero judgment. Life sometimes seems like an exhausting or impossible challenge, especially when facing issues with mood, relationships, betrayal, trauma, health, transitions, addiction, grief, or identity/faith crises. If you feel stuck in the past, fearful about the future, or overwhelmed, you have come to the right place. You don’t have to live this way! Hope, joy, peace & healthier relationships could be just around the corner! Ask me about push-with-purpose coaching & personalized sound bath/meditation, if this might be a better fit for you!
Imagine coming to therapy, unpacking your concerns, & being met with genuine care/zero judgment. Life sometimes seems like an exhausting or impossible challenge, especially when facing issues with mood, relationships, betrayal, trauma, health, transitions, addiction, grief, or identity/faith crises. If you feel stuck in the past, fearful about the future, or overwhelmed, you have come to the right place. You don’t have to live this way! Hope, joy, peace & healthier relationships could be just around the corner! Ask me about push-with-purpose coaching & personalized sound bath/meditation, if this might be a better fit for you!
Many of the adults I work with feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns shaped by stress, trauma, or difficult relationships. You may be functioning well on the outside while struggling internally with anxiety, depression, or a sense that something isn’t quite right. My clients are often looking for deeper change, not just coping. I offer trauma-informed therapy integrating somatic awareness, attachment work, and experiential approaches. Sessions are available via tele-health, in-office, or through equine-assisted psychotherapy for those drawn to working with horses.
Many of the adults I work with feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns shaped by stress, trauma, or difficult relationships. You may be functioning well on the outside while struggling internally with anxiety, depression, or a sense that something isn’t quite right. My clients are often looking for deeper change, not just coping. I offer trauma-informed therapy integrating somatic awareness, attachment work, and experiential approaches. Sessions are available via tele-health, in-office, or through equine-assisted psychotherapy for those drawn to working with horses.
Alex Elizabeth Hoffman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
5 Endorsed
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
You may be someone who shows up, gets things done, and holds a lot together — yet still feels overwhelmed, disconnected, or quietly worn down. Maybe you’ve learned to push through, stay productive, or take care of others, and you’re beginning to notice the cost of living this way. Many struggle with anxiety, emotional shutdown, or the lingering effects of past experiences, and are looking for more. I work with adults and teens who seem “fine” on the outside but feel overwhelmed, stuck, or burned out inside. Many manage anxiety, stress, or past experiences and are looking for therapy that feels supportive, holistic, and deeply human.
You may be someone who shows up, gets things done, and holds a lot together — yet still feels overwhelmed, disconnected, or quietly worn down. Maybe you’ve learned to push through, stay productive, or take care of others, and you’re beginning to notice the cost of living this way. Many struggle with anxiety, emotional shutdown, or the lingering effects of past experiences, and are looking for more. I work with adults and teens who seem “fine” on the outside but feel overwhelmed, stuck, or burned out inside. Many manage anxiety, stress, or past experiences and are looking for therapy that feels supportive, holistic, and deeply human.
I work with adults from all backgrounds who want to feel more confident and capable in their daily lives. My ideal client seeks to become more aware of their thoughts and emotions, and is eager to adopt new strategies for managing life’s challenges. Together, we’ll build on your strengths and explore evidence-based methods to foster growth, healing, and understanding. My approach is warm, open, and flexible, creating a safe space where you can work toward living a more balanced and fulfilling life.
I work with adults from all backgrounds who want to feel more confident and capable in their daily lives. My ideal client seeks to become more aware of their thoughts and emotions, and is eager to adopt new strategies for managing life’s challenges. Together, we’ll build on your strengths and explore evidence-based methods to foster growth, healing, and understanding. My approach is warm, open, and flexible, creating a safe space where you can work toward living a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Are you feeling frustrated, exhausted, and dissociated from your partner, your kids, or your life as a whole? This may be stemming from betrayal, disconnection, infertility, or loss of identity, creating a seemingly unbreakable cycle of miscommunication and hurt. When you constantly feel misunderstood or unseen, it can be difficult to keep negative thoughts at bay. Often it feels easier to avoid and emotionally disengage rather than sit in the discomfort. You may be unsure why you feel this way, how to stop unhelpful behaviors, or how to meet your needs along with everyone else’s – and nothing you try seems to be working.
