Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Therapists in Suffolk, VA

Arguing? Struggling to communicate effectively with your partner? Starting to feel resentment and questioning if you're with the right person? Perhaps you've endured abandonment or trauma and these experiences are making it difficult for you to be open or intimate. A strong connection with a loved one is the best source of resilience and comfort. Strengthening your connection with your loved one(s) is my overarching goal. We will sit together and work through structured and empirically-validated processes of couples counseling to help you open up to each other and build (or, re-build) your bond.

I specialize in sexual health, intimacy, and relationships (especially the one we have with self). I am passionate about helping you enrich your life—by empowering you to unpack what’s preventing you from fully embracing all of life’s pleasures. I believe that we all have the intrinsic ability to heal ourselves. In my practice, psychotherapy is a journey of self healing, with me as your guide. Connection is one of our most powerful tools, and through connecting with me, together, we will cultivate transformation and uncover the peace that lies within you.

I aim to help clients learn new skills to live their best lives through individualized counseling approaches. I have experiences working with couples and individuals facing sex-related issues, and am passionate about assisting others with intimacy and gender concerns. I am experienced about helping those who have experienced trauma overcome those experiences in order to thrive. I work with individuals, couples, and families who are experiencing difficulties and challenges adjusting to new situations. I am an LGBTQ ally and kink friendly.

Who would you be if you were all that you can be? The ability to be fully yourself, comfortable in your own skin, enjoying your relationships - these possibilities are in you, no matter how great the obstacles you have met in your life. I can help! Working together, we will build on your strengths, heal your relationship with yourself, and create lasting change. * Warm, caring and knowledgeable...this is a safe, compassionate space to explore the difficult places and experiences in your life, and find healing and growth.

Sex, desires, attraction can sometimes be complicated and confusing. I'm here to help you move to a place of finding those topics exciting, fun, fulfilling! We get so many limiting and restrictive messages about sex and relationships that can cause shame or frustration. Let's unpack some of those messages to learn how you might experience more acceptance and joy in your sexuality and sexual or romantic relationships. Whether you're a single person, couple, or polycule there's so much we can work on together to improve things! You can be yourself and have the relationships and encounters you long for.

I fiercely believe we all have the power to heal from within and value walking beside my clients on their healing journeys while fostering a safe, collaborative space for self-exploration to take place. I enjoy helping clients break free from thought and behavior patterns that are not serving them on their path to healing, while also exploring the ways the past is influencing the present. Empowering clients to honor their authentic selves and supporting them in navigating staying true to that authenticity in our complex world is an essential aspect of my approach. There is strength to be found in our struggles.

I have over six years of experience working in the mental health field with a variety of diverse populations. I believe in the incorporation of multicultural awareness and cultural humility in all aspects of my clinical work. I apply a CBT theoretical foundation to therapy incorporating strengths-based approaches, positive psychology, and mindfulness practices. I work to provide clients with a safe space in which to explore their current concerns, unpack their personal history, and positively develop their identity.

I have been assisting people to overcome depression, anxiety and to repair relationships seemingly in free-fall for more than 40 years. Because there is no shortcut to peace and well-being, treatment is open-ended, tailored to each person's unique needs. Teletherapy by computer, tablet, and smartphone is available for individual, couple, and group treatment sessions. With COVID-19, Shelter-in-Place puts even more stress on relationships and employment. Alcohol, drug use, and porn addiction can make relationships even harder. I have much experience assisting addicts to achieve a more peaceful and productive life for self and family.

Hello! Thank you for visiting my profile on Psychology Today! My ideal client would be someone who may struggle with anxiety, depression and/or disordered eating related issues, but wants to truly heal and gain insight about themselves. They may want to increase their healthy coping skills, improve their relationships and improve their quality of life. They would be receptive to feedback and also be willing to give their honest perspective on their life and their experience of therapy.

Feeling overwhelmed? Misunderstood? It is an honor that you are choosing me as part of your journey to peace and well-being. I’m sure you are wondering to yourself: Who are you and can you help me? Absolutely, I can! I have helped clients past for the past 6 years with addictions, relational problems, and other attachment wounds. I assist clients with understanding the obstacles to fulfilling relationships. Together, we will discover a renewed sense of yourself with more realistic thinking, fewer worries, and happier connections. I have a passion for helping couples with a history of trauma and those from marginalized backgrounds.

Are you struggling with depression or anxiety? Would you like to improve your self esteem? Learn to set boundaries? Better understand yourself? Move in a new direction? Need some extra support through a challenging situation? I'd love to help. I work to build a strong relationship with each client; one that promotes trust, awareness and understanding. I see psychotherapy as a collaborative effort in which we are equal partners who talk with each other rather than at each other. This approach provides you the freedom to tell your story, without expectations or judgments, while I share my thoughts and observations as food for thought

I believe we are wired to seek connection and security. Emotion is the language of connection so I work with individuals and couples to understand how their emotional world shapes their life. You may have learned to withdraw/numb feelings, deny or feel shame about them, or that your emotions are “too much”. Your feelings are valid, important, and resourceful, and designed to shine a light on what you are needing. Whether I am working with individuals or couples, I can support you to organize your emotions, understand their origins and functions, and utilize them to create secure, emotionally intimate, and responsive relationships.

******PRACTICE HAS WAITLIST (email information@summitcounselingservicesnorfolk.com if interested, complete intake packet and include my name to request me)******** I am not along the lines of the "traditional" therapist (not a "blank slate" approach), I strive be an authentic person and inclusive for everyone to make clients as comfortable as possible for rapport in sessions. My group of focus is primarily adults and adolescents. I offer about 7 years of clinical experience in various treatment settings including prominent experience in addiction, self-harm, depression, anxiety, and other mood-related/co-occurring disorders.