Are you feeling frustrated, exhausted, and dissociated from your partner, your kids, or your life as a whole? This may be stemming from betrayal, disconnection, infertility, or loss of identity, creating a seemingly unbreakable cycle of miscommunication and hurt. When you constantly feel misunderstood or unseen, it can be difficult to keep negative thoughts at bay. Often it feels easier to avoid and emotionally disengage rather than sit in the discomfort. You may be unsure why you feel this way, how to stop unhelpful behaviors, or how to meet your needs along with everyone else’s – and nothing you try seems to be working.
I believe therapy can be transformative, but it also requires vulnerability and risk. As your therapist, I aim to create a warm and accepting space where you can reflect on yourself from a place of acceptance and genuine curiosity. I approach our relationship from a place of authenticity, empathy, and hope.
I believe therapy can be transformative, but it also requires vulnerability and risk. As your therapist, I aim to create a warm and accepting space where you can reflect on yourself from a place of acceptance and genuine curiosity. I approach our relationship from a place of authenticity, empathy, and hope.
I provide therapy in a supportive, authentic and normalizing environment. I work to help others feel empowered as they work toward their goals and recognize how much they are able to shape their own lives when provided with effective tools and insight. I believe that the appropriate use of humor is extremely helpful and I strongly believe that it is not my place to judge you or to impose my values on you during the therapeutic process. I view counseling as a team effort where the counselor and client work together.
I provide therapy in a supportive, authentic and normalizing environment. I work to help others feel empowered as they work toward their goals and recognize how much they are able to shape their own lives when provided with effective tools and insight. I believe that the appropriate use of humor is extremely helpful and I strongly believe that it is not my place to judge you or to impose my values on you during the therapeutic process. I view counseling as a team effort where the counselor and client work together.
Relationships are hard. So are anxiety, depression, and the weight of patterns that keep showing up no matter how hard you try to change them. Leah Van Duyne, LMFT, is an experienced therapist in Austin, TX specializing in family, individual, and intimate partner therapy. Her work spans trauma, interpersonal conflict, high-conflict relationships, intimate partner violence, and family life challenges. Her integrative approach helps clients slow down reactivity, reconnect with core Self, and shift long-standing patterns so they feel more centered, empowered, and able to show up with clarity and compassion.
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Relationships are hard. So are anxiety, depression, and the weight of patterns that keep showing up no matter how hard you try to change them. Leah Van Duyne, LMFT, is an experienced therapist in Austin, TX specializing in family, individual, and intimate partner therapy. Her work spans trauma, interpersonal conflict, high-conflict relationships, intimate partner violence, and family life challenges. Her integrative approach helps clients slow down reactivity, reconnect with core Self, and shift long-standing patterns so they feel more centered, empowered, and able to show up with clarity and compassion.
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SexTherapy-Online, PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT-S, CST-S, CPSBT, DST
19 Endorsed
Online Only
My areas of specialty are the following: sexual dysfunctions; relationship issues related to sex; compulsive sexual behavior; GSERD clients; queer clients; Kink/BDSM and fetish; Alt Sex; and monogamy/polyamory/ambiamory/ethical non-monogamy.
You want a competent sex and relationship therapist who knows what to do for your situation and gets right to the point. Experience and education matter to you because sex, sexuality, and your relationship(s) are important and you are struggling and stressed, and you are nervous about finding a therapist, especially a SEX therapist. You don't even know where to start.
Maybe you are in your own individual or relationship therapy but sex and sexuality aren't being attended to or you are seeking additional consultation from a specialist. Or maybe your desires are guiding you to something new and exciting and you need support.
My areas of specialty are the following: sexual dysfunctions; relationship issues related to sex; compulsive sexual behavior; GSERD clients; queer clients; Kink/BDSM and fetish; Alt Sex; and monogamy/polyamory/ambiamory/ethical non-monogamy.
You want a competent sex and relationship therapist who knows what to do for your situation and gets right to the point. Experience and education matter to you because sex, sexuality, and your relationship(s) are important and you are struggling and stressed, and you are nervous about finding a therapist, especially a SEX therapist. You don't even know where to start.
Maybe you are in your own individual or relationship therapy but sex and sexuality aren't being attended to or you are seeking additional consultation from a specialist. Or maybe your desires are guiding you to something new and exciting and you need support.
Trauma • Sexuality • Spirituality —
If you’ve ever been told you’re too much or not enough, too loud or too quiet, too sensitive or too tough, you’re in the right place. I work with creative minds and big personalities, dreamers and doers, and tender-hearted old souls who are ready to transform trauma, release shame, and live more authentically. My clients are often people who have carried stress, worry, and grief on their backs for years, yet still rise with strength in their bones. You have a right to exist exactly as you are: fully, fiercely, and unapologetically.
Trauma • Sexuality • Spirituality —
If you’ve ever been told you’re too much or not enough, too loud or too quiet, too sensitive or too tough, you’re in the right place. I work with creative minds and big personalities, dreamers and doers, and tender-hearted old souls who are ready to transform trauma, release shame, and live more authentically. My clients are often people who have carried stress, worry, and grief on their backs for years, yet still rise with strength in their bones. You have a right to exist exactly as you are: fully, fiercely, and unapologetically.
I specialize in working with individuals looking to create meaningful and safe relationships with their bodies as they move through trauma, depression, anxiety, other invisible disabilities. I work with folx who are experiencing complex trauma, LGBTQIA+ identities in the US, ADHD, ASD, neurodivergent couples, shifts in identity, healing from injuries or chronic conditions. I also work with people looking to interrupt intergenerational trauma. I am trained in Somatic Experiencing, sound healing, ACT, MI, and other trauma informed modalities. Note: I presently don't work with teenagers under 17 years of age or in high school
I specialize in working with individuals looking to create meaningful and safe relationships with their bodies as they move through trauma, depression, anxiety, other invisible disabilities. I work with folx who are experiencing complex trauma, LGBTQIA+ identities in the US, ADHD, ASD, neurodivergent couples, shifts in identity, healing from injuries or chronic conditions. I also work with people looking to interrupt intergenerational trauma. I am trained in Somatic Experiencing, sound healing, ACT, MI, and other trauma informed modalities. Note: I presently don't work with teenagers under 17 years of age or in high school
Living and serving in the greater Austin-San Antonio Metroplex; I work with adults from all walks of life, with a special focus on members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals recovering from trauma, and those facing addiction or recovery concerns. No matter where you are in your journey, you don’t have to face it alone—I’d be honored to walk alongside you.
Living and serving in the greater Austin-San Antonio Metroplex; I work with adults from all walks of life, with a special focus on members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals recovering from trauma, and those facing addiction or recovery concerns. No matter where you are in your journey, you don’t have to face it alone—I’d be honored to walk alongside you.
Welcome! I work with clients who are struggling to align their thoughts and actions with their values, folks who feel stuck in relationships or are seeking deeper connection to themselves and the world around them. My approach is warm, direct, and casual, you'll like me if you appreciate dark humor, "realness", and a collaborative therapeutic experience.
Welcome! I work with clients who are struggling to align their thoughts and actions with their values, folks who feel stuck in relationships or are seeking deeper connection to themselves and the world around them. My approach is warm, direct, and casual, you'll like me if you appreciate dark humor, "realness", and a collaborative therapeutic experience.
I am a white, queer, fat, disabled, AuDHD, genderfluid therapist based in Houston, Texas. I specialize in working with clients exploring their gender, sexual, and/or romantic identities, couples and groups wanting to navigate polyamory/relationship anarchy/non-monogamy, late-diagnosed Autism or ADHD, seeking support around chronic pain and illness, and processing trauma. I am passionate about 2SLGBTQ+ rights (and human rights in general), fat liberation, intersectional feminism, anti-racism, sex work allyship, and dismantling systems of oppression.
I am a white, queer, fat, disabled, AuDHD, genderfluid therapist based in Houston, Texas. I specialize in working with clients exploring their gender, sexual, and/or romantic identities, couples and groups wanting to navigate polyamory/relationship anarchy/non-monogamy, late-diagnosed Autism or ADHD, seeking support around chronic pain and illness, and processing trauma. I am passionate about 2SLGBTQ+ rights (and human rights in general), fat liberation, intersectional feminism, anti-racism, sex work allyship, and dismantling systems of oppression.
Trauma Informed / LGBTQIA+ / ENM & Poly Dynamics / Kink & BDSM / Attachment-Informed Healing / Communication & Conflict Cycle / Alternative Lifestyles & Swinging / Boundary Frameworks / Polycules / Long-Term Couples /Relational Trauma / Kink-Affirming / Sex positive/
Are you struggling in your relationships, unable to find the connection you once shared?
My goal is to provide you with a safe space to explore your authentic self, discover your needs & desires, take better care of yourself, heal from trauma and childhood wounds, support & empower you to strengthen the relationships you have while learning what the best way to communicate is for you and your partner(s) to all feel seen and heard.
Trauma Informed / LGBTQIA+ / ENM & Poly Dynamics / Kink & BDSM / Attachment-Informed Healing / Communication & Conflict Cycle / Alternative Lifestyles & Swinging / Boundary Frameworks / Polycules / Long-Term Couples /Relational Trauma / Kink-Affirming / Sex positive/
Are you struggling in your relationships, unable to find the connection you once shared?
My goal is to provide you with a safe space to explore your authentic self, discover your needs & desires, take better care of yourself, heal from trauma and childhood wounds, support & empower you to strengthen the relationships you have while learning what the best way to communicate is for you and your partner(s) to all feel seen and heard.
I was drawn to become a therapist as a queer, transgender person with a desire to support people in my community. It is an honor to work with people on their journeys to living their most authentic and fulfilling lives in a world that has not always been safe or accepting of many of our identities and experiences.
I was drawn to become a therapist as a queer, transgender person with a desire to support people in my community. It is an honor to work with people on their journeys to living their most authentic and fulfilling lives in a world that has not always been safe or accepting of many of our identities and experiences.
I specialize in nontraditional relationships including polyamory, general nonmonogamy, D/s power exchanges and other kink dynamics.
I offer telehealth services so I can see clients all across Texas. I have clients who are polyamorous, queer, trans, neurodivergent, and dealing with trauma. If you're looking for a therapist who is direct, affirming and who will work within you specific set of needs, let me answer any questions you may have.
I specialize in nontraditional relationships including polyamory, general nonmonogamy, D/s power exchanges and other kink dynamics.
I offer telehealth services so I can see clients all across Texas. I have clients who are polyamorous, queer, trans, neurodivergent, and dealing with trauma. If you're looking for a therapist who is direct, affirming and who will work within you specific set of needs, let me answer any questions you may have.
You deserve something more than sympathy, validation, platitudes, or motivation. You deserve real help, real solutions, real tools. You deserve guidance that works and change that lasts.
You deserve something more than sympathy, validation, platitudes, or motivation. You deserve real help, real solutions, real tools. You deserve guidance that works and change that lasts.
Some people show up to therapy after years of shrinking themselves to fit somewhere they never quite belonged. My clients are often queer, non binary, or navigating identity, relationships, or self-worth in ways the world has not always made room for. Anxiety, depression, trauma, and burnout tend to be part of the picture too. My approach is queer-empowering and feminist, and the relationship we build matters more than any technique. My team and I show up real, consistent, and honest, so you can finally exhale.
Some people show up to therapy after years of shrinking themselves to fit somewhere they never quite belonged. My clients are often queer, non binary, or navigating identity, relationships, or self-worth in ways the world has not always made room for. Anxiety, depression, trauma, and burnout tend to be part of the picture too. My approach is queer-empowering and feminist, and the relationship we build matters more than any technique. My team and I show up real, consistent, and honest, so you can finally exhale.
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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